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Primary destinations as specified by the Department for Transport. For London as a whole see the main article London. The City of London is a geographically History Early history Present-day Peterborough is the latest in a series of settlements which have at one time or other benefited from its situation where the Nene Stamford is located 100 miles north of London just off the A1 which was the old Great North Road leading to York and Edinburgh. Grantham is a Market town within the South Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England. Newark-on-Trent (generally shortened to Newark) is a Market town in Nottinghamshire in the East Midlands region of England. Doncaster is a large town in South Yorkshire, England and the principal settlement of the Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster. Pontefract is a Market town in West Yorkshire, England near the A1 (or Great North Road the M62 motorway, and Castleford. Leeds ( is located on the River Aire in West Yorkshire, England Wetherby is a Market town in the City of Leeds Metropolitan borough, West Yorkshire, England Scotch Corner ( is an important junction of the A1 and A66 trunk roads near Richmond North Yorkshire, England. Darlington is a town in County Durham, England and the main population centre in the Borough of Darlington. Gateshead is a town in Tyne and Wear, England. It lies on the southern bank of the River Tyne, opposite Newcastle upon Tyne. Newcastle upon Tyne ( (often shortened to Newcastle) is a city and Metropolitan borough of Tyne and Wear, England Morpeth is the County town of Northumberland, England. It is situated on the River Wansbeck which flows east through the town Alnwick ( IPA /ˈænɪk/ is a small Market town in north Northumberland, England. Berwick-upon-Tweed ( ˈbɛrɪk- ( Scots: Berwick or historically South Berwick) situated in the county of Northumberland, is the northernmost Edinburgh ( ˈɛdɪnb(ərə Dùn Èideann) is the Capital of Scotland and is its second largest city after Glasgow. The M1 is a major south – north Motorway in England primarily connecting London to Leeds, where To see information about the M25 motorway under construction in Ireland, see N25 road. The A16 road is a principal road of Lincolnshire in the east of England, connecting the port of Grimsby and Stamford, where it meets the The A17 road is a road linking Newark-on-Trent in Nottinghamshire, England, to King's Lynn in Norfolk. The A19 is a major Road in England, running parallel to and east of the A1 road. For other uses see A40, for details of the A40 in london see A40 road (London. The A41 is a formerly-major Trunk road in England that links London and Birkenhead, although as stated below it has now largely been The A43 is a Primary route in the English Midlands that runs from the M40 motorway near Ardley in Oxfordshire to Stamford The A46 is a Trunk road in England. It largely follows the course of the Roman Fosse Way, from Lincoln to south Devon. The A47 is a Trunk road in England linking Birmingham to Great Yarmouth (although most of the section between Birmingham and Nuneaton has The A421 is an important road for east/west journeys across the southern midlands of England. Route From west to east Coventry Binley A46 Coventry Eastern Bypass Binley Woods Brandon The A52 is a major road in the East Midlands, England. It runs east from the junction with the A53 at Newcastle-under-Lyme near Stoke-on-Trent The A57 is a major road in England. It runs east from Liverpool to Lincoln, via Warrington and Manchester, then through the The A61 is a major Trunk road in England. It runs from Derby to Thirsk in North Yorkshire. The A63 is a major Road in Yorkshire, England between Leeds and Kingston upon Hull (aka Hull The A64 is a trunk road in England which links Leeds, York and Scarborough. The A66 is a major road in northern England which in part follows the course of the Roman road from Scotch Corner to Penrith. The A69 is a major Road in England running east-west across the Pennines, through the counties of Northumberland and Cumbria. The A167 is a Road in North East England. Most of its route was formerly the A1 as most of it is the original route of the Great North Road until List of A roads beginning with 6 in Great Britain starting east of the A6 and A7 roads and west of the A1. The Edinburgh City Bypass, designated as A720, is one of the most important Trunk roads in Scotland. The international E-road network is a numbering system for Roads in Europe developed by the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE. The E15 is part of the United Nations International E-road network. In the United Kingdom, the Department for Transport (or DfT) ( Welsh: Adran am Drafnidiaeth) is the government department

Sign at Junction 1 of the A1(M) at South Mimms in Hertfordshire.

Signs at the northern terminus of the A1 in central Edinburgh. Edinburgh ( ˈɛdɪnb(ərə Dùn Èideann) is the Capital of Scotland and is its second largest city after Glasgow. Previously the sign had read 'London and the South' instead of Berwick upon Tweed. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. Berwick-upon-Tweed ( ˈbɛrɪk- ( Scots: Berwick or historically South Berwick) situated in the county of Northumberland, is the northernmost

A single carriageway section of the A1 skirting the Scottish coastline just across the border from Northumbria.

