What is Watling Street?
[[File:Watling Street route.jpg|thumb|right|220px|Watling Street]] '''Watling Street''' is the name of an [[Ancient history|ancient]] [[route]] in [[England]]. It was first used by the [[Prehistoric Britain|Ancient Britons]] between [[Canterbury]] and [[St Albans]]. Later the [[Ancient Rome|Romans]] made it one of the main [[Roman roads in Britain]]. The Romans [[Pavement|paved]] the route from [[London]] to the port of [[Dover]], and from London to St Albans. 'Street' comes from the old word for paving. Eventually, the road stretched to Caerwent in Wales on the Severn estuary, just west of Chepstow. Its route is now covered by the [[A2 road]] from Dover to London, and the [[A5 road]] from London to [[Wroxeter]] (Roman ''Viriconium'', in modern [[Shropshire]]). These are major roads in England, which still exist alongside the modern motorways. Mancetter on Watling Street is thought to be the site of [[Boudica]]'s defeat by the Romans. Later, the A5 was part of the southwestern border of the [[Danelaw]]. In the early 19th century, the course between London and the [[English Channel|Channel]] was paved and became known as the Great Dover Road. At various points along the historic route, the name Watling Street is still used. [[Category:Roman roads in Britain]]