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Located in the county of Northamptonshire, and around 10 miles northwest of Milton Keynes, is the town of Towcester (pronounced 'TOASTER'). Geographically, Towcester is situated along the Roman road known as Watling Street which stretched from the Kent coast to Shropshire, a large section of which is now the A5. The Romans had a fort here called Lactodorum, although a settlement is believed to have existed here from as early as the Stone Age. During the Anglo-Saxon era, its position along Watling Street made it a frontier between the Kingdom of Wessex and the Danelaw. Due to this, Edward the Elder turned it into a fortified settlement in circa 917 AD to safeguard against the threat from the neighbouring Viking territory. During the Norman era, a motte and bailey castle was constructed in Towcester. The site associated with it, known as Bury Mount, has had various uses over the centuries, including as a gun emplacement during the English Civil War when the town was at one stage used as the winter headquarters for the Royalists under Prince Rupert. In 2009 restoration work was carried out on Bury Mount, leading to the site as featured in the video, complete with stairs and guard rails. At the heart of the town is the Church of St Lawrence. This dates back to the 13th century, with additions up to the 15th century and some 19th century restoration. The church is Grade I listed. Another notable piece of architecture is situated just across the road from it, namely Towcester Town Hall. This dates from 1865, and was built in the Italianate style. Due to its location on Watling Street, Towcester was once a key staging post during the era of the stagecoach. As such, it once had a thriving coaching inn industry, where coaches would stop to change horses, while passengers had a break for food and drink, and in some cases, a bed for the night. The town would have served passengers travelling between London and Birmingham. In 1866 a railway station opened in Towcester courtesy of the Northampton and Banbury Junction Railway. This was the precursor to the Stratford-upon-Avon and Midland Junction Railway. The station closed to passengers in 1952, and to goods in 1964. Today, public transport to Towcester consists of direct buses from Milton Keynes, Northampton and various other nearby locations. 👇 SUBSCRIBE TO 4K EXPLORER FOR NEW VIDEOS EVERY WEEK 👇 https://www.youtube.com/4KExplorer?su... Filmed: 28th September 2024 Link to the walk on Google Maps: https://maps.app.goo.gl/YYZsqDq6P6L9q... Filmed on a Sony FDR-AX700 with a Zhiyun Crane 2 and a Sony ECM-XYST1M Stereo Microphone. TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 Watling Street 10:52 Chantry Lane 12:22 Moat Lane 13:30 Bury Mount 18:01 Moat Lane 18:44 Whittons Lane 19:20 Watling Street