Wade's Causeway was a Roman road in England

England

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...

. Very few Roman roads have survived in anything like their original condition, and even then only for very short stretches—Wade's Causeway is widely regarded as the best-preserved in Britain. Its route ran from Dunsley Bay via Cawthorn to Malton

Malton, North Yorkshire

Malton is a market town and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England. The town is the location of the offices of Ryedale District Council and has a population of around 4,000 people....

 in Yorkshire. From Malton, roads seem to have run via Stamford Bridge

Stamford Bridge, East Riding of Yorkshire

Stamford Bridge is a village and civil parish on the River Derwent in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England, approximately east of York.-Location and history:The village sits astride an ancient ford on the River Derwent....

 to York

York

York is a walled city, situated at the confluence of the Rivers Ouse and Foss in North Yorkshire, England. The city has a rich heritage and has provided the backdrop to major political events throughout much of its two millennia of existence...

 and via Millington

Millington, East Riding of Yorkshire

Millington is a small village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately north east of Pocklington.The civil parish is formed by the village of Millington and the hamlets of Great Givendale and Ousethorpe....

 and Londesborough

Londesborough

Londesborough is a village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately north of the market town of Market Weighton.The civil parish is formed by the village of Londesborough and the hamlet of Middlethorpe....

 to Market Weighton

Market Weighton

Market Weighton is a small town and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is one of the main market towns in the East Yorkshire Wolds and lies midway between Hull and York, about from either one...

. Another route appears to have led from Stamford Bridge to Fridaythorpe

Fridaythorpe

Fridaythorpe is a village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately north east of Pocklington town centreand lies on the A166 road...

 and on to the Yorkshire coast.

The origins of the road's name are uncertain but may derive from the god Woden

Woden

Woden or Wodan is a major deity of Anglo-Saxon and Continental Germanic polytheism. Together with his Norse counterpart Odin, Woden represents a development of the Proto-Germanic god *Wōdanaz....

. An old Yorkshire legend also held that the road was made by the giant, Wadda, to help his wife cross the moors to milk her cows.

External links

• Map of Roman roads in Britain