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Old Kent Road is a road in South London , England . Although the name appears as simply "Old Kent Road" on maps, it is usually referred to by Londoner s as "'''the''' Old Kent Road". The Old Kent Road runs from the Bricklayer's Arms Roundabout, where it meets the New Kent Road , Tower Bridge Road , and Great Dover Street , to New Cross . It forms the boundary between Walworth and Peckham to the south and Bermondsey to the north. The Old Kent Road forms part of Watling Street , the Roman Road which ran from Dover to Holyhead . Chaucer's Pilgrims would probably have travelled along Watling Street on their way to Canterbury . TRIVIA The street is famous as the cheapest property on the London Monopoly Board. ''Old Kent Road'' is the title of a song by London-based Indie Pop group Pipas . In '' The Little Princess '' Shirley Temple sings a song titled ''Knocked 'em in the Old Kent Road'', of which the chorus gives a good idea of the sort of language used in the area: : ''"Wot cher!" all the neighbors cried'' : ''"Who yer gonna meet, Bill'' : ''Have yer bought the street, Bill"?'' : ''Laugh? — I thought I should've died'' : ''Knocked 'em in the Old Kent Road!'' {Link without Title} |
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