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| A10 road | |
| Direction | South - North |
| Start | City of London |
| Primary destinations1 |
Enfield Hertford Cambridge Ely |
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| End | King's Lynn |
| Roads joined |  M11 motorway M25 motorway A14 road A104 road A107 road A109 road A110 road A111 road A120 road A121 road A134 road A142 road A149 road A1010 road A1055 road A1080 road A1101 road A1170 road A1202 road A1209 road A1211 road A1122 road A1123 road A1309 road A3211 road A47 road A406 road A414 road A503 road A505 road A507 road A602 road |
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- Cambridge Road redirects here. For other roads with the same name, see Cambridge Road (disambiguation)
The A10 (or in certain sections known as Great Cambridge Road or Old North Road) is a major road in England. Ermine Street should not be confused with Ermin Street, the road from Silchester to Gloucester. A road is an identifiable route, way or path between two or more places. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Its southern extent is at London Bridge in the City of London, and its northern extent is the Norfolk port town of King's Lynn. London Bridge is a Bridge between the City of London and Southwark in London, England, over the River Thames. For London as a whole see the main article London. The City of London is a geographically Norfolk (ˈnɔrfək is a low-lying county in East Anglia, England, United Kingdom. ||-||-|-||-||-||-||-||-||-|} A port is a facility for receiving Ships and transferring cargo King's Lynn is a town and Port in Norfolk, England. Over the years the town has been known variously as Bishop's Lynn and Lynn Regis
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Within the City of London, the A10 comprises King William Street, Gracechurch Street and Bishopsgate. For London as a whole see the main article London. The City of London is a geographically For London as a whole see the main article London. The City of London is a geographically King William Street is the name of a street in the City of London, England. Gracechurch Street is a street in the City of London, and forms part of the A10. See Bishopsgate Insurance for the Australian insurance company bankrupted in 1982 It then runs through Shoreditch (as Shoreditch High Street), Dalston (as Kingsland High Street), Stoke Newington (as Stoke Newington High Street) until Tottenham, where a gyratory system is in place. Shoreditch is an area of London within the London Borough of Hackney. Dalston is a district in the London Borough of Hackney, England, in Inner London. Note For an area with a similar name see Newington, in the London Borough of Southwark. Tottenham (pronounced "tot-num" by locals is an urban area of north London, England in the London Borough of Haringey, situated north-east of A roundabout is a type of Road junction at which Traffic enters a one-way stream around a central island
North of Tottenham, the A10 leaves its historical route of Tottenham High Road/Hertford Road (now A1010) to join the Great Cambridge Road via Bruce Grove and The Roundway. List of A roads beginning with 1 in Great Britain beginning north of the Thames, east of the A1. The Roundway is the southern end of a long dual carriageway section of the A10, which extends to just south of Buntingford. A dual carriageway or divided highway is a road or Highway in which the two directions of traffic are separated by a central barrier or strip of land known as a Buntingford is a small market Town in the district of East Hertfordshire, in the county of Hertfordshire, England. This dual carriageway section passes through the fringes of Enfield before crossing the M25 motorway (junction 25) at Waltham Cross. To see information about the M25 motorway under construction in Ireland, see N25 road. Waltham Cross is the most south-easterly town in Hertfordshire, England, bordered by Greater London to the south and northerly rural Essex to
Until the late 1970s, the Great Cambridge Road passed through the towns of Broxbourne, Hoddesdon and Ware (along what is now the A1170 road). London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. Broxbourne is a Commuter town in the Broxbourne borough of Hertfordshire in the East of England with a population of 13298 in 2001 Hoddesdon is a town in the English county of Hertfordshire, situated in the Lea Valley. WARE (1250 AM) is a Radio station broadcasting an Oldies format List of A roads beginning with 1 in Great Britain beginning north of the Thames, east of the A1. Since then, an all-purpose road[1] – which diverges off the original dual carriageway at Cheshunt – bypasses these towns. For the Australian village of the same name see Cheshunt Victoria Cheshunt (pronounced) is a town in the Broxbourne district of A bypass is a Road or Highway that avoids or "bypasses" a built-up area town or village to let through Traffic flow without interference from The Kingsmead Viaduct takes the A10 over the Lea Valley between Hertford and Ware and the Hertford East Branch Line railway. The Kingsmead Viaduct is a raised Dual-carriageway Viaduct of the A10 road. The River Lee or River Lea in England originates in Leagrave Park, Leagrave, Luton in the Chiltern Hills and flows generally southeast Hertford (standard pronunciations /'hɑːtֽfəd/ and /'hɑːֽfəd/ local pronunciation /'ɑːʔֽfəd/ is the affluent County town of Hertfordshire, The Hertford East Branch Line (or Hertford East Line) is a railway line in Hertfordshire in the United Kingdom.