The A1 is the longest numbered road in the UK at 409 miles (658 km) long. A mile is a unit of Length, usually used to measure Distance, in a number of different systems including Imperial units United States The kilometre ( American spelling: kilometer) symbol km is a unit of Length in the Metric system, equal to one thousand It connects London, the capital city of the United Kingdom and of England, with Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland. Greater London is the top-level administrative subdivision covering London, England. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located 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 Edinburgh ( ˈɛdɪnb(ərə Dùn Èideann) is the Capital of Scotland and is its second largest city after Glasgow. Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain. For much of its path it follows the historic Great North Road. The modern course of the A1 diverges somewhat, particularly where it passed through a town or village that has subsequently been bypassed, or where new motorway standard road has been constructed on a more direct route. 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 Between its junctions with the M25 (near London) and A696 (near Newcastle upon Tyne) the road forms part of the unsigned Euroroute E15 which runs from Inverness to Algeciras. To see information about the M25 motorway under construction in Ireland, see N25 road. The A696 is a major road in northern England, that runs from Otterburn in Northumberland to Newcastle upon Tyne. Newcastle upon Tyne ( (often shortened to Newcastle) is a city and Metropolitan borough of Tyne and Wear, England The international E-road network is a numbering system for Roads in Europe developed by the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE. The E15 is part of the United Nations International E-road network. Inverness (Inbhir Nis iɲɪɾʲˈniʃ is a city in northern Scotland. Algeciras - Arabic: الجزيرة الخضراء is a port city in the south of Spain, and is the largest urban area on the Bay of Gibraltar

Route

See also: A1 road (London)

The A1 runs from the heart of the City of London at St. Paul's Cathedral to the centre of Scotland's capital, Edinburgh. The A1 in London is an A road in North London. It runs from the London Wall to Bignall's Corner, where it crosses the M25 and For London as a whole see the main article London. The City of London is a geographically St Paul's Cathedral, is the Anglican Cathedral on Ludgate Hill, in the City of London, and the seat of the Bishop of London.

The A1 shares its London terminus with the A40, in the City area of Central London. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. For other uses see A40, for details of the A40 in london see A40 road (London. The term Central London refers to the districts of London England which are considered closest to the centre It then runs out of London through Islington (where Upper Street forms part of its route), up Holloway Road, through Barnet, Potters Bar, Hatfield, Welwyn, Stevenage, Baldock, Biggleswade, Sandy, St Neots and Peterborough. Islington is the central district of the London Borough of Islington. The A1 in London is an A road in North London. It runs from the London Wall to Bignall's Corner, where it crosses the M25 and The A1 in London is an A road in North London. It runs from the London Wall to Bignall's Corner, where it crosses the M25 and High Barnet or Chipping Barnet is a place in the London Borough of Barnet in North London, England. Potters Bar is a town in the Hertsmere borough of Hertfordshire, England, located 18 miles (29 km north of central London. Hatfield, originally Bishop's Hatfield, is in the Welwyn Hatfield district of Hertfordshire, in the south of England. Welwyn is a Village in Hertfordshire, England. Situated in the valley of the River Mimram, it was first settled in the Iron Age Place-name meaning Stevenage may derive from Old English stiþen āc / stiōen āc / stithen ac (various Old English dialects The town Baldock is a town in Hertfordshire, England where the River Ivel rises See also Biggleswade (hundred Biggleswade is a small and quaint market town on the River Ivel in Bedfordshire, England. Sandy is a small Market town in northern Bedfordshire, England. St Neots is a town of about 29000 people on the River Great Ouse. History Early history Present-day Peterborough is the latest in a series of settlements which have at one time or other benefited from its situation where the Nene Continuing north, the A1 runs on modern bypasses around Stamford, Grantham, Newark-on-Trent, Retford, Bawtry, Doncaster, Knottingley, Garforth, Wetherby, Knaresborough, Boroughbridge, Scotch Corner, Darlington, Newton Aycliffe, Durham, Chester-le-Street, past the Angel of the North sculpture and the Metrocentre in Gateshead, around Newcastle upon Tyne, Morpeth, Alnwick, Berwick-upon-Tweed, into Scotland, past Dunbar, Haddington and Musselburgh before finally arriving in Edinburgh at the East End of Princes Street near Waverley Station at the junction of the A7, A8 and A900 roads. Stamford is located 100 miles north of London just off the A1 which was the old Great North Road leading to York and Edinburgh. Grantham is a Market town within the South Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England. Newark-on-Trent (generally shortened to Newark) is a Market town in Nottinghamshire in the East Midlands region of England. Retford is a Market town in Nottinghamshire in the East Midlands of England, located 31 miles from the County town of Nottingham Bawtry is a small market town which lies at the point where the Great North Road crosses the River Idle in South Yorkshire, England. Doncaster is a large town in South Yorkshire, England and the principal settlement of the Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster. Knottingley is a town within the Metropolitan borough of the City of Wakefield in West Yorkshire, England on the River Aire and the Garforth is a town within the City of Leeds Metropolitan borough, in West Yorkshire, England. Wetherby is a Market town in the City of Leeds Metropolitan borough, West Yorkshire, England Knaresborough is an historic Market town and Spa town in the Borough of Harrogate, North Yorkshire, England, located four miles Boroughbridge is a small town 13 miles northwest of York in North Yorkshire in England. Scotch Corner ( is an important junction of the A1 and A66 trunk roads near Richmond North Yorkshire, England. Darlington is a town in County Durham, England and the main population centre in the Borough of Darlington. Newton Aycliffe is a town in County Durham, England. Founded in 1947 under the New Towns Act of 1946 it is the oldest New town in the north Durham (ˈdʌrəm in RP, locally ˈdʏrəm is a small city and main settlement of the City of Durham district of County Durham, England Chester-le-Street is the main town in the Chester-le-Street district of County Durham, England. Angel of the North is a modern Sculpture designed by Antony Gormley, which is located in Gateshead, England. MetroCentre is the second most visited shopping centre in the UK attracting 24 million visitor a year In terms of retail area it's regarded as the largest Mall in the Gateshead is a town in Tyne and Wear, England. It lies on the southern bank of the River Tyne, opposite Newcastle upon Tyne. Newcastle upon Tyne ( (often shortened to Newcastle) is a city and Metropolitan borough of Tyne and Wear, England Morpeth is the County town of Northumberland, England. It is situated on the River Wansbeck which flows east through the town Alnwick ( IPA /ˈænɪk/ is a small Market town in north Northumberland, England. Berwick-upon-Tweed ( ˈbɛrɪk- ( Scots: Berwick or historically South Berwick) situated in the county of Northumberland, is the northernmost Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain. Dunbar is a town in East Lothian on the southeast coast of Scotland, approximately 30 miles east of Edinburgh and 28 miles from the English Border Haddington is a town and former Royal Burgh in East Lothian, Scotland This article is about Musselburgh in Scotland For Musselburgh in New Zealand see Suburbs of Dunedin Musselburgh is the largest settlement in Princes Street is one of the major thoroughfares in central Edinburgh, Scotland, and its main shopping street Edinburgh Waverley railway station, commonly referred to as just " Waverley " locally is the main Railway station in the Scottish capital List of A roads beginning with 9 in Great Britain starting north of the A8, east of the A9.

