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Ermine Street, Roman road in eastern England

Ermine Street extends for 193 miles from London through Hertfordshire and Cambridgeshire, connecting the settlements of Londinium, Lincoln, and York.

The Roman engineers constructed this road during the occupation of Britain in 43 AD to facilitate military movements and administrative control across the territory.

The name Ermine Street derives from the Earningas tribe who lived in the Armingford Hundred region near present-day Arrington and Royston.

Modern travelers can still walk sections of the original Roman road, which follows parts of the current A1 highway and B6403 through Lincolnshire.

The Newport Arch in Lincoln remains the only Roman arch in England that vehicles can drive through, marking a key point along Ermine Street.

Location: City of London

Location: London Borough of Tower Hamlets

Location: London Borough of Hackney

Location: London Borough of Enfield

Location: Hertfordshire

Location: Rutland

Location: North Kesteven

Location: South Kesteven

Location: Lincoln

Location: West Lindsey

Location: Bassetlaw

Location: Lincolnshire

Location: East Riding of Yorkshire

Location: Doncaster

Location: North Lincolnshire

Location: City of Peterborough

Location: Cambridgeshire

Location: Nottinghamshire

Location: Huntingdonshire

Location: South Cambridgeshire

Location: Broxbourne

Location: East Hertfordshire

Location: North Hertfordshire

Location: East Anglia

Location: East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire

Location: Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire

Location: Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire

Location: Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire

Part of: Roman Britain

Address: Papworth Everard, Cambridge CB23 3QA, UK conservation_area

GPS coordinates: 53.15151,-0.53454

Latest update: May 26, 2025 21:53

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