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
Roman Road, London new market off Roman Road. It met the same kind of resistance as the earlier attempt to promote Columbia Market. The Roman Road Market was designated a Conservation Area in 1989, and extended in 2008 in recognition of its historic significance and special character as a traditional East End market. There is no London Underground stations in Roman Road however Bow Road station for District and Hammersmith & City lines in neighbourIng Bow is within walking distance, as is the Docklands Light Railway Stratford branch at Bow Church DLR station. No London Buses routes serve the Roman Road market due