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Roads

From motorways (complete with a tunnel!) to one-track byways, Hertfordshire is criss-crossed with roads. Find out about how and why they were built and where they lead to...

  • John Loudon McAdam

    John Loudon McAdam

    The road-builder's connection with Hoddesdon
  • The road that moved.

    The road that moved.

    The story of the road from London to St Albans.
  • The Roman Roads of Hertfordshire: Ermine Street

    The Roman Roads of Hertfordshire: Ermine Street

    Ermine street is a Roman road that runs from London, to Lincoln, and York; totaling a length of approximately 192 miles!
  • This road once led to Rome

    This road once led to Rome

    The route of the Roman Watling Street
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    Lowewood is recognisable now as the Borough of Broxbourne’s museum, but it has a long history. Built in the mid-18th ...

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    A Fieseler F1 103 or flying bomb, commonly known a ‘Doodlebug’ to the British, fell out of the sky and ...
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