"Lady Marian Lady Marian portrayed by Lucy Griffiths, is a character in the BBC television serial Robin Hood. She is the daughter of the former Sheriff of Nottingham. Marian is twenty-one years old, and in contrast to most Robin Hood legends, is not described as Maid Marian, but rather Lady Marian. ""In those days [21] would be considered quite old to still be a maid,"" actress Lucy Griffiths explained in the ""Radio Times"" preview."" She was engaged to Robin before he went to fight in the crusades but is visibly cold and aloof toward him on his return, although in"
"Maiden Way The Maiden Way or Maidenway (Middle English: ""Maydengathe""; ) was a roughly Roman road in northern Britain connecting the Roman fort of Bravoniacum (Kirkby Thore) near Penrith with that of Magnae (Carvoran) on Hadrian's Wall. It was sometimes considered to have run east along Stanegate to Banna (Birdoswald), then north to the Shrine of Cocidius (Bewcastle), and thence to Liddesdale, but the identity of this course as a single road is problematic. In 2016, it was reported that investigations using LIDAR technology by the Environment agency for the purposes of flood mapping and other environmental management were providing"
"Maida Vale Maida Vale ( ) is an affluent residential district comprising the northern part of Paddington in west London, west of St John's Wood and south of Kilburn. It is part of the City of Westminster. The name is derived from the pub called ""The Maida"" (the hanging board of which used to show a likeness of Sir John Stuart, under which was the legend ""Sir John Stuart, the hero of Maida""). The pub used to be on Edgware Road (the A5, originally the old Roman road later called Watling Street) where Edgware Road becomes Maida Vale (which is"
"of Edgware Road are: Edgware Road Edgware Road is a major road through north-west London, starting at Marble Arch in the City of Westminster (south end) and running north to Edgware in the London Borough of Barnet. It is also a boundary between several North London boroughs. The route has its origins as a Roman road (part of Watling Street) and therefore runs for 10 miles in an almost perfect straight line, which is unusual in London. It is part of the modern A5 road. It undergoes several name changes along its length, including Maida Vale, Kilburn High Road, Shoot"
"York Way York Way (part of the A5200) is a major road in the London Borough of Islington, running north for one mile from the junction of Pentonville Road and Euston Road, adjacent to King's Cross railway station towards Kentish Town and Holloway. At its northern end the road becomes Brecknock Road. For its entire length York Way forms the boundary between the London Boroughs of Islington and Camden. York Way was named ""Mayde Lane"" (1467) and ""Maiden Lane"" (1735) (commemorated in the ""Maiden Lane Estate"", ""Maiden Lane Bridge"" - over the Regent's Canal and the former ""Maiden Lane railway"
"the End of Roman rule in Britain, it was used as a drovers' road. The route was probably named for the ""Maiden Castle"" guarding the pass at Verterae (Brough). The Pennine Way footpath follows the line of the Maiden Way for several miles on a roughly north-south route across Lambley Common in Northumberland, above the west bank of the river South Tyne. Immediately north of this stretch, a modern minor road follows the line of the Maiden Way for several miles to the west of Featherstone Castle. Maiden Way The Maiden Way or Maidenway (Middle English: ""Maydengathe""; ) was a"
"Maiden Lane railway stations There have been two railway stations named Maiden Lane in the present London Borough of Camden, in north London, England. The stations, named after the nearby road (now York Way), were close to each other, but on different lines. This station, opened on 7 August 1850 as the ""London Temporary Passenger Station"", was the temporary London terminus of the Great Northern Railway. It was opened so that the railway could earn revenue from visitors travelling to visit the Great Exhibition of 1851. Covered by a double-span train shed, there were two platforms and two release roads."
