What is Ermine Street?
[[File:Alternative Ermine Street.JPG|thumb|150px|right|Roman Britain, with Ermine Street highlighted]] '''Ermine Street''' is the name of one of the main [[Roman roads in Britain]]. It ran from [[London]] (''Londinium'') to [[Lincoln, Lincolnshire|Lincoln]] (''Lindum Colonia'') and [[York]] (''[[Eboracum]]''). The original Roman name for the road is not known. Ermine Street is also called the '''Old North Road''' from London to where it joins the [[A1 road (Great Britain)|A1]] near [[Godmanchester]]. The alternative route (in blue) was built to allow transport in all weather. The direct route crosses the [[River Humber]], a [[Tide|tidal]] [[estuary]] of the rivers [[River Trent|Trent]] and [[River Ouse|Ouse]]. In bad weather crossing would have been impossible. The Humber is too wide for the Romans to have built a bridge, therefore some kind of ferry must have been used. {{multistub|geo|UK}} [[Category:Roman roads in Britain]]