Icknield Street or Ryknild Street is a Roman road in Britain that runs from the Fosse Way at Bourton on the Water in Gloucestershire to Templeborough in South Yorkshire. It passes through Alcester, Studley, Redditch, Metchley Fort, Birmingham, Lichfield and Derby.
It acquired the name Icknield Way during the 12th century, but it is now called Icknield Street (or Ryknild Street) to distinguish it from the older Icknield Way, an Iron Age trackway running from Norfolk to Dorset.
A preserved section of the Roman road can be seen at Sutton Park in Birmingham.[1] The Perry Bridge of 1711 stands at its crossing of the River Tame in Perry Barr.
Much of the route of the Icknield Street is still used by modern roads, most notably the A38 from Lichfield to Derby and some retain the name Icknield Street as in Hockley, Birmingham and in Redditch, Worcestershire. The name Ryknild Street is still in use in Lichfield.
See also
References
- ^ Sutton Park, Birmingham Roman Roads Project, University of Birmingham, accessed 29 December 2008
External links
- Birmingham Roman Roads Project (Hosted by the University of Birmingham)
- Metchley Fort, Birmingham
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