"Edgware Road Edgware Road is a major road through north-west London, starting at Marble Arch in the City of Westminster (south end) and running north to Edgware in the London Borough of Barnet. It is also a boundary between several North London boroughs. The route has its origins as a Roman road (part of Watling Street) and therefore runs for 10 miles in an almost perfect straight line, which is unusual in London. It is part of the modern A5 road. It undergoes several name changes along its length, including Maida Vale, Kilburn High Road, Shoot Up Hill and Cricklewood"
"is just outside the town of Much Benham and is close to Market Basing (which appears as a name of a town in many of Agatha Christie's novels and short stories), 12 miles from the fashionable seaside resort of Danemouth, and also 12 miles from the coastal town of Loomouth. Other towns said to be close by include Brackhampton, Medenham Wells, and Milchester. The neighbourhood of St. Mary Mead is served by trains arriving at Paddington railway station, indicating a location west or south west of London. It has been suggested that Market Basing is Basingstoke and Danemouth is Bournemouth.In"
"Mary, Queen of Scots and the poet H.E. Bates. England Nene Way The Nene Way is a waymarked long-distance footpath in England running through the English counties of Northamptonshire, Cambridgeshire and Lincolnshire. It generally follows the course of the River Nene. The Nene Way runs for . The Nene Way broadly follows the course of the River Nene and starts in Badby, Northamptonshire, ending in Sutton Bridge, Lincolnshire, passing en route through Northampton town and the city of Peterborough, the market towns of Thrapston, Oundle and Whittlesey, and villages such as Fotheringay. The route permits walkers to explore bluebell woods"
"coach is also available from Vinters Park for commuters returning on the first coach and living in Grove Green, Willington Street and Downswood. <br> London commuter routes 781 and 784 London commuter routes 781 and 784 are express coach services linking Maidstone to Central London. The services are operated by Chalkwell Coaches. The UK coach market was deregulated in 1980 under the Transport Act 1980. Commuter services from Maidstone began in the 1980s under the Invictaway banner - a trade name for Maidstone & District Motor Services, then part of the National Bus Company. These services were originally numbered from"
"Shepway, Maidstone Shepway is a suburb to the south-east of Maidstone in Kent, England. It lies to the south of Mote Park, to the east of Loose Road (A229) and Sutton Road (A274) and west of Willington Street. The land was formerly farmland and orchards. The suburb takes its name from Shepway Court a country house located where the road of that name is today. Construction of the suburb started in the 1930s with the building of South Park Road, the western ends of Plains Avenue and Marion Crescent and Cranborne Avenue (originally named Shepway Avenue) and parts of Brockenhurst,"
"Marches Way The Marches Way is a partially waymarked long distance footpath in the United Kingdom. It runs 351 kilometres / 218 miles through the Welsh–English borderlands, traditionally known as the Welsh Marches and links the cities of Chester in the north and Cardiff in the south. The route starts at Chester at Chester railway station and then follows the valley of the River Dee, Wales southwards before turning east into Malpas, Cheshire and down to Whitchurch, Shropshire before roughly following the B5476 road south to Shrewsbury via Wem. Once past Shrewsbury, the path scales the Long Mynd before entering"
"it follows the River Medway into Maidstone town centre. There are junctions with several main roads here, including the A26 and A249. Beyond Maidstone, the road climbs up Greensand Ridge to Loose, built on the ridge's southern slope, before running through the valley of the River Beult to Staplehurst. Beyond this, it follows the Weald through Cranbrook and climbs another hill to Hawkhurst. The road ends on the A21 London – Hastings Road near Hurst Green. The A229 through Maidstone is a major bottleneck on the route, with long daily morning and evening queues entering both sides of the town."
