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The A41 is a former major trunk road in England that links London and Birkenhead, although as stated below it has now largely been superseded by motorways. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. Birkenhead is a town within the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral in Merseyside, England. A trunk road, trunk highway, or strategic road is a major Road &mdashusually connecting two or more cities, Ports Airports 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 London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. Birkenhead is a town within the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral in Merseyside, England. It passes through or near various towns and cities including Watford, Hemel Hempstead, Aylesbury, Solihull, Birmingham, West Bromwich, Wolverhampton, Whitchurch, Chester and Ellesmere Port. Watford (ˈwɒtfəd) is a town and district in Hertfordshire, England, situated 19 miles (30 km northwest of London Hemel Hempstead is a Town in Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom with a Population of 81143 at the United Kingdom Census See also Aylesbury Urban Area Aylesbury is the County town of Buckinghamshire in south east England. Solihull (ˈsɒlɪhʌl or /ˈsəʊlihʌl/ is a large town in the West Midlands of England, with a population of 94753 Birmingham ( ˈbɜːmɪŋəm Ber -ming-um West Bromwich ( is a town within the Metropolitan Borough of Sandwell, in the West Midlands, England Whitchurch is a Market town in North Shropshire, England. It is the oldest continuously inhabited town in Shropshire. Chester is the County town of Cheshire, England. Lying on the River Dee, close to the border with Wales, it is home to 77040 Ellesmere Port is a large industrial town and cargo port in the district of Ellesmere Port and Neston, Cheshire, England, situated in the south of the
It follows part of the line of the old Roman road, Akeman Street. The Roman Roads were essential for the growth of the Roman Empire, by enabling the Romans to move armies and trade goods and to communicate news Akeman Street was a major Roman road in England that linked London to the Fosse Way at Cirencester.
With the opening of the M40 right through to its link up with the M42 near Birmingham in 1990, much of the route has been downgraded, and renumbered accordingly. The M40 Motorway is a motorway in the English Transport network that connects London to Birmingham. For other uses of the term M42, please see M42. The M42 motorway is a major road in England. Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) The section between Bicester and the M42 near Solihull no longer possesses this number as a result, being known as the A4141 and A4177 between Solihull and Warwick and the B4100 between Warwick and Bicester. Bicester ( IPA /ˈbɪstɚ/ is a town in the Cherwell district of north-eastern Oxfordshire in England. Much of the route is an adequate alternative to the M40, except sections in Oxfordshire at Adderbury (where the road has a sharp turn at traffic lights) and in Northamptonshire at Aynho, where the road narrows. History See also History of Oxfordshire The county of Oxfordshire was formed in the early years of the 10th century and is broadly situated in the The village of Adderbury is in northern Oxfordshire, England, on the edge of the Cotswolds. Northamptonshire (or archaically the County of Northampton; abbreviated Northants Aynho (formerly spelt Aynhoe) is a village in South Northamptonshire, England.
