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Old Kent Road

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Image:OldKentRoadSign.JPG right|thumb '''Old Kent Road''' is a road in south London. Although the name appears as simply "Old Kent Road" on maps, it is usually referred to by Londoners as "'''the''' Old Kent Road". The Old Kent Road runs from the Bricklayer's Arms Roundabout, where it meets the New Kent Road, Tower Bridge Road, and Great Dover Street, to New Cross. It forms the boundary between Walworth, London Walworth and Peckham to the south and Bermondsey to the north. The Old Kent Road forms part of Watling Street, the Roman road which ran from Dover to Holyhead. Geoffrey Chaucer Chaucer's Canterbury Tales pilgrims would probably have travelled along Watling Street on their way to Canterbury, Kent Canterbury.

Trivia
The street is famous as the cheapest property on the London Monopoly (game) Monopoly Board. ''Old Kent Road'' is the title of a song by London-based indie pop group Pipas. In ''The Little Princess'' Shirley Temple sings a song titled ''Knocked 'em in the Old Kent Road'', of which the chorus gives a good idea of the sort of language used in the area: :''"Wot cher!" all the neighbors cried'' :''"Who yer gonna meet, Bill'' :''Have yer bought the street, Bill"?'' :''Laugh? - I thought I should've died'' :''Knocked 'em in the Old Kent Road!'' [http://www.geocities.com/Hollywood/Hills/8038/1oldkent.htm] Image:OKRScan.jpg right|500px|thumb|Panoramic view of Old Kent Road at Dunton Road

See also
*Longest Streets in London Category:Streets of London Category:Roman roads Category:Roman roads in Britannia