Origins and history

See also: Great Britain road numbering scheme

See also: A1 road (London)

The modern A1 mainly follows the route of the Great North Road. The Great Britain road numbering scheme is a Numbering system used to classify and identify all Roads in Great Britain. The A1 in London is an A road in North London. It runs from the London Wall to Bignall's Corner, where it crosses the M25 and This was a major coaching route in Britain and was used by the mail coaches between London, York and Edinburgh. It boasted of many inns used as posting stages. Some of these inns still survive. ^[1]

The Great North Road, in part, followed the course of the Roman Ermine Street: from Alconbury as far as Colsterworth (at the A151 junction), and again in the North Nottinghamshire and Yorkshire areas - utilising part of the course of the Roman Rigg or Roman Ridge north of Doncaster. Ermine Street should not be confused with Ermin Street, the road from Silchester to Gloucester. Alconbury is a village in the English county of Cambridgeshire. Woolsthorpe-by-Colsterworth is a hamlet at, in the Parish of Colsterworth, in the English county of Lincolnshire, best The A151 road is relatively minor part of the British road system North Nottinghamshire, formally the "Northern Division of Nottinghamshire " was a County constituency represented in the House of Commons Yorkshire is a historic county of Northern England and the largest in Great Britain. The Roman Ridge is that part of the Roman road of Ermine Street located in the Doncaster area of South Yorkshire. The Roman Ridge is that part of the Roman road of Ermine Street located in the Doncaster area of South Yorkshire. Doncaster is a large town in South Yorkshire, England and the principal settlement of the Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster. Further north the Great North Road utilised the Roman Dere Street. Dere Street or Deere Street, (latterly Via Regia in Scotland was a Roman road between Eboracum (York and Scotland. An older and alternative route to the north from London was the Old North Road. This followed the initial section of Ermine Street and joined the Great North Road at Alconbury where a prominent milestone records the respective mileages from London on both routes: 65 miles on the Old North Road and 68 by the Great North Road. ^[2]

A traditional starting point of the Great North Road was the now demolished Hicks Hall at Smithfield in Central London. Hicks Hall was the first purpose-built sessions-house for the Middlesex justices of the peace Smithfield is the name of several places In the UK Smithfield Cumbria Smithfield London (sometimes referred to as West Smithfield Milestones and distances in road atlases were measured from this point. ^[3]The route ran from Smithfield up St John Street to the Angel Islington. St John Street may refer to streets named St John Street London, England St John Street Oxford, England The Angel was originally an Inn near a Toll gate on the Great North Road (at what is now the corner of Islington High Street and Pentonville Road However, with the building of the General Post Office at St Martin's-le-Grand in 1829, coaches started using the alternative route used by the modern A1, beginning at the GPO building and following Aldersgate Street and Goswell Road before joining the old route at the Angel. The A1 in London is an A road in North London. It runs from the London Wall to Bignall's Corner, where it crosses the M25 and The A1 in London is an A road in North London. It runs from the London Wall to Bignall's Corner, where it crosses the M25 and The Angel was originally an inn and an important staging post on the route. ^[4]

The Great North Road is often mentioned in English literature, for example Pickwick Papers by Charles Dickens. The term English literature refers to Literature written in the English language, including literature composed in English by Writers not necessarily from The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club, better known as The Pickwick Papers, is the first novel by Charles Dickens.

