Icknield Street or Ryknild Street is a Roman road in Britain that runs from Bourton on the Water in Gloucestershire where it connected to the Fosse Way, to Rotherham in South Yorkshire, it went via Alcester, Redditch, the area now covered by Birmingham (where a large fort was located), Lichfield, and what is now Derby. A Roman road in Pompeii The Romans, for military, commercial and political reasons, became adept at constructing roads. ... Bourton-on-the-Water is a town in Gloucestershire, England. ... Gloucestershire (pronounced [ ˈglɒstəʃəʳ]; GLOSS-ter-sher) is a ceremonial and administrative county in southwest England. ... The Fosse Way was a Roman road in England which linked Exeter (Isca Dumnoniorum) in South West England, to Lincoln (Lindum) in the East Midlands, via Bath (Aquae Sulis), Cirencester (Corinium) and Leicester (Ratae Coritanorum). ... Rotherham is a town in South Yorkshire, England, built upon the River Don near the confluence of the Don and the Rother. ... South Yorkshire is a metropolitan county in England. ... For other places named Alcester see Alcester (disambiguation) Alcester (pronounced alster or ulster) is a small town in Warwickshire, England, sited approximately eight miles west of Stratford-upon-Avon. ... Redditch is a town and local government district in Worcestershire, England, just south of the West Midlands urban area. ... This article is about the city in England. ... Lichfield is a small city in Staffordshire, 110 miles northwest of London and 14 miles north of Birmingham. ... Derby (pronounced dar-bee ) is a city in the East Midlands of England. ...

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. (11th century - 12th century - 13th century - other centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 12th century was that century which lasted from 1101 to 1200. ... The Icknield Way is one of the oldest roads in Britain, being one of the few long-distance trackways to have existed before the Romans occupied the country. ... Iron Age Axe found on Gotland This article is about the archaeological period known as the Iron Age, for the mythological Iron Age see Iron Age (mythology). ... For alternative meanings see: Norfolk (disambiguation) Norfolk (pronounced NOR-fk) is a low-lying county in East Anglia in the east of southern England. ... Dorset (pronounced Dorsit, sometimes in the past called Dorsetshire) is a county in the southwest of England, on the English Channel coast. ...

A preserved section of the Roman road can be seen at Sutton Park in Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham. Map sources for Sutton Park at grid reference SP1096 Sutton Park, in Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham, West Midlands, England. ... Sutton Coldfield constituency shown within Birmingham Sutton Coldfield is an area of north-eastern Birmingham, England. ... This article is about the city in England. ...

Much of the route of the Icknield Street is still used by modern roads, most notably the A38 from Lichfield to Derby. The A38 is a major trunk road in England. ...

See also

• Roman Britain
• Roman roads in Britain

Principal sites in Roman Britain Roman Britain is the term applied to the historical period when Britain was under Roman rule, usually considered AD 44 to 410. ... The Roman roads in Britain were constructed between approximately AD 50 - AD 400, in order to facilitate trade and military traffic between the different regions of Roman Britain. ...

External links

• Map of Roman roads in Britain - Very large map.
• Metchley Fort, Birmingham