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Route
London to Watford
The southern section begins near Marble Arch in London, at the junction with Oxford Street (A40), near Selfridges. Marble Arch is a white Carrara Marble monument near Speakers' Corner in Hyde Park, at the western end of Oxford Street in Oxford Street is a major thoroughfare in London, England in the City of Westminster. For other uses see A40, for details of the A40 in london see A40 road (London. Selfridges is a chain of Department stores in the United Kingdom. The north-bound traffic uses Gloucester Place, and the south-bound uses Baker Street. Baker Street is a street in the Marylebone district of the City of Westminster in London. It is the main route from the West End of London to/from the north (M1). The M1 is a major south – north Motorway in England primarily connecting London to Leeds, where The road crosses Marylebone Road close to Madame Tussauds, Baker St tube station, and Marylebone railway station. Marylebone Road (ˈmɑrləboʊn is an important thoroughfare in central London, within the City of Westminster. Close to Regents Park, the two directions begin as one road. For other meanings see Regent's Park (disambiguation Regent's Park (officially The Regent's Park) is one of the Royal Parks The road passes near Lord's Cricket Ground and Abbey Road Studios (Abbey Road runs parallel to the A41). Lord's Cricket Ground (generally known as Lord's) is a cricket Abbey Road Studios, established in November 1931 by EMI in London, England, is a Recording studio located at number 3 Abbey Road, Abbey Road is a thoroughfare located in the borough of Camden and the City of Westminster in London running roughly northwest to southeast through It passes through Swiss Cottage, before becoming dual-carriageway on Hendon Way. Swiss Cottage is a landmark of north-west London in the London Borough of Camden. It intersects with the North Circular Road near Brent Cross shopping centre. Brent Cross (also known as Brent X in London is best known as the first shopping centre of its kind to be built in the UK. The road passes through Hendon and begins to run parallel with the M1. Hendon is a London suburban development situated 7 miles (113 km north west of Charing Cross. The M1 is a major south – north Motorway in England primarily connecting London to Leeds, where From the junction with the A5150 (close to the Metropolitan Police's police college and the RAF Museum), it runs directly next to the M1. "Metropolitan Police" redirects here See also Metropolitan police. The Royal Air Force Museum ( RAF Museum) is a Museum dedicated to the history of Aviation, and the British Royal Air Force in particular It overlaps the A1 at Five Ways Corner, which is also junction 2 of the M1, with the section known as Watford Way. It passes through Mill Hill, and separates with the A1 at a roundabout at Apex Corner. Mill Hill is a place in the London Borough of Barnet. It is a suburb situated 9 miles (14 It heads west, crossing the M1, the runs parallel to the A5 near Edgware. Edgware is a suburb of North London situated north-west of Charing Cross. Near Elstree, it meets the M1 at junction 4, then meets the A5 at a roundabout, where the A5 becomes the A5183, near an Esso petrol station, Aldenham Reservoir and Hilfield Park Reservoir. Elstree is a Village in the Hertsmere borough of Hertfordshire on the A5, north of London. The A5183 road is the A5 road in disguise It covers the road from Junction 9 of the M1 motorway to Edgware in London, largely along Watling Exxon is a brand of fuel sold by ExxonMobil. History Exxon formally replaced the Esso, Enco, It runs next to the M1 and enters Hertfordshire close to Bushey. Hertfordshire (ˈhɑːtfədʃə(r, abbreviated Herts) is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in the East region of For other meanings see Bushi and similar. Bushey (population 24000 is a Town in the Hertsmere borough of Hertfordshire This section is known as Elton Way, which ends at a roundabout with the B462 (for Aldenham) and near Patchett's Equestrian Centre. The next section is dual-carriageway.
Running parallel to the M1, it intersects at junction 5, known as the Berrygrove Interchange or Aldenham Terminal, the original endpoint of the M1 pre-1967. This article is about the village in Hertfordshire For the London Transport Bus Overhaul Works see Aldenham Works. The road passes over the River Colne east and north of Watford as a bypass, meeting the A412 at Garston at the Dome roundabout with a Shell and Sainsburys petrol stations as well as an Asda. The Colne is a River in England. It flows mainly through Hertfordshire and forms the boundary between the South Bucks district of Buckinghamshire 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 A412 is a road in England that links Slough and Watford. It was previously the main artery for this corridor prior to the construction of the Royal Dutch Shell plc, commonly known simply as Shell, is a multinational oil company of Dutch and British origins J Sainsbury plc ( is the parent company of Sainsbury's Supermarkets Ltd commonly known as Sainsbury's (also Sainsbury and JS) the third largest Asda is a United Kingdom Supermarket chain which retails food clothing and general merchandise There is the West Herts College (Leggatts Campus). The road passes the North Watford mosque and nearby Leavesden Film Studios before meeting the £4. A "mosque" in English refers to all types of buildings dedicated for Islamic worship although there is a distinction in Arabic