The Street, Derbyshire

(1st - 5th c. AD) The Street is the medieval name of the Roman road that crossed the high limestone plateau of central Derbyshire from the spa town of Buxton (Aquae Arnemetiae) southeast toward modern Derby[1]. The alignment is confirmed by archaeology and surviving features from Buxton to Longcliffe, north of Brassington[1]. From Brassington, it ran east to Wirksworth, joining another route that crossed the Derwent at Milford and continued to Little Chester (Derventio)[1]. 17th-century records reference this section as 'Highe Streete'[1].