The legendary highwayman Dick Turpin's rapid flight from London to York, in less than 15 hours, on his faithful mare Black Bess, is perhaps the most famous legend of the Great North Road. The word highwayman is first attested from the year 1617 The term "highwayman" is mainly applied to robbers who travelled on horseback as opposed to those who robbed on foot For other meanings see Dick Turpin (disambiguation. Richard (Dick Turpin ( September 21, 1705 in Hempstead Various inns that still stand along the A1 claim that Turpin ate his lunch there that night, or stopped off there for a brief respite for his horse. Harrison Ainsworth, in his famous 1834 romance Rookwood, immortalised this with a spirited account of this wonderful ride by Dick Turpin on his mare, and it is in this connection that Turpin's name has been generally remembered. William Harrison Ainsworth (4 February 1805 &ndash 3 January 1882 was an English Historical novelist He was born in Manchester, the son of a Historians have frequently argued that Turpin never actually made this speedy journey, and that, as far as Turpin is concerned, the incident is pure fiction. They argue that such a ride was really made by John Nevison, known as "Swift Nick", born and raised at Wortley village near Sheffield and a well-known highwayman in the time of Charles II some 50 years before Turpin, who to establish an alibi rode from Gad's Hill (near Rochester, Kent) to York (some 190 miles (310 km)) in about 15 hours. John Nevison (1639 – 4 May 1684) (also known as William Nevison was one of Britain's most notorious highwaymen, a gentleman-rogue supposedly nicknamed

Even more unreliable evidence links various highwaymen with the Ram-Jam Inn at Stretton, in Rutland. The A1 passes a few feet from the door. Although the interior of the historic inn was lost to fire in the 1970s, a modern restaurant occupies the building now.

The original Great North Road had a number of Historic Coaching Inns, including the George at Stamford and the Bell Inn at Stilton (hence Stilton cheese, which was first sold from the Inn from about 1730). Stamford is located 100 miles north of London just off the A1 which was the old Great North Road leading to York and Edinburgh. Stilton is a village in Cambridgeshire, England, and within the historic county boundaries of Huntingdonshire. Stilton is a Cheese of England. It is produced in two varieties the well-known blue and the lesser-known white.

Scotch Corner, in North Yorkshire, marks the point where the traffic for Glasgow and the west of Scotland divides from that for Edinburgh, as it has for hundreds of years before motor traffic. Scotch Corner ( is an important junction of the A1 and A66 trunk roads near Richmond North Yorkshire, England. Glasgow (ˈglæzgoʊ is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom As well as a historic hotel there have been a variety of homes for the famous transport café, now subsumed as a motorway services.

The road skirts the remains of Sherwood Forest, and passes the historic Catterick Garrison. Sherwood Forest is a Royal Forest in Nottinghamshire, England, that is famous through its historical association with the Legend of Robin Catterick Garrison is a major Army base located in Northern England.

The original A1 route was designated by the Ministry of Transport in 1921

The route was modified in 1927 when bypasses were built around Barnet and Hatfield

In 1960 Stamford and Doncaster were bypassed, as was Retford in 1961 and St Neots in 1971. High Barnet or Chipping Barnet is a place in the London Borough of Barnet in North London, England. Hatfield, originally Bishop's Hatfield, is in the Welwyn Hatfield district of Hertfordshire, in the south of England. Stamford is located 100 miles north of London just off the A1 which was the old Great North Road leading to York and Edinburgh. Doncaster is a large town in South Yorkshire, England and the principal settlement of the Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster. Retford is a Market town in Nottinghamshire in the East Midlands of England, located 31 miles from the County town of Nottingham St Neots is a town of about 29000 people on the River Great Ouse.

During the early 1970s immediate plans to widen the A1 along the Archway Road were abandoned after four public inquiries when, for the first time, road protesters disrupted the process rather than relying on giving evidence in an orderly manner. Road protest in the United Kingdom usually occurs as a reaction to a stated intention by the empowered authorities to build a new Road, or to modify an existing The scheme was finally dropped in 1990. ^[5]

During the 1980s the Hatfield section was rebuilt in a tunnel. Hatfield, originally Bishop's Hatfield, is in the Welwyn Hatfield district of Hertfordshire, in the south of England.

Recent re-routing required the moving of the memorial at Norman Cross to the Napoleonic prisoners buried there. At the Norman Cross roundabout near Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, stands a memorial a towering brass eagle upon a concrete column and plinth with brass nameplate ^[6]

Speed cameras have been introduced on the busy single carriageway section north of Morpeth which is notorious stretch dangerous overtaking and where there is heavy tourist traffic to locations like Alnwick Castle and heavy goods vehicles serving Scotland. Alnwick Castle is a Castle and Stately home in Alnwick, Northumberland, England and the residence of the Duke of Northumberland Most of the approaches to the roundabouts between Blyth and London have speed cameras, GATSO or TruVelo about a mile before the roundabout, so that people are doing no more than 70 when the signs announcing the junctions are visible. See also Traffic enforcement camera Gatso is a Brand of Speed camera invented by Maurice Gatsonides and manufactured by the Dutch These are being retained or at the most relocated and recalibrated to control speeds through the roadworks as the roundabouts are bypassed.

