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The Upper Icknield Way is mentioned in the article the [[Pre-History of Lacey Green]] by Ian Kelloway (click [[Ian & Sue Kelloway]] for more about Ian).  The following is an excerpt to this article ---
 
The Upper Icknield Way is mentioned in the article the [[Pre-History of Lacey Green]] by Ian Kelloway (click [[Ian & Sue Kelloway]] for more about Ian).  The following is an excerpt to this article ---
  
 
"The [https://laceygreenhistory.com/w/index.php/Upper_Icknield_Way Upper Icknield Way] which has been incorporated into the [https://laceygreenhistory.com/w/index.php/Ridgeway_Path Ridgeway Path] is thought to be a Neolithic route way although recent excavations whilst constructing the Aston Clinton by-pass could not find any evidence of this route and some experts are suggesting that this route way was a much wider freeway and was not tracked until maybe as late as the late Saxon period.
 
"The [https://laceygreenhistory.com/w/index.php/Upper_Icknield_Way Upper Icknield Way] which has been incorporated into the [https://laceygreenhistory.com/w/index.php/Ridgeway_Path Ridgeway Path] is thought to be a Neolithic route way although recent excavations whilst constructing the Aston Clinton by-pass could not find any evidence of this route and some experts are suggesting that this route way was a much wider freeway and was not tracked until maybe as late as the late Saxon period.
 
 [https://laceygreenhistory.com/w/index.php/The_Lower_Icknield_way The Lower Icknield way] is a Roman road, whether it was in existence prior to this is in question.   A very good example of this Roman road continues into the fields at the end of Mill Lane in Chinnor.
 

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The Upper Icknield Way is mentioned in the article the Pre-History of Lacey Green by Ian Kelloway (click Ian & Sue Kelloway for more about Ian). The following is an excerpt to this article ---

"The Upper Icknield Way which has been incorporated into the Ridgeway Path is thought to be a Neolithic route way although recent excavations whilst constructing the Aston Clinton by-pass could not find any evidence of this route and some experts are suggesting that this route way was a much wider freeway and was not tracked until maybe as late as the late Saxon period.