between the smaller privately owned mosque and the larger Leavesden Film Studios is a Film and media complex constructed on the site of the former Rolls-Royce factory at Leavesden Aerodrome which was an important 5m junction with the A405 opened in April 1978. List of A roads beginning with 4 in Great Britain starting north of the A4 and south/west of the A5. It crosses the River Gade / Grand Union Canal by a dogleg known as Hunton Bridge and meets the M25 at the Hunton Bridge Interchange, also junction 20. The River Gade is a river in England. It rises from a spring in the Chalk of the Chiltern Hills at Dagnall and flows through The Grand Union Canal in England is part of the British canal system. To see information about the M25 motorway under construction in Ireland, see N25 road. The old route through Kings Langley is now the A4251. Kings Langley is an historic English Village 21 miles north west of central London on the southern edge of the Chiltern Hills and now part of
Watford to Tring
North of the M25 the road is a near motorway standard "A" road with all junctions grade-separated via underpasses or flyovers, but curves and gradients a little steeper. Motorway is a term for both a type of Road and a classification or designation Grade separation is the process of aligning a junction of two or more transport axes at different heights ( There are no hard shoulders but frequent lay-bys. A hard shoulder, or simply shoulder, is a reserved area by the verge of a Road or Motorway. A rest area, travel plaza, rest stop, or service area is a public facility located next to a large thoroughfare such as a Highway, Expressway It climbs through the Chiltern Hills and there are many scenic vistas of rolling hills and wooded valleys. The Chiltern Hills are a Chalk Escarpment in Southeast England. A descent into the valley of the River Bulbourne takes it across water meadows just outside Hemel Hempstead at Boxmoor. The River Bulbourne runs from Dudswell in Northchurch, through Berkhamsted and Bourne End to where it joins the River Gade at Two Waters in Hemel Hempstead is a Town in Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom with a Population of 81143 at the United Kingdom Census Boxmoor, or Boxmoor Village is a district of Dacorum in Hertfordshire, England. There are GSJ's with the A414, A4251 and A416. More striking open country is encountered north of here passing west of Berkhamsted. Berkhamsted is a historic town of some 19000 people It is situated in the west of Hertfordshire, between the towns of Tring and Hemel Hempstead. It passes the National Film Archive. Before Tring, near Wigginton, it crosses the Icknield Way Path and Chiltern Way. Wigginton ( Wigentone - 1086 is a large village running north-south and perched at 730ft on the edge of the Chiltern Hills in the county of Hertfordshire This page refers to the modern footpath Icknield Way Path which follows part of the course of the older Icknield Way. The Chiltern Way is a waymarked Long-distance footpath in southern England in the United Kingdom. An impressive arched footbridge spans the road just near the summit before it passes just east of Tring (for the Ridgeway footpath) and descends the Chiltern scarp into the Vale of Aylesbury. Tring is a small Market town in the Chiltern Hills in Hertfordshire, England. For other meanings see Ridgeway. The Ridgeway is an ancient trackway described as Britain's oldest road In Geomorphology, an escarpment is a transition zone between different physiogeographic provinces that involves a sharp steep Elevation differential characterized
Tring - Bicester
The Tring bypass was built in 1973 as the A41(M) motorway, the first section of the Watford-Tring Motorway, although this section has been downgraded since July 6th 1987. Tring is a small Market town in the Chiltern Hills in Hertfordshire, England. Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. The A41(M) was originally designed to run from Tring via what is now M25 junction 19a to M1 junction 5. Tring is a small Market town in the Chiltern Hills in Hertfordshire, England. To see information about the M25 motorway under construction in Ireland, see N25 road. The M1 is a major south – north Motorway in England primarily connecting London to Leeds, where It starts with the junction with the A4251 (former A41) and B4635 (former route through Tring), and passes through Tring Park. Tring Park is a large Country house near Tring, Hertfordshire. The Tring bypass ends with the border of Hertfordshire, at the junction with the B4635, B4009 (former route through Aston Clinton) and B488. Hertfordshire (ˈhɑːtfədʃə(r, abbreviated Herts) is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in the East region of
The section to Tring was finally built in the early 1990s, although to a lower standard and only as far as M25 junction 20. The 1990s collectively refers to the years between and including 1990 and 1999 To see information about the M25 motorway under construction in Ireland, see N25 road. There were two sections - the seven-mile £23. 9m Berkhamsted bypass, opened September 1993 and five-mile £32. Berkhamsted is a historic town of some 19000 people It is situated in the west of Hertfordshire, between the towns of Tring and Hemel Hempstead. 7m Kings Langley bypass, opened August 1993. Kings Langley is an historic English Village 21 miles north west of central London on the southern edge of the Chiltern Hills and now part of The road traverses the Chiltern Hills. The Chiltern Hills are a Chalk Escarpment in Southeast England.
