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Icknield Street
| Icknield Street | |
|---|---|
| Ryknild Street | |
 Roman Icknield Street, indicated by the indigo line. | |
 Icknield Street close to its southern terminus - near Lower Swell, Gloucestershire. | |
| Route information | |
| Length | 112 mi (180 km) |
| Time period | Roman Britain to present |
| Related routes | Fosse Way |
| Margary number | 18 |
| Major junctions | |
| Northern end | Templeborough, South Yorkshire |
| Chesterfield, Derventio Coritanorum, Letocetum, Derventio Coritanorum, Alcester | |
| Southern end | Bourton on the Water, Gloucestershire |
| Location | |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Constituent country | England |
| Road network | |
Icknield Street or Ryknild Street is a Roman road in England, with a route roughly south-west to north-east. It runs from the Fosse Way at Bourton on the Water in Gloucestershire (51°53′17″N 1°46′01″W / 51.888°N 1.767°W) to Templeborough in South Yorkshire (53°25′05″N 1°23′38″W / 53.418°N 1.394°W). It passes through Alcester, Studley, Redditch, Metchley Fort, Birmingham, Sutton Coldfield, Lichfield, Burton upon Trent and Derby.
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