Improvements underway

A421 Great Barford Bypass

An upgrade of the Black Cat Roundabout at the junction with the A421 (Bedford Road) is now complete with the Great Barford A421 bypass also finished. Black Cat Roundabout is the name of the roundabout on the junction between the A1 and A428 Bedford road just south of St Neots. The A421 is an important road for east/west journeys across the southern midlands of England. Great Barford is a Village and Civil parish in Bedfordshire, England, a few Miles north-east of Bedford. 2006. ^[7]

A1 Peterborough to Blyth Grade Separated Junctions

Work has started in August 2006 to replace the six roundabouts (Blyth (A614), Apleyhead (A614/A57),which is now fully operational-(01. Blyth is a Village in the County of Nottinghamshire, in the Midlands of England, north west of East Retford, on the 2008), Markham Moor (A57), Gonerby Moor (B1174), again, fully operational - (03. Markham Moor is a village which lies five miles south of the town of Retford in the county of Nottinghamshire. 2008), Colsterworth (A151) and the junction of A1/B6403, and Carpenters Lodge (Stamford) (B1081) on the A1 between Blyth and the A1(M) section to Alconbury with grade separated junctions. Stamford is located 100 miles north of London just off the A1 which was the old Great North Road leading to York and Edinburgh. Blyth is a Village in the County of Nottinghamshire, in the Midlands of England, north west of East Retford, on the Once complete this will provide a fully grade separated route between the Buckden roundabout (just north of St Neots and approximately 4 miles (6. 4 km) north of the Black Cat roundabout) and just north of Morpeth. Morpeth is the County town of Northumberland, England. It is situated on the River Wansbeck which flows east through the town ^[8]

A1(M) Bramham to Wetherby Motorway

Upgrade of 10km of the existing road to dual 3-lane motorway standard between the current Bramham/A64 junction to north of Wetherby to meet the section of motorway opened in 2006, including provision of a local access road alongside for non-motorway traffic. The A64 is a trunk road in England which links Leeds, York and Scarborough. The scheme's public inquiry began on 18 October 2006 and the project is designed by James Poyner. A public inquiry is an official Review of events or actions ordered by a country's state's or province's government Events 1009 - The Church of the Holy Sepulchre, a Christian church in Jerusalem, is completely destroyed by the Fatimid Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Work began in May 2007 and is due for completion May 2009. ^[9]

Proposed improvements

A1(M) Dishforth to Barton Motorway

Current proposals are for the upgrade of the existing dual carriageway to dual 3-lane motorway standard, with a local access road provided alongside for non-motorway traffic, between Dishforth (A1(M)/A168 junction) and Barton (start of current northernmost section of A1(M)). Dishforth is a village and Civil parish in the Harrogate district of North Yorkshire, England. The A168 is a major road in North Yorkshire, England. It runs from Northallerton to Wetherby, acting as a local access road for the A1(M Work is due to start in autumn 2008 and be completed by 2011. ^[10] Once completed this will provide continuous motorway standard between Darrington (south of M62 junction) and Gateshead. Gateshead is a town in Tyne and Wear, England. It lies on the southern bank of the River Tyne, opposite Newcastle upon Tyne. Some have suggested the renaming of the motorway stretch from the M1/A1(M) Hook Moor junction to Gateshead to be M1 once this work has been completed meaning that the M1 would then connect London to Tyneside. Tyneside is a Conurbation in northern England, which is home to over 80% of the Metropolitan county of Tyne and Wear.

Ellington to Fen Ditton scheme

Main article: A14 road

There is proposed Ellington to Fen Ditton scheme associated with the A14 at Brampton Hut roundabout. ^[11]

Other proposals

A proposal to replace the road with a parallel motorway between Stotfold and Alconbury thus giving a continuous motorway to Peterborough, was dropped as too expensive, as was a proposal to convert the motorway north of Peterborough to Grantham. Stotfold is a small town in the Mid Bedfordshire district of Bedfordshire, England. Alconbury is a village in the English county of Cambridgeshire. History Early history Present-day Peterborough is the latest in a series of settlements which have at one time or other benefited from its situation where the Nene ^[12]

Plans to improve the single carriageway section of road north of Newcastle upon Tyne were shelved in 2006 as they were not considered a regional priority. Single carriageway is the British designation for the most common type of Road; one with no physical separation ( Central reservation) between Plans to dual the road between Morpeth and Felton and between Adderstone and Belford^[13] There are now no current plans to dual the whole of the A1 route between Newcastle and Edinburgh, despite fierce campaigns in the past to make this so. Morpeth is the County town of Northumberland, England. It is situated on the River Wansbeck which flows east through the town Felton is a small village in north Northumberland in North East England. See also Adderstone with Lucker Adderstone is a village in the English county of Northumberland. This article is about the place in Northumberland England For other places with the same name see Belford Belford is a village in Northumberland

Improvements to junctions near the village of Elkesley, Nottinghamshire are planned; since the 1990s this has been the only location between London and Newcastle where there is a permanent speed restriction below national speed limit, as the village's only access to the rest of the road network is via the A1. ^[14]

Further sections of motorway upgrades are planned, which would ultimately create a single motorway running from Doncaster to Gateshead.