North of Ware, a further by-pass scheme was opened in late 2004, taking the A10 around the Hertfordshire villages of Wadesmill, Thundridge, High Cross, and Collier's End. Hertfordshire (ˈhɑːtfədʃə(r, abbreviated Herts) is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in the East region of Wadesmill is a hamlet in Hertfordshire, England, located on the north side of the River Rib with an estimated population of 264 The bypass would have opened sooner, but the lime-stabilised subsoil heaved and cracks opened up in the road surface. A substantial portion of the road surface had to be relaid.
Further north, there is another section of 1970s dual carriageway road between Puckeridge and Buntingford. Puckeridge is a Village in East Hertfordshire, England. The earliest settlers in the area were the Belgae, who arrived around 180 BC Buntingford is a small market Town in the district of East Hertfordshire, in the county of Hertfordshire, England. Buntingford was by-passed in the 1980s, however this is only single carriageway. Buntingford is a small market Town in the district of East Hertfordshire, in the county of Hertfordshire, England. Single carriageway is the British designation for the most common type of Road; one with no physical separation ( Central reservation) between
From Buntingford, the road runs through the villages of Chipping, Buckland, and Reed, before reaching the edge of Hertfordshire in the market town of Royston. Reed is a small village in North Hertfordshire. It is situated on a chalk ridge at almost the highest point in the county approximately 3 miles south of the market town of Royston is a town and Civil parish in the District of North Hertfordshire, Hertfordshire, England.
Once in Cambridgeshire, the topography changes from undulating hills to flat agricultural and fenlands, round the villages of Melbourn and Foxton (the road going over a level crossing adjacent to Foxton railway station), through Harston and up to the M11 motorway (J11) at Cambridge. Melbourn is a large Village in the far south west of Cambridgeshire, England. The term level crossing (also called a railroad crossing, road through railroad, railway crossing, train crossing or grade crossing Foxton railway station serves the village of Foxton in Cambridgeshire, England. Harston is a village to the south of Cambridge, England. Harston House Harston House is an historic private house in Harston This page is about the M11 motorway in England For the M11 motorway in the Republic of Ireland see N11 road. The city of Cambridge (ˈkeɪmbrɪdʒ is a university town and the administrative centre of the county of Cambridgeshire, England A10 traffic is signposted to travel north on the M11, skirting round the top of Cambridge on the A14; however, the former course of the A10 turns into the A1309 and heads for the city centre. The A1309 is a short road which links the two ends of the A10 to north and south of Cambridge city centre
The A10 reappears to the north of Cambridge at the Milton Interchange of the A14 and heads north, bypassing Ely and Downham Market before reaching the coast at King's Lynn in Norfolk. Milton is a village just north of Cambridge separated from the city by the A14. Ely (, rhyming with "freely" is a Cathedral city in Cambridgeshire, England. Downham Market, also known simply as Downham, is a Town and Civil parish in the English County of Norfolk. King's Lynn is a town and Port in Norfolk, England. Over the years the town has been known variously as Bishop's Lynn and Lynn Regis Norfolk (ˈnɔrfək is a low-lying county in East Anglia, England, United Kingdom. Its northern section runs up the valley of the River Great Ouse. In Geology, a valley (also called a vale, dale, glen or strath and near or in Appalachia, a draw) is The River Great Ouse is a River in the east of England. It is 150 miles (240 km long which makes it the major navigation in East Anglia, and the fourth-
Parts of the section from London to Royston follow the route of the Roman Ermine Street. Ermine Street should not be confused with Ermin Street, the road from Silchester to Gloucester.
Abandoned schemes
Where the A10 bisects Cheshunt as an urban dual carriageway, it is prone to traffic congestion, in particular because of the many junctions with local roads. For the Australian village of the same name see Cheshunt Victoria Cheshunt (pronounced) is a town in the Broxbourne district of In the early 1990s properties beside the road were compulsory purchased for a relief scheme that involved sinking the road below ground level through Cheshunt and converting the original alignment to single carriageway for local access. Eminent domain ( United States) compulsory purchase ( United Kingdom, New Zealand, Ireland) resumption/compulsory acquisition However, in the wake of protests against a similar scheme in Wanstead, this was dropped and the road remains a dual carriageway, with surrounding houses having been sold back to private buyers. The M11 link road protest was an anti-road campaign in London, United Kingdom in the early 1990s Wanstead is a suburban area in the London Borough of Redbridge, East London. A dual carriageway or divided highway is a road or Highway in which the two directions of traffic are separated by a central barrier or strip of land known as a
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