Uploaded February 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Well this is odd. We have a road name, new maps and old. But does it actually exist or was it made up! Welcome to the story of the Harroway. Can we find it? This week we explore a stretch of Road in North Hampshire, looking at VERY old evidence for its existence. GO SUBSCIBE TO TOM HERE: youtube.com/@UCSo492oIltU_Y64m8XtofjA
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Videos To Watch Next:
Everything you know about Roman Roads is WRONG: : youtu.be/KFl2p16vDJg?si=CopbM7p8s_RQcV8A
Scotland was Wonky for 1000 years: youtu.be/DegjVholyD4
Usual notices:
1. We are not historians or Academics. We enjoy researching and learning, and with that we enjoy sharing our journeys with you. That said, sources for information often listed below with credits.
2. Corrections. Whilst we make every attempt to not include any errors, research, and piecing stories together from dozens of sources sometimes leads to one or two. I will note here if any are found:
Errors and Notes:
1.
Credit and thanks for assets
Long UK Maps: mapswire.com/maps/united-kingdom
Filter: Snowman Digital and Beachfront
B-Roll Maps: Google Maps and Google Earth Studio
Maps: National Library of Scotland Maps:
OS Maps. Media License.
Stock Footage: Storyblocks
Music: Storyblocks, epidemicsound and artlist
Old Map: NLS - nls.uk
Sources:
Tom! youtube.com/@UCSo492oIltU_Y64m8XtofjA
Alex Langlans PHD: cris.winchester.ac.uk/ws/portalfiles/portal/2545564/Langlands_Alex_vol._1_PhD.pdf
Page 118 - meaning of the name. Hearg - Shrine or temple.
1746 Map that mentions Harroway: Samuel Simpson’s The Complete English Traveller (1746) archive.org/details/bim_eighteenth-century_the-agreeable-historian-_1746_2/page/6/mode/2up
Thomas Kitchin’s map of Hampshire in the London Magazine (1751) oldhampshiremapped.org.uk/hantsmap/kitchin2/kit2larg.htm
Charters finder: langscape.org.uk/jsp/distribution.jsp%EF%B9%96alCountyKey=12.html
Chapters:
00:00 - Does it even Exist?
01:10 - Maps
04:23 - Charters
05:03 - Clue One
05:51 - Clue Two
07:02 - Replacing Stonehenge!
09:24 - The Route
Well this is odd. We have a road name, new maps and old. But does it actually exist or was it made up! Welcome to the story of the Harroway. Can we find it? This week we explore a stretch of Road in North Hampshire, looking at VERY old evidence for its existence. GO SUBSCIBE TO TOM HERE: youtube.com/@UCSo492oIltU_Y64m8XtofjA
Join this channel to get access to perks:
youtube.com/channel/UCJV1EC8Mf87PpQYo9eUfd3Q/join OR Patreon: patreon.com/PaulWhitewick
Videos To Watch Next:
Everything you know about Roman Roads is WRONG: : youtu.be/KFl2p16vDJg?si=CopbM7p8s_RQcV8A
Scotland was Wonky for 1000 years: youtu.be/DegjVholyD4
Usual notices:
1. We are not historians or Academics. We enjoy researching and learning, and with that we enjoy sharing our journeys with you. That said, sources for information often listed below with credits.
2. Corrections. Whilst we make every attempt to not include any errors, research, and piecing stories together from dozens of sources sometimes leads to one or two. I will note here if any are found:
Errors and Notes:
1.
Credit and thanks for assets
Long UK Maps: mapswire.com/maps/united-kingdom
Filter: Snowman Digital and Beachfront
B-Roll Maps: Google Maps and Google Earth Studio
Maps: National Library of Scotland Maps:
OS Maps. Media License.
Stock Footage: Storyblocks
Music: Storyblocks, epidemicsound and artlist
Old Map: NLS - nls.uk
Sources:
Tom! youtube.com/@UCSo492oIltU_Y64m8XtofjA
Alex Langlans PHD: cris.winchester.ac.uk/ws/portalfiles/portal/2545564/Langlands_Alex_vol._1_PhD.pdf
Page 118 - meaning of the name. Hearg - Shrine or temple.
1746 Map that mentions Harroway: Samuel Simpson’s The Complete English Traveller (1746) archive.org/details/bim_eighteenth-century_the-agreeable-historian-_1746_2/page/6/mode/2up
Thomas Kitchin’s map of Hampshire in the London Magazine (1751) oldhampshiremapped.org.uk/hantsmap/kitchin2/kit2larg.htm
Charters finder: langscape.org.uk/jsp/distribution.jsp%EF%B9%96alCountyKey=12.html
Chapters:
00:00 - Does it even Exist?
01:10 - Maps
04:23 - Charters
05:03 - Clue One
05:51 - Clue Two
07:02 - Replacing Stonehenge!
09:24 - The Route
