Great North Road
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English
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Proper noun
[edit]- (British) The A1 (partially the A1(M)) road from London to Edinburgh
- 1850, Charles Dickens, Oliver Twist:
- Upon the very same night when Nancy, having lulled Mr. Sikes to sleep, hurried on her self-imposed mission to Rose Maylie, there advanced towards London by the Great North Road two persons, upon whom it is expedient that this history should bestow some attention.
Usage notes
[edit]Parts of the A1000 road in Hertfordshire and Greater London, formerly part of the A1, still bear this name.