This eBook was transcribed by Les Bowler. [Picture: Book cover] [Picture: The “Highflyer,” 1812] _The_ GREAT NORTH ROAD The Old Mail Road to Scotland _By_ CHARLES G. HARPER * * * * * YORK TO EDINBURGH * * * * * _With_ 77 _Illustrations by the Author_, _and from_ _old-time Prints and Pictures_ [Picture: Old-time Coachman] London: CECIL PALMER OAKLEY HOUSE, BLOOMSBURY STREET, W.C. 1 * * * * * _First Published in_ 1901. _Second and Revised Edition_—1922. * * * * * Printed in Great Britain by C. TINLING & Co., LTD., 53, Victoria Street, Liverpool. Also at London and Prescot. * * * * * THE GREAT NORTH ROAD YORK TO EDINBURGH London (General Post Office) to— MILES York 196¾ Clifton 198¼ Rawcliff 200¼ Skelton 201¼ Shipton 202¾ Tollerton Lanes 206½ Easingwold 210¼ White House 211¾ Thormanby 214¼ Birdforth 215 Bagby Common (“Griffin” Inn) 217½ Mile House 218½ Thirsk 220½ South Kilvington 222 Thornton-le-Street 223½ Thornton-le-Moor 224¾ Northallerton 229¼ Lovesome Hill 229¾ Little Smeaton (cross River Wiske) 231¾ Great Smeaton 232¾ High Entercommon 233¾ Dalton-on-Tees 236¾ Croft (cross River Tees) 237¾ Oxneyfield Bridge (cross River Skerne) 238 Darlington 241¾ Harrogate 243½ Coatham Mandeville 245¾ Aycliffe 246¾