Great North Road
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Great North Road is a historic major route in England that connected London to Edinburgh and served as a key coaching and trade road for centuries.
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic road
ⓘ
long-distance route ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
coaching inns
ⓘ
turnpike trusts ⓘ |
| connects |
Edinburgh
ⓘ
London, England ⓘ
surface form:
London
|
| country | England ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
featured in British travel literature
ⓘ
symbol of historic travel between England and Scotland ⓘ |
| eraOfGreatestUse |
18th century
ⓘ
19th century ⓘ |
| hasSectionDesignatedAs |
A1
ⓘ
A1000 ⓘ A167 ⓘ B197 ⓘ |
| historicalImportance |
key route for mail coaches
ⓘ
key route for stagecoaches ⓘ major artery for north–south trade ⓘ |
| historicalRole | primary coaching route between London and Edinburgh ⓘ |
| historicalUse |
coaching route
ⓘ
trade route ⓘ |
| locatedIn | England ⓘ |
| majorFunction | link between London and Scotland ⓘ |
| partOf | United Kingdom road network ⓘ |
| passesThrough |
Cambridgeshire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
County Durham ⓘ Hertfordshire NERFINISHED ⓘ Lincolnshire ⓘ Northumberland ⓘ Nottinghamshire NERFINISHED ⓘ Yorkshire ⓘ |
| replacedBy |
A1 road
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
modern motorway network ⓘ |
| roadNumberSupersededBy |
A1 road
ⓘ
surface form:
A1 Great North Road
|
| routeDirection | north–south ⓘ |
| terminus |
City of London
ⓘ
Edinburgh ⓘ
surface form:
Edinburgh, Scotland
|
| transportMode |
horse-drawn coaches
ⓘ
wagons ⓘ |
| usedSinceCentury |
16th century
ⓘ
17th century ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.