03-05-2015, 08:45 PM
Quote:he halted at the junction of Akeman Street with the Icknield Way to observe the movements of the enemy force
Quote:Steves maps are pretty barren of options on Akeman.
Yes, there's nothing much beyond Tring, defile-wise. So you're stuck in that immediate vicinity. If you don't want the river in your way you'd either have to back up a narrow valley somewhere, fight from a reverse position (Deryk's plan, I think) or use Aldbury, which looks good but is in a dry valley rising up to Ivinghoe Beacon, and a bit easy to outflank from the north-west.
Nathan Ross