On October 3rd 2003, this section was extended to the three-mile £25m Aston Clinton Bypass, which was originally intended to be built at the same time as the two sections further south. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Aston Clinton is a Village and Civil parish that sits close to the main A41 road in Buckinghamshire, England between Tring It enters Buckinghamshire and the district of Aylesbury Vale. Buckinghamshire (abbreviated Bucks) is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan home county in South East England. It crosses the Grand Union Canal, and there is a junction with the B489, and finishes at a roundabout, becoming Aston Clinton Road. The Grand Union Canal in England is part of the British canal system. The road goes straight through Aylesbury, which is a bottleneck. Metaphorically a bottleneck is a section of a route with a carrying capacity substantially below that characterising other sections of the same route It meets the A4157 at a roundabout as Tring Road, and the next roundabout is near Aylesbury Grammar School and a Tesco. Aylesbury Grammar School is a single-sex male Grammar school in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, England, which educates 1250 pupils Tesco plc is a British -based international grocery and general merchandising retail chain It meets the A418 ring-road and becomes Exchange Street, then meets the A413 from Wendover at a roundabout and becomes Friarage Road, passing close to a Morrisons and the train station. The A418 road is a main Trunk road in Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire in England that leads from the A505 just north of Ascott The The A413 is a major Road in England that links Gerrards Cross to Towcester. Wendover is a Market town that sits at the foot of the Chiltern Hills in Buckinghamshire, England. Wm Morrison Supermarkets PLC ( is the fourth largest chain of Supermarkets in the United Kingdom. Aylesbury railway station is the only Railway station in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, England. The A418 lefts to the left and it becomes Gatehouse Road, then at the next roundabout, it leaves to left as Bicester Road near the Texaco Aylesbury Service Station. Texaco is the name of an American oil retail brand Its flagship product is its fuel "Texaco with Techron" After four roundabouts, it crosses the River Thame. The River Thame (pronounced as "tame" is a River in southern England. It passes under a railway line, then through Waddesdon, then passes close to Westcott near the former airfield of RAF Westcott. Waddesdon is a Village within the Aylesbury Vale district in Buckinghamshire, England, 6 miles from Aylesbury on the A41 Westcott is a Village and also a Civil parish within Aylesbury Vale district in Buckinghamshire, England. RAF Westcott was a World War II Royal Air Force station in Buckinghamshire. At Kingswood, it passes the Crooked Billet and Plough and Anchor pubs. Kingswood is a hamlet either side of the A41 from Waddesdon to Bicester and between the Villages of Ludgershall and It enters Oxfordshire and the district of Cherwell, and at Blackthorn it crosses the River Ray and meets a low bridge of 14 feet. History See also History of Oxfordshire The county of Oxfordshire was formed in the early years of the 10th century and is broadly situated in the See also Cherwell local elections Blackthorn is a village and Civil parish in the Cherwell district of Oxfordshire, England.
