Great North Road

English

Proper noun

Great North Road

1. (British) The A1 (partially the A1(M)) road from London to Edinburgh
   • 1850, Charles Dickens, Oliver Twist:

     Upon the very same night when Nancy, having lulled Mr. Sikes to sleep, hurried on her self-imposed mission to Rose Maylie, there advanced towards London by the Great North Road two persons, upon whom it is expedient that this history should bestow some attention.

Usage notes

Parts of the A1000 road in Hertfordshire and Greater London, formerly part of the A1, still bear this name.