Ermine Street

Ermine Street
Old North Road • Roman Road
Map showing Ermine Street
Route of Ermine Street
Route information
Length193 mi (311 km)
Time periodRoman Britain
Margary number2
Major junctions
FromLondinium (London)
Major intersectionsDurovigutum, Durobrivae, Causennae, Lindum, Petuaria
ToEboracum (York)
Location
CountryUnited Kingdom
Road network
The Roman Newport Arch in Lincoln

Ermine Street is a major Roman road in England that ran from London (Londinium) to Lincoln (Lindum Colonia) and York (Eboracum). The Old English name was Earninga Strǣt (1012), named after a tribe called the Earningas, who inhabited a district later known as Armingford Hundred, around Arrington, Cambridgeshire, and Royston, Hertfordshire.[1] "Armingford", and "Arrington" share the same Old English origin. The original Celtic and Roman names for the route remain unknown. It is also known as the Old North Road from London to where it joins the A1 Great North Road near Godmanchester.

  1. ^ Blair, P. H. (2003). An Introduction to Anglo-Saxon England. Cambridge University Press. p. 256.