Great North Road
London to Edinburgh
Great North Road is a name for several historic routes in Britain and former British colonies, typically the main road running north from a major city.
In England, it refers to the old coaching route from London to Edinburgh.
Similar roads exist in Australia, New Zealand, and southern Africa.
The name evokes a time when such routes were the primary arteries of long-distance travel: They stopped at an inn along the Great North Road.
Top classification rating
- NewcastleEnglish northeastern port city
- YorkshireHistoric English county
- DurhamCity and county, England
- NorthumberlandEnglish county bordering Scotland
Doncaster · Grantham · Hertfordshire · Stamford · Peterborough · Hatfield
Path from A to B
- travelMovement between locations
- commuteRegular work travel
- thoroughfareMain public road
- arteryOxygen-rich blood conduit
southbound · milestone · waypoint · roadside · service station · layby · stopping point · passage
Of ancient Italy's capital
- coachingGuiding others to improve
- highwaymenArmed roadside robbers
- TudorSixteenth-century English ruling family
- StuartScottish-origin English dynasty
Elizabethan · Victorian · Georgian · Hadrian's Wall · Industrial Revolution · turnpike · stagecoach · drovers
Major road for travel
- motorwayHigh-speed divided highway
- pavementHard road covering
- asphaltPetroleum-based paving material
- bridgesStructures spanning obstacles
tunnels · interchange · signage · drainage · engineering · construction · maintenance · viaducts
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Top classification rating
- NewcastleEnglish northeastern port city
- YorkshireHistoric English county
- DurhamCity and county, England
Northumberland · Doncaster · Grantham · Hertfordshire · Stamford · Peterborough · Hatfield
route
Path from A to B
- travelMovement between locations
- commuteRegular work travel
- thoroughfareMain public road
artery · southbound · milestone · waypoint · roadside · service station · layby · stopping point · passage · transit
Roman
Of ancient Italy's capital
- coachingGuiding others to improve
- highwaymenArmed roadside robbers
- TudorSixteenth-century English ruling family
Stuart · Elizabethan · Victorian · Georgian · Hadrian's Wall · Industrial Revolution · turnpike · stagecoach · drovers · pilgrims
highway
Major road for travel
bridges · tunnels · interchange · signage · drainage · engineering · construction · maintenance · viaducts · overpass
- historic routesancient roads, trade routes, merchant routes, caravan routes, pilgrimage routes