"2015, after almost half a month's worth of rain fell in parts of Manchester in just six hours. The closure caused significant congestion on the remaining part of Mancunian Way and other nearby roads. It fully reopened on 15 June 2016 after 10 months of repair work. Mancunian Way The Mancunian Way is a two mile long elevated motorway in Manchester, England. It is officially made up of the A57(M) and A635(M) motorways, although the latter does not appear on road signs for practical reasons. It is also part of two other roads: the A57 to the west, which runs"
"centre before joining junction 3 of the M25 motorway where the B road ends. To the west Maidstone Road continues downhill over Ruxley Corner roundabout, the B road designation ends here, but Maidstone Road continues west over the River Cray then through Foots Cray and uphill to Sidcup as the A 211 road named Maidstone Road, Foots Cray High Street, Sidcup Hill, and Sidcup High Street; further west its named Main Road and Foots Cray Road and reaches to Eltham. Maidstone Road was historically the route of the original A20 road, the main route from London to Maidstone; old maps"
"Medway Navigation The River Medway in England flows for from Turners Hill, in West Sussex, through Tonbridge, Maidstone and the Medway Towns conurbation in Kent, to the River Thames at Sheerness, where it shares the latter's estuary. The Medway Navigation runs from the Leigh Barrier south of Tonbridge to Allington just north of Maidstone. It is in length. The Environment Agency is the navigation authority responsible for the navigation. Until 1746 the river was impassable above Maidstone. To that point each village on the river had its wharf or wharves: at Halling, Snodland, New Hythe and Aylesford. Cargoes included corn,"
"London commuter routes 781 and 784 London commuter routes 781 and 784 are express coach services linking Maidstone to Central London. The services are operated by Chalkwell Coaches. The UK coach market was deregulated in 1980 under the Transport Act 1980. Commuter services from Maidstone began in the 1980s under the Invictaway banner - a trade name for Maidstone & District Motor Services, then part of the National Bus Company. These services were originally numbered from 978 to 990 and linked towns as far as Tenterden to the Colonnades in Victoria. Over the years, the service had been scaled down"
"through the churchyard of St Lawrence and then south through the Meriden Gap towards Berkswell, following the Heart of England Way for part of the route; the two paths diverge near Berkswell, with the Heart of England Way continuing southwest towards Balsall Common and the Coventry Way southeast. It joins the Berkswell to Kenilworth Greenway (the route of the former railway line) at Carol Green, passes to the east of Burton Green and follows the Greenway to its end in Kenilworth (8 miles from Meriden). At Kenilworth the Coventry Way joins the Centenary Way, the two routes leave the town"
"Mancunian Way The Mancunian Way is a two mile long elevated motorway in Manchester, England. It is officially made up of the A57(M) and A635(M) motorways, although the latter does not appear on road signs for practical reasons. It is also part of two other roads: the A57 to the west, which runs east–west through Greater Manchester linking the M602 and M67 motorways, and a short section of non-motorway A635 to the east. Part of this non-motorway section collapsed on 14 August 2015 due to a sinkhole. The road forms a major part of the Manchester-Salford Inner Ring Road and"
"Marylebone Road Marylebone Road ( ) is an important thoroughfare in central London, within the City of Westminster. It runs east-west from the Euston Road at Regent's Park to the A40 Westway at Paddington. The road which runs in 3 lanes in both directions, is part of the London Inner Ring Road and as such forms part of the boundary of the zone within which the London congestion charge applies. As part of the Ring Road and a feeder route to the A40 (and hence the M40 motorway) (to the west) and the A5 and M1 motorway (to the north)"
"Maidstone Maidstone is a large, historically important town in Kent, England, of which it is the county town. It lies 32 miles (51 km) east-south-east of London. The River Medway runs through the centre of the town, linking it with Rochester and the Thames Estuary. Historically, the river carried much of the town's trade as the centre of the agricultural county of Kent, known as the Garden of England. There is evidence of settlement in the area dating back before the Stone Age. The town, part of the borough of Maidstone, had a population of 113,137 people in 2011. There"
"Malvern. The M50 motorway (Tewkesbury to Ross-on-Wye), also known as the ""Ross Spur"" to the south is accessed at junction 1 on the A38 road between Tewkesbury and Malvern. Two railway stations approximately one mile (1.6 km) apart at Great Malvern and Malvern Link, provide direct services to Worcester, Hereford, Birmingham, Oxford, Cheltenham, Gloucester, South West England and London Paddington. Malvern bus services include several circular urban routes connecting the main residential and commercial areas and out-of-town shopping malls. Other routes serve the surrounding villages, towns and cities, while long-distance direct bus services connect Malvern with other cities in the"
