(the) Great North Road

(the) Great North Road
the Great North Road [the Great North Road]
the name of the old road between London and ↑Edinburgh. It used to be the main road north from London, before it was replaced in the 20th century by ↑motorways. Some parts of the A1 road are still referred to as the Great North Road.

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