Old Kent Road a Celtic ancient trackway that was paved by the Romans and recorded as Inter III on the Antonine Itinerary. The Anglo-Saxons named it "Wæcelinga Stræt" (Watling Street). It joined Stane Street another ancient and Roman road at Southwark before crossing the Thames at London Bridge. The Inter III was one of the most important Roman roads in Britain, linking London with Canterbury and the Channel ports at Richborough ("Rutupiae"); Dover ("Dubris") and Lympne ("Lemanis"). Pilgrims, as documented in Chaucer's Canterbury Tales, travelled along the road from London and Southwark on their way to Canterbury. In 1415, the road was a
A201 road lane heading in the opposite direction. New Kent Road was created in 1751 when the Turnpike Trust upgraded a local footpath. The road starts at Elephant and Castle, and runs eastward for a few hundred yards to a junction (called the Bricklayers' Arms) with Great Dover Street and Tower Bridge Road before becoming Old Kent Road (the A2). A201 road The A201 is an A road in London running from Kings Cross to Elephant and Castle. The route passes along Kings Cross Road, Farringdon Road, Farringdon Street, New Bridge Street, Blackfriars Bridge, Blackfriars Road, London Road to the Elephant and