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Willem VS
July 23, 2025
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National Cycle Route 72, or Hadrian's Cycleway, passes through Stanegate here. Stanegate was a strategic Roman border road in Northern England, constructed around 77–85 AD under Governor Agricola—decades before Hadrian's Wall. The name "Stanegate" comes from Old English and literally means "stone road."
Stanegate runs through the valleys of the River Tyne and River Irthing and is approximately 61 km long. It served as a military corridor leading to Hadrian's Wall and, from around 87 AD, became the de facto northern border of the Roman Empire in Britain.
Stanegate runs through the valleys of the River Tyne and River Irthing and is approximately 61 km long. It served as a military corridor leading to Hadrian's Wall and, from around 87 AD, became the de facto northern border of the Roman Empire in Britain.
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September 1, 2021
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Route 72 Hadrian's Cycleway
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