Expressway

In Scotland a section of the road has been upgraded to motorway standard and classified as a Special Road, but is not designated as the A1(M). Motorway is a term for both a type of Road and a classification or designation A special road is a classification of road in the United Kingdom. This runs from the east of Edinburgh to Dunbar.

A1(M)

The A1(M) as it approaches Chester-le-Street. Chester-le-Street is the main town in the Chester-le-Street district of County Durham, England.

Some sections of the A1 have been upgraded to motorway standard. Motorway is a term for both a type of Road and a classification or designation These are known as the A1(M). These include:

A stretch between the M25 at South Mimms to the town of Stotfold;
The four lane Peterborough section from the Alconbury junction near Huntingdon to Orton Southgate near Peterborough; this stretch starts just north of the A14 junction proper and receives traffic from the A14 eastbound from the M6 and westbound from the A14 spur and M11. To see information about the M25 motorway under construction in Ireland, see N25 road. South Mimms is a village forming part of the Hertsmere district of Hertfordshire in the East of England. Stotfold is a small town in the Mid Bedfordshire district of Bedfordshire, England. History Early history Present-day Peterborough is the latest in a series of settlements which have at one time or other benefited from its situation where the Nene Alconbury is a village in the English county of Cambridgeshire. Huntingdon is a town in the county of Cambridgeshire in East Anglia, England. Orton is a residential area of the city of Peterborough, Cambridgeshire in the United Kingdom. This article concerns the M6 motorway in England There are also M6 motorways in Russia (see Caspian Highway) Hungary (see M6 motorway This page is about the M11 motorway in England For the M11 motorway in the Republic of Ireland see N11 road.
The Doncaster bypass, which intersects the M18 (this was the first section of motorway on the A1 and one of the earliest sections of motorway built in the United Kingdom);
The new Hook Moor section, and South Leeds Orbital, from Darrington, intersects with the M62 adjacent to Ferrybridge power station and is joined by the end of the M1 at Aberford. Doncaster is a large town in South Yorkshire, England and the principal settlement of the Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster. The M18 is a Motorway in Yorkshire, England. It runs from Rotherham to Goole and is approximately long The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located The M62 motorway is a west&ndasheast trans-Pennine Motorway in northern England, connecting the cities of Liverpool and Hull There have been three Power stations constructed at Ferrybridge, a small village situated on the River Aire, just off the junction of the A1 and The M1 is a major south – north Motorway in England primarily connecting London to Leeds, where
A relatively new (1993) section which now runs from Wetherby to Dishforth, past Harrogate, Ripon and Boroughbridge. Harrogate (or Harrogate Spa) is a large wealthy Spa town in North Yorkshire, England. Ripon is a Cathedral city, Market town and Civil parish within the Borough of Harrogate, in North Yorkshire, England. Boroughbridge is a small town 13 miles northwest of York in North Yorkshire in England. The southern stretch to the River Wharfe bridge opened in August 2005. The River Wharfe is a River in Yorkshire, England. For much of its length it is the County boundary between West Yorkshire and This was separated from the existing Hook Moor section by only around 6. 5 miles (10. 5 km) of dual carriageway. The majority of this was replaced in 2006 by a new section taking the A1(M) east of Wetherby, joining the old dual carriageway section for only a mile at Wetherby racecourse, before it opens out again to the three lanes and on to Darrington.
The final stretch of A1(M) from Barton just north of Scotch Corner in North Yorkshire to Washington in Tyne and Wear through County Durham. Scotch Corner ( is an important junction of the A1 and A66 trunk roads near Richmond North Yorkshire, England. Washington is a town within the Metropolitan borough of the City of Sunderland in Tyne and Wear, England.

Barton to Gateshead

A1(M) Motorway

Road of the United Kingdom

Length

30 miles (48. The United Kingdom Road Network is an extensive network of routes connecting its settlements The network is of varied quality and capacity The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located 3 km)

Direction

North - South

Start

Barnton

(Newton) Aycliffe
Chester-le-Street
Darlington
Durham
Scotch Corner

End

Washington

Construction dates

1999 - 2006

Motorways joined

57 -

A66(M) motorway
65 -

A194(M) motorway

This section in stages:

Junctions 56 to 59 opened in 1965
Junctions 59 to 63 opened in 1969
Junctions 63 to 65 opened in 1970

Junctions

The A1(m) near Washington

A1(M) Motorway
Northbound exits	Junction	Southbound exits
Road continues as A1 to Newcastle	J65	Washington A1231 Non-motorway traffic
South Shields, Tyne Tunnel A194(M)	J65	Start of Motorway
Washington services
Washington A195	J64	Washington A195
Chester-le-Street A167 Stanley A693	J63	Chester-le-Street A167 Stanley A693
Durham, Sunderland A690	J62	Durham A690
Spennymoor A688 Durham A177	J61 Durham services	Bishop Auckland, Spennymoor A688
Newton Aycliffe, Hartlepool, Ferryhill A689	J60	Newton Aycliffe, Hartlepool A689
Newton Aycliffe A167	J59	Newton Aycliffe, Darlington, Stockton A167
Shildon, Bishop Auckland A68	J58	Darlington A68
Darlington, Stockton, Middlesbrough A66(M)	J57	No exit
Start of Motorway	J56	Melsonby, Barton B6275
Melsonby, Barton B6275 Non-motorway traffic	J56	Road continues as A1 towards Wetherby

