THE HOLYHEAD ROAD
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 |
| Potterspury | 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 |
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 |
| (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 |
[Click anywhere on map for high resolution image.]
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 ╸╸╸╸╸╸╸╸