THE HOLYHEAD ROAD

London to Birmingham

MILES
London (General Post Office) to—  
Islington (the “Angel”)
Highgate Archway
East End, Finchley
Brown’s Wells, Finchley Common (“Green Man”) 7
North Finchley: “Tally-ho Corner”
Whetstone
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
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 ╸╸╸╸╸╸╸╸

THE HOLYHEAD ROAD.