Welsh Road

A drover's road running through the English Midlands used to transport cattle from North Wales to South East England. Many stretches coincide with parish boundaries, suggesting pre-Roman origins as an ancient trackway. The route followed Watling Street from Shrewsbury to Brownhills, then ran through Castle Bromwich, Kenilworth, Southam, and on to Buckingham. Between 1700 and 1850, an estimated two million animals annually used this corridor. The northern section was turnpiked in 1759, now followed by the A452.