Part of the road is still in use today, between London and Bicester, as the A41.
The origins of the road's name are uncertain but certainly date back to the Dark Ages. Some have suggested that "Akeman" derives from the Anglo-Saxon words for "oak-man". Others have suggested a connection with Bath, which the Anglo-Saxons called Acemannesceastre (Acemannes apparently being a corruption of the Roman name Aquae Sulis). It is unclear how this might have become associated with the road.
AkemanStreet was a major Roman road in England that linked London to the Fosse Way at Cirencester.
Its route passed through various towns and villages including Hemel Hempstead, Berkhamsted[?], Tring[?], Aylesbury and Bicester[?] before changing direction towards the south-west going past Woodstock and Witney[?] to the north before heading into Cirencester.
Part of the road is still in use today, between London and Bicester.
The surface of the road was elevated and cambered so as to permit run-off of rainwater, with ditches on both sides of the road to drain it away.
In some places, the origins of the roads were forgotten and they were ascribed to mythical Anglo-Saxon giants and divinities: for instance, Wade's Causeway in North Yorkshire owes its name to Woden, the supreme god of Germanic and Norse mythology.
The roads were mostly destroyed in the 18th and 19th century when toll roads were constructed on top of the Roman originals.
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