Bicester - Solihull
The £5. 7m two-mile first stage of the Bicester bypass opened in November 1990, with the two-mile £3. 9m second stage (part of the A421 section to Wendlebury) opened in May 1993, and has many roundabouts. Since 1993, the road now heads south-west where it officially becomes part of the M40 at junction 9, meeting with the A34 (which also overlaps the M40 to Birmingham - to draw traffic off the previous routes). The M40 Motorway is a motorway in the English Transport network that connects London to Birmingham. The A34 is a major road in England. It runs from the A6042 in Salford to Winchester in Hampshire. The former route went through Warwick. Warwick (ˈwɒrɪk worrick (silent w in middle is the County town of Warwickshire, England. From here to the M42, the original route is now mainly designated as the B4100 (multiplexing at points with the current A361 and A422 through Banbury, plus the A452 and A425 approaching and through Warwick) followed by the A4177 and A4141, the latter two both excellent wide roads. At junction 5 of the M42, the A41 follows its old course. Further north, the road bypasses Solihull and goes through the city centres of Birmingham and Wolverhampton. Solihull (ˈsɒlɪhʌl or /ˈsəʊlihʌl/ is a large town in the West Midlands of England, with a population of 94753 Birmingham ( ˈbɜːmɪŋəm Ber -ming-um
Solihull - Wolverhampton
Now as an A road, the road manifests from the junction (opened in November 1976) with the A4141 and M42 near Berry Hall Farm (Picture), and crosses the River Blythe and bypasses Solihull. Berry Hall Farm is a moated fifteenth century half-timbered property located on Ravenshaw Lane in central Solihull. The Blythe is a river in the English Midlands which runs from Warwickshire through borough of Solihull and on to Coleshill. Solihull (ˈsɒlɪhʌl or /ˈsəʊlihʌl/ is a large town in the West Midlands of England, with a population of 94753 The former route through Solihull is now the B4025 and B425, which passes Solihull School. Solihull School is a British Independent school situated near the centre of Solihull, West Midlands, England and it dates back to 1560 The A41 has a staggered junction with the B4102 (for Solihull and Catherine-de-Barnes) near the BUPA Parkway Hospital. Catherine-de-Barnes (known to locals as Catney) is a village within the Metropolitan Borough of Solihull in the English county of West Midlands Bupa is a Healthcare organisation with bases on three continents and more than seven million customers in 192 countries At Lode Heath, there is crossroads with the B425 (for Solihull Hospital) where the road is the Seven Star Road. The A41 resumes the old route at another junction with the B425, becoming Warwick Road, which is the name of the route all the way into Birmingham. At Worlds End there is the Shell Solihull garage on the left. Royal Dutch Shell plc, commonly known simply as Shell, is a multinational oil company of Dutch and British origins Next is Ulverley Green and it passes the BP Mereside garage on the right and passes under the Chiltern Main Line (for Leamington) near Olton station, Olton Library and Olton Reservoir. BP plc, previously known as British Petroleum, is the third largest global Energy company, a multinational oil company (" Oil major The Chiltern Main Line is an intercity regional and commuter main line Railway in the United Kingdom, part of the British railway system. Leamington Spa, properly Royal Leamington Spa, commonly Leamington (ˈlɛmɪŋtən and "Leam" to locals is a Spa town in central Olton railway station serves the Olton area of Solihull, in the West Midlands of England. Olton Mere, or Olton Reservoir ( is a Canal feeder Reservoir in the Olton district of Solihull, West Midlands, England At the junction with the B4514, there is a Tesco petrol station and the road enters the city of Birmingham. Tesco plc is a British -based international grocery and general merchandising retail chain Birmingham ( ˈbɜːmɪŋəm Ber -ming-um The B4514 leads onto Olton Boulevard and can be used to bypass Acocks Green, although there is one section to be completed near Sparkhill. It passes Archbishop Ilsey RC School at Acocks Green, then meets the B4146 and B4217 at a roundabout near a Sainsburys. Acocks Green is an area and ward of south Birmingham, England. J Sainsbury plc ( is the parent company of Sainsbury's Supermarkets Ltd commonly known as Sainsbury's (also Sainsbury and JS) the third largest It meets the A4040 ring road at a staggered junction and crosses the Birmingham -Stratford Line near Tyseley station and the Tyseley Locomotive Works. The A4040 is the Outer Ring Road in Birmingham, England. It is the route followed by the Birmingham Outer Circle Bus route Stratford-upon-Avon (ˌstrætfɚd əpɒn ˈɛɪvən is a Market town and Civil parish in south Warwickshire, England. Tyseley railway station serves the district of Tyseley in Birmingham, West Midlands, England. Tyseley Locomotive Works is the engineering operation supporting Vintage Trains, the operating wing which together form the Birmingham Railway Museum Trust. At