"school, a tennis club, an athletics club, an American football team and a basketball club. A baseball team, the Kent Mariners, is based in the town, playing in the BBF AA South division. Maidstone Maidstone is a large, historically important town in Kent, England, of which it is the county town. It lies 32 miles (51 km) east-south-east of London. The River Medway runs through the centre of the town, linking it with Rochester and the Thames Estuary. Historically, the river carried much of the town's trade as the centre of the agricultural county of Kent, known as the Garden"
"Newmarket Road, Cambridge Newmarket Road is an arterial road in the east of Cambridge, England. It is designated the A1134 at the western end, linked by a roundabout forming a junction with Barnwell Road (A1134) to the south. The eastern end links with the city's inner ring road at another roundabout, with Elizabeth Way (A1134) to the north and East Road (A603) to the southeast. Newmarket Road continues a short way towards the city centre, becoming Maid's Causeway and then Jesus Lane. To the east, the road becomes the A1303 and crosses the A14 at a major roundabout, continuing further"
"and York Road stations which it wished to reopen with Maiden Lane more likely to reopen than York Road. Maiden Lane railway stations There have been two railway stations named Maiden Lane in the present London Borough of Camden, in north London, England. The stations, named after the nearby road (now York Way), were close to each other, but on different lines. This station, opened on 7 August 1850 as the ""London Temporary Passenger Station"", was the temporary London terminus of the Great Northern Railway. It was opened so that the railway could earn revenue from visitors travelling to visit"
"Coventry Way The Coventry Way is a 40-mile (64 km) long distance footpath in central England that starts and finishes in Meriden. It forms a circular route around the city of Coventry covering countryside in both the West Midlands and Warwickshire. The path is managed by ""A Coventry Way Association"". As a circular path, the Coventry Way can be started and finished at any point and walked in either direction, but for the purposes of the annual challenge event it starts at finishes at the Queen's Head public house in Meriden and proceeds anticlockwise. From the Queen's Head it passes"
"A249 road The A249 is a road in Kent, England, running from Maidstone to Sheerness on the Isle of Sheppey. It mainly functions as a link between the M2 and M20 motorways, and for goods vehicle traffic to the port at Sheerness. In 2006 an upgraded dual carriageway section opened between Iwade and Queenborough, including a new fixed crossing over the Swale. The existing lifting Kingsferry Bridge has been retained as an alternative route. On 5 September 2013 more than 100 vehicles were involved in an accident on the crossing. The A249 begins close to Maidstone town centre, where it"
"Broadway; but the road is, as a whole, known as the Edgware Road, as it is the road to Edgware. The road runs north-west from Marble Arch to Edgware on the outskirts of London. It crosses the Harrow Road and Marylebone Road, passing beneath the Marylebone flyover. The road passes through the areas of Maida Vale, Kilburn and Cricklewood. It then crosses the North Circular Road before West Hendon at Staples Corner. After this, the road continues in the same direction, through the Hyde, Colindale, Burnt Oak, and then reaches Edgware. The southernmost part of the Edgware Road forms part"
"M2 motorway (Great Britain) The M2 is a motorway in Kent, England. It is 25.7 miles (41.4 km) long and acts as a bypass of the section of the A2 road which runs through the Medway Towns, Sittingbourne and Faversham. It provides an alternative route to the port of Dover, supplementing that of the M20. The M2 starts west of Strood, Kent at Three Crutches, diverging southeastwards from the A2 road that heads ESE from Central London, one of five roads of dual carriageway width or greater reaching into the southern half of Greater London. From Junction 1 it has"
"Maiden Lane, Covent Garden Maiden Lane is a street in Covent Garden, London, that runs from Bedford Street in the west to Southampton Street in the east. The painter J. M. W. Turner was born in the street in 1775. The street is based on an ancient track that ran through the Convent Garden to St. Martin's Lane. According to Isaac D'Israeli, the street was named after a statue of the Virgin Mary that once stood in the street. It was built up from 1631 to 1728. In 1727–28, Voltaire stayed at the White Wig Inn while he was exiled"
"The £11.3 million ""Cadishead Way"" opened on 16 September 2005. It meets the B5417 at a roundabout near Northbank Industrial Estate. It passes under the railway near the junction of the River Mersey and Manchester Ship Canal, and there is a left turn for the B5311. There is a new roundabout next to Irlam Locks and the ""Boat House"" pub and another with the B5320 at the end of the ""Cadishead Way"", which bypasses Irlam. Entering Eccles as ""Liverpool Road"", it passes Boysnope Park Golf Club on Barton Moss, where the road becomes dual-carriageway. It passes the City Airport Manchester"
"was dropped and the road remains a dual carriageway, with surrounding houses having been sold back to private buyers. A10 road (England) The A10 (in certain sections known as ""Great Cambridge Road"" or Old North Road) is a major road in England. Its southern end is at London Bridge in the London Borough of Southwark, and its northern end is the Norfolk port town of King's Lynn. From London to Royston it chiefly follows the line of Roman Ermine Street. Within the City of London, the route of the A10 comprises King William Street, Gracechurch Street, Bishopsgate and Norton Folgate."