Dishforth to Barton

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Wetherby to Dishforth

A1(M) Motorway

Road of the United Kingdom

Length

17 miles (27. The United Kingdom Road Network is an extensive network of routes connecting its settlements The network is of varied quality and capacity The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located 4 km)

Direction

North - South

Start

Wetherby

End

Dishforth

Construction dates

1995 - 2005

Motorways joined

none

This section opened in stages:

Junctions 46 to 47 opened in 2005
Junctions 47 to 49 opened in 1995

Junctions

A1(M) Motorway
Northbound exits	Junction	Southbound exits
Road continues as A1 to Durham	J49	Thirsk, Middlesbrough A168 (A19) Non-motorway traffic
Thirsk, Middlesbrough A168 (A19)	J49	Start of Motorway
Ripon, Boroughbridge A168	J48	Boroughbridge A168 Knaresborough A6055
Knaresborough, Harrogate, Leeds Bradford International Airport A59	J47	York, Knaresborough A59
Start of motorway	J46	Kirk Deighton, Wetherby A168 Kirk Deighton services (under construction)
Kirk Deighton, Wetherby A168 Non-motorway traffic Kirk Deighton services (under construction)	J46	Road continues as A1 towards Doncaster

Bramham to Wetherby

Work to upgrade to dual 3-lane motorway standard underway, due for completion May 2009. Wetherby is a Market town in the City of Leeds Metropolitan borough, West Yorkshire, England The United Kingdom Road Network is an extensive network of routes connecting its settlements The network is of varied quality and capacity Dishforth is a village and Civil parish in the Harrogate district of North Yorkshire, England. The international E-road network is a numbering system for Roads in Europe developed by the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE. The E15 is part of the United Nations International E-road network. Thirsk is a small Market town in the Hambleton district of North Yorkshire, England. Middlesbrough ( IPA ( Received pronunciation) is a Town in the Tees Valley sub-region of the North East of England The A168 is a major road in North Yorkshire, England. It runs from Northallerton to Wetherby, acting as a local access road for the A1(M The A19 is a major Road in England, running parallel to and east of the A1 road. Ripon is a Cathedral city, Market town and Civil parish within the Borough of Harrogate, in North Yorkshire, England. Boroughbridge is a small town 13 miles northwest of York in North Yorkshire in England. Knaresborough is an historic Market town and Spa town in the Borough of Harrogate, North Yorkshire, England, located four miles The A6055 is a seven mile stretch of road in North Yorkshire. Harrogate (or Harrogate Spa) is a large wealthy Spa town in North Yorkshire, England. Leeds Bradford International Airport is located in the City of Leeds in West Yorkshire, England. The A59 is a major road in the United Kingdom that runs from Liverpool in Merseyside, to York in North Yorkshire. Kirk Deighton is a village and Civil parish in the Harrogate district of North Yorkshire, England.

Darrington to Bramham

A1(M) Motorway

Road of the United Kingdom

Length

14 miles (22. The United Kingdom Road Network is an extensive network of routes connecting its settlements The network is of varied quality and capacity The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located 5 km)

Direction

North - South

Start

End

Construction dates

1999 - 2006

Motorways joined

41 -

M62 motorway
43 -

M1 motorway

This section opened in sections:

Junctions 43 to 44 opened in 1999

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Junctions 40 to 43 opened in 2005 & 2006

This is the most recent upgrade of the road, which upgraded the previous two-lane dual carriageway, much of which was on a substandard alignment to a dual 3-lane motorway. 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 Motorway is a term for both a type of Road and a classification or designation The northern section of the upgrade, bypassing Fairburn village opened to traffic in April 2005 with a temporary connection with the existing A1 between Fairburn and Brotherton. Fairburn is a small Village in North Yorkshire, England, approximately 10 miles (16 km to the east of Leeds, lying close to Brotherton is a village and Civil parish in the Selby district of North Yorkshire, England. The southern section, with a free-flow interchange with the M62 motorway opened to traffic on 13 January 2006. The M62 motorway is a west&ndasheast trans-Pennine Motorway in northern England, connecting the cities of Liverpool and Hull Events 532 - Nika riots in Constantinople. 888 - Odo Count of Paris becomes King of the Franks Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar.

Junctions

A1(M) Motorway
Northbound exits	Junction	Southbound exits
Road continues as A1 to Durham	J44	Leeds, York A64 Non-motorway traffic
Leeds, York A64	J44	Start of Motorway
No exit	J43	The SOUTH, Leeds M1
Leeds, Selby A63	J42	Selby A63
Hull, Goole, Manchester, Pontefract, Leeds M62	J41	Hull, Goole, Manchester, Pontefract, Leeds M62 Ferrybridge services
Start of motorway	J40	No exit
Knottingley A162 Non-motorway traffic Ferrybridge services	J40	Road continues as A1 to Doncaster

