<P> The equivalent in the United States and some parts of Canada, as well as some Northern English and many Scottish towns, is Main Street . </P> <P> The smallest High Street in Britain is located in a small market town in Devon called Holsworthy . The street itself is no more than 100 yards (100 m) long and there are only three shops located on Holsworthy's High Street . </P> <P> High Street is the most common street name in the UK, which according to a 2009 statistical compilation has 5,410 High Streets, 3,811 Station Roads and 2,702 Main Streets . </P> <P> Already in Middle English the word "high" denoted a metaphorical meaning of excellence or superior rank ("high sheriff", "Lord High Chancellor", "high society"). "High" also applied to roads as they improved: "highway" was a new term taken up by the church and their vestries to during the 17th century as a term for all public roads between settlements . </P>

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