Cribb v Molineaux
GNR_20202025-06-05T16:15:55+00:00The Cribb v Molineaux boxing match to decide the English title took place close to the Great North Road in 1811. It is claimed to have drawn a crowd of 20,000 to a field at Thistleton...
Gonerby Hill
GNR_20202025-05-23T11:11:10+00:00Novelists of the 19th century ensured that Gonerby Hill became a firm part of Great North Road folklore. William Harrison Ainsworth, a fellow writer and friend of Dickens...
The Ram Jam Inn
GNR_20202025-06-05T15:40:30+00:00The Ram Jam at Stretton grew from being a modest village inn to a Great North Road institution. Where did the "Ram Jam" name come from? And what's the link...
Stanwick Iron Age Settlement
GNR_20202025-03-21T18:15:04+00:00Stanwick was an important Iron Age settlement prior to the arrival of the Romans. It was the tribal centre of the Brigantes who were (or became) responsible for controlling much...
Aldborough – Isurium Brigantum
GNR_20202025-03-21T18:14:41+00:00Aldborough is a small village 15 miles northwest of York, close to Boroughbridge where the Great North Road crosses the River Ure. In the Roman period it was...
Stevenage Inns
GNR_20202025-05-23T11:17:15+00:00Hostelries of all kinds developed to meet the diverse needs of an increasingly mobile population. Some catered for drovers and farmers taking their livestock to market in...
Burghley House
GNR_20202025-05-23T11:15:36+00:00The route of Ermine Street runs through the Burghley estate and remains a public footpath. The Great North Road ran alongside the estate as the road winds...
Ferrybridge Chariot Burial
GNR_20202025-04-13T09:18:01+00:00A rare chariot burial was discovered in 2003 during the construction of the upgraded motorway intersection between the A1(M) Great North Road and the...
Ferrybridge Coaching Inns
GNR_20202025-01-28T15:11:07+00:00There was a thriving cluster of coaching inns at Ferrybridge in the 18th and early 19th centuries. Famous hostelries included The Angel, The Swan and...
Margaret Tudor
GNR_20202024-12-20T09:55:33+00:00Margaret Tudor was at the centre of relationships between England and Scotland. Aged 13 she made a triumphant journey to Edinburgh along the Great...