Watford Gap
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Watford Gap is a low-lying area between two hills in the English Midlands, near Daventry and the village of Watford in Northamptonshire. Engineers from Roman times onwards have found it to be the most
Watford Gap: West Coast Main Line and M1 motorway in parallel
Grand Union Canal at Watford Gap.
Watford Gap services
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Watford Gap services are motorway services on the M1 motorway in Northamptonshire, England. They opened on 2 November 1959, the same day as the M1, making them one of the oldest motorway services in B
Watford Gap
…Railway, now known as the West Coast Main Line; the most recent addition, in 1959, was the M1, Britain's first inter-urban motorway, bringing with it Watford Gap services, the first motorway service station. Topographically the gap is a pass caused by a tectonic plate shift between east and west hill ranges. A tributary…
Watford Gap services (northbound)
The M1 and Watford Gap Services in 1961