River Welland
GNR_20202024-01-15T16:28:57+00:00The River Welland is crossed by the Great North Road at Stamford. In Saxon times there was a fort alongside the river – and the route north was via a ford.....
River Nene
GNR_20202024-01-15T16:26:27+00:00In Roman times, Ermine Street crossed the Nene to the west of modern Peterborough, close to Durobrivae. The site of the Roman bridge is still evident in.....
Alconbury Junction
GNR_20202025-02-25T16:03:21+00:00Alconbury has long been an important junction of major routes. It is where the Old North Road and the Great North Road routes from London converged.....
Isaac Newton
GNR_20202025-05-01T20:35:01+00:00Isaac Newton was born on 25th December 1642 at Woolsthorpe close to the Great North Road near Colsterworth. Woolsthorpe Manor is now a National Trust.....
King Harold
GNR_20202026-06-01T08:19:59+00:00Perhaps the most famous return trip along the Great North Road was that of Harold in 1066. Faced with both Scandinavian and French challenges to his newly.....
Six Hills – Stevenage
GNR_20202020-11-13T16:41:45+00:00Alongside the original route of the Great North Road just south of Stevenage town centre there are 6 rounded barrows. There was damage to the Six Hills.....
Norman Cross
GNR_20202021-01-20T11:24:33+00:00Norman Cross is no major settlement but it has been a well known point of interest along the Great North Road for centuries. It is now necessary to make.....
London to Grantham – 1939 Film
GNR_20202025-04-29T14:47:34+00:00This video was taken in 1939 and recently enhanced to improve quality. The video provides a glimpse of the Great North Road before many of the towns were.....
Sawtry Abbey
GNR_20202021-02-11T09:55:45+00:00The site of Sawtry Abbey is squeezed between the Great North Road and the east coast mainline railway. Not far away you can find Monks Wood and Abbots.....
Stamford Canal
GNR_20202020-11-06T17:38:50+00:00The Stamford Canal was the longest canal with locks in the country when it was opened, preceding the 'canal age' by around 100 years. By the 16th century.....