Doncaster Bypass

A1(M) Motorway

Road of the United Kingdom

Length

15 miles (24. Leeds ( is located on the River Aire in West Yorkshire, England York ( is an historic Walled city sited at the confluence of the rivers Ouse and Foss in North Yorkshire, England. The A64 is a trunk road in England which links Leeds, York and Scarborough. Southern England is an imprecise term used to refer to the southern Counties of England. Selby is a town and Civil parish in North Yorkshire, England. The A63 is a major Road in Yorkshire, England between Leeds and Kingston upon Hull (aka Hull Kingston upon Hull ( almost invariably referred Goole is a Town, Civil parish and port located approximately inland on the River Ouse in the East Riding of Yorkshire, Pontefract is a Market town in West Yorkshire, England near the A1 (or Great North Road the M62 motorway, and Castleford. The M62 motorway is a west&ndasheast trans-Pennine Motorway in northern England, connecting the cities of Liverpool and Hull Knottingley is a town within the Metropolitan borough of the City of Wakefield in West Yorkshire, England on the River Aire and the The United Kingdom Road Network is an extensive network of routes connecting its settlements The network is of varied quality and capacity The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located 1 km)

Direction

North - South

Start

Blyth

End

Carcroft

Construction dates

1961 - complete route

Motorways joined

35 -

M18 motorway

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Junctions

A1(M) Motorway
Northbound exits	Junction	Southbound exits
Road continues as A1 to Wetherby	J38	South Elmsall, Ackworth, Wakefield A638 Non-motorway traffic
South Elmsall, Ackworth, Wakefield A638	J38	Start of Motorway
Barnsley, Thurnscoe A635	J37	Barnsley, Thurnscoe A635
Doncaster, Doncaster Railport, Conisbrough A630	J36	Doncaster, Doncaster Railport, Conisbrough A630
Sheffield, Rotherham Hull, Scunthorpe, Doncaster Robin Hood Airport M18	J35	Sheffield, Rotherham Hull, Scunthorpe, Robin Hood Airport M18
Start of motorway	J34 Terminus	The SOUTH, Newark A1 Bawtry A614 Blyth B6045 Blyth services

Alconbury to Peterborough

A1(M) Motorway

Road of the United Kingdom

Length

14 miles (22. South Elmsall is a small Town to the east of Hemsworth in the City of Wakefield district of West Yorkshire, England. Ackworth is a village in the metropolitan borough of Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England, situated between Pontefract, Barnsley and Wakefield lies at the heart of the City of Wakefield, a Metropolitan borough of West Yorkshire, England. The A638 is a main road in England that runs between Nottinghamshire and West Yorkshire. Barnsley is a town in South Yorkshire, England. It lies on the River Dearne, north of the city of Sheffield, and west of Doncaster Thurnscoe is a Village in the metropolitan borough of Barnsley in South Yorkshire, England. The A635 is a main road that runs between Manchester and Doncaster running east-west through Stalybridge, Saddleworth Moor, Holmfirth Conisbrough (frequently misspelled Conisborough) is a small town located roughly midway between Doncaster and Rotherham in South Yorkshire The A630 is an A road in the United Kingdom. It runs between Sheffield city centre and junction 4 of the M18 motorway, passing through Rotherham Sheffield ( is a city and Metropolitan borough in South Yorkshire, England Rotherham ( is a large town in South Yorkshire, England. It lies on the River Don, close to its confluence with the River Rother, between Scunthorpe is a town within North Lincolnshire, England. It is the administrative centre of the North Lincolnshire Unitary authority Robin Hood Airport Doncaster Sheffield is an international Airport located at the former RAF Finningley airbase in Finningley, South Yorkshire The M18 is a Motorway in Yorkshire, England. It runs from Rotherham to Goole and is approximately long Bawtry is a small market town which lies at the point where the Great North Road crosses the River Idle in South Yorkshire, England. The A614 is a main road in England running through the counties of Nottinghamshire and Yorkshire. Blyth is a Village in the County of Nottinghamshire, in the Midlands of England, north west of East Retford, on the B roads are numbered routes in Great Britain of lesser importance than A roads See the article Great Britain road numbering scheme for the rationale behind The United Kingdom Road Network is an extensive network of routes connecting its settlements The network is of varied quality and capacity The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located 5 km)

Direction

North - South

Start

Alconbury

End

Peterborough

Construction dates

1998 - Complete Route

Motorways joined

none

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Junctions

A1(M) Motorway
Northbound exits	Junction	Southbound exits
Road continues as A1 to Newark	J17	Peterborough A1139 Peterborough services Non-motorway traffic
Peterborough A1139 Peterborough services	J17	Start of Motorway
Yaxley, Stilton A15	J16	Yaxley, Stilton A15
Sawtry B1043	J15	Sawtry B1043
No exit	J14	Alconbury, Huntingdon, Cambridge, Felixstowe A14 (M11) London THE CITY and EAST
Start of Motorway	J14	No exit
Alconbury Non-motorway traffic	J14	Road continues as A1 to Sandy

M25 to Stotfold

A1(M) Motorway

Road of the United Kingdom

Length

23 miles (37 km)

Direction

North - South

Start

South Mimms

Hatfield
Welwyn Garden City
Stevenage

End

Stotfold

Construction dates

1962 - 1986

Motorways joined

1 -

M25 motorway