Woldgate is a minor road in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England, which follows the line of a Roman road. It runs for a distance of 10 miles (16 km) from a junction with the A165 on the western edge of Bridlington, through the village of Kilham, to a junction with the B1249 4 miles (6 km) north of Driffield. For most of its length Woldgate follows a low ridge of the Yorkshire Wolds, with extensive views to north and south.
Woldgate near Kilham
The Roman road ran from the coast at Bridlington to York. Its line can be traced west from the western end of Woldgate along a series of bridleways and minor roads, and then a stretch of the A166, to Stamford Bridge, where it crossed the River Derwent by a ford.[1]
woldgate, school, pocklington, college, minor, road, east, riding, yorkshire, england, which, follows, line, roman, road, runs, distance, miles, from, junction, with, a165, western, edge, bridlington, through, village, kilham, junction, with, b1249, miles, nor. For the school in Pocklington see Woldgate College Woldgate is a minor road in the East Riding of Yorkshire England which follows the line of a Roman road It runs for a distance of 10 miles 16 km from a junction with the A165 on the western edge of Bridlington through the village of Kilham to a junction with the B1249 4 miles 6 km north of Driffield For most of its length Woldgate follows a low ridge of the Yorkshire Wolds with extensive views to north and south Woldgate near Kilham The Roman road ran from the coast at Bridlington to York Its line can be traced west from the western end of Woldgate along a series of bridleways and minor roads and then a stretch of the A166 to Stamford Bridge where it crossed the River Derwent by a ford 1 Woldgate was the subject of a series of landscapes created in 2006 by the artist David Hockney 2 National Cycle Route 1 follows the eastern part of Woldgate References Edit Yorkshire Roman Roads Project A gazetteer of Roman roads in Yorkshire Roman Roads Research Association 2015 Retrieved 27 June 2015 Hockney Trail in Yorkshire Retrieved 27 June 2015 External links Edit Media related to Woldgate at Wikimedia CommonsCoordinates 54 04 54 N 0 17 37 W 54 0816 N 0 2937 W 54 0816 0 2937 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Woldgate amp oldid 1020359342, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
