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
A606 road becomes more hilly, and it passes through Upper Broughton and its "Golden Fleece". Crossing the Dalby Brook, the road enters Leicestershire and the district of Melton. In Broughton and Old Dalby, it passes through Nether Broughton, and its "Anchor Inn" and "Red House". The road is crossed by a pylon line, and ascends Broughton Hill where the road rises 80 metres in 0.5 km. On the top of the hill, there are crossroads, which is highest point of the road at 171 metres, for a former Roman road ("Six Hills Lane") that follows the northern ridge of the wolds, where