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The Great North Road, the Old Mail Road to Scotland

THE GREAT NORTH ROAD YORK TO EDINBURGH

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London (General Post Office) to— MILES

York 196¾

Clifton 198¼

Rawcliff 200¼

Skelton 201¼

Shipton 202¾

Tollerton Lanes 206½

Easingwold 210¼

White House 211¾

Thormanby 214¼

Birdforth 215

Bagby Common (“Griffin” Inn) 217½

Mile House 218½

Thirsk 220½

South Kilvington 222

Thornton-le-Street 223½

Thornton-le-Moor 224¾

Northallerton 229¼

Lovesome Hill 229¾

Little Smeaton (cross River Wiske) 231¾

Great Smeaton 232¾

High Entercommon 233¾

Dalton-on-Tees 236¾

Croft (cross River Tees) 237¾

Oxneyfield Bridge (cross River Skerne) 238

Darlington 241¾

Harrogate 243½

Coatham Mandeville 245¾

Aycliffe 246¾

Traveller’s Rest 248

Woodham 249¼

Rushyford Bridge 250½

Ferryhill 253

Low Butcher Race and Croxdale 255

Sunderland Bridge 255¾

Browney Bridge (cross River Wear) 256

Durham (cross River Browney) 260

Durham Moor (Framwellgate) 261

Plawsworth 263½

Chester-le-Street 266

Birtley 269

Gateshead Fell 271

Gateshead (cross River Tyne) 273½

Newcastle-on-Tyne 274½

Gosforth 277

Seaton Burn 280¾

Stannington Bridge (cross River Blyth) 284

Stannington 284½

Clifton 286½

Morpeth (cross River Wansbeck) 289¼

Warrener’s House 291¼

Priest’s Bridge 293¼

West Thirston (cross River Coquet) 299¼

Felton 299¾

Newton-on-the Moor 302½

Alnwick (cross River Aln) 308½

Heiferlaw Bank 310

North Charlton 314¾

Warenford 318¾

Belford 323

Detchant Cottages 325¼

Fenwick 328

Haggerston 331

Tweedmouth (cross River Tweed) 337½

Berwick-on-Tweed 338

Lamberton Toll 341

(Enter Scotland)

Greystonelees 343½

Flemington Inn and Burnmouth (cross River Eye) 344

Ayton 346

Houndwood 351¾

Grant’s House 354½

Cockburnspath 358

Dunglass Dene 359¼

Broxburn 363½

Dunbar 365

Belhaven 365¾

Beltonford 367½

Phantassie 370

East Linton 370½

Haddington 376

Gladsmuir 379¾

Macmerry 381½

Tranent 383¾

Musselburgh (cross North Esk River) 387¼

Joppa 389¼

Portobello 390

Jock’s Lodge 391½

Edinburgh 393

Via Ferrybridge, Wetherby, and Boroughbridge.

Doncaster (cross River Don) 162¼

York Bar 164

Red House 167¼

Robin Hood’s Well 169¼

Went Bridge (cross River Went) 172¾

Darrington 174½

Ferrybridge (cross River Aire) 177½

Brotherton 178½

Fairburn 180

Micklefield 184

Aberford 186½

Bramham Moor 186½

Bramham 190¼

Wetherby (cross River Wharfe) 194¼

Kirk Deighton 195¼

Walshford Bridge (cross River Nidd) 197¼

Allerton Park 200¾

Nineveh 202½

Ornham’s Hall 204¼

Boroughbridge (cross River Ure) 206¼

Kirkby Hill 207¼

Dishforth 210½

Asenby 212¼

Topcliffe (cross River Swale) 212¾

Sand Hutton 217

Newsham 219

South Otterington 220¾

North Otterington 222¼

Northallerton 225¼

Edinburgh 389

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