THE HOLYHEAD ROAD
Reading edition
London to Birmingham
MILES
London (General Post Office) to—
Islington (the “Angel”) 1¼
Highgate Archway 4¼
East End, Finchley 5¾
Brown’s Wells, Finchley Common (“Green Man”) 7
North Finchley: “Tally-ho Corner” 7½
Whetstone 9¼
Greenhill Cross 10¼
Barnet 11¼
South Mimms 14½
Ridge Hill 16
London Colney (Cross River Colne.) 17½
St. Albans (“Peahen”) 20¾
Redbourne 25
Friar’s Wash 27½
Markyate 29
Dunstable 33½
Hockliffe 37½
Sheep Lane 41
Little Brickhill 45
Fenny Stratford (Cross River Ousel.) 48
Stony Stratford 52¼
Old Stratford (Cross River Ouse.) 52¾
xviPotterspury 55
Havencote Houses 59
Towcester (“Pomfret Arms”) (Cross River Towe.) 60¼
Foster’s Booth (Cross River Nen.) 64
Weedon Beck (Watling Street branches off from Holyhead Road.) 68
Dodford 68¾
Daventry 72½
Braunston 75¾
Willoughby 77
Dunchurch 80¼
Ryton-on-Dunsmore (Cross River Avon.) 84½
Willenhall (Cross River Sow.) 88¾
Coventry (“King’s Head”) 91¼
Allesley 93¾
Meriden 97
Stonebridge (Cross River Tame.) 100
Bickenhill 101½
Elmdon 102¼
Wells Green 104
Yardley 105¼
Hay Mills 106¼
Small Heath 106¾
Bordesley 108
Deritend 108½
Birmingham (General Post Office) 109¼
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The Watling Street, from Weedon Beck to Oakengates and Ketley
MILES
Weedon Beck to—
Watford Gap 5½
Crick Railway Station 9
Lilbourne 12½
Catthorpe Five Houses 12¾
Cave’s Inn 14¼
Gibbet (Cross River Swift.) 15
Cross-in-Hand 17¼
Willey Railway-crossing 18
Wibtoft 20
High Cross 21
Smockington 22
Caldecote 30
Witherley (Cross River Anker.) 31½
Mancetter 32
Atherstone 32½
Baddesley Ensor 36
Dordon 36½
Stony Delph 39
Wilnecote (Cross River Tame.) 39½
Fazeley 40¼
Hints 42¾
Weeford 44½
xviii(Cross-road, Lichfield to Coleshill) 44¾
(Cross-road, Lichfield to Birmingham) 46¼
Wall 47¼
Muckley Corner 48¼
Hammerwich 49½
Brownhills 51
Wyrley Bank 54¾
“Four Crosses,” Hatherton 57
Gailey Railway Station (L. & N. W. R.) (Cross River Penk.) 59¾
Horsebrook and Stretton 61½
Ivetsey Bank (“Bradford Arms”) 65
Weston-under-Lizard 67
Crackley Bank 69½
St. George’s (Pain’s Lane Chapel) 72½
Oakengates 73¾
Ketley Railway Station 75¼
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SKETCH MAP OF THE HOLYHEAD ROAD, SHOWING ALSO THE ROMAN WATLING STREET FROM DOVER AND THE ROMAN STATIONS ON THE WAY. HOLYHEAD ROAD ━━━━━━━━ WATLING STREET ──────── TELFORD’S NEW ROAD THROUGH ANGLESEY ╸╸╸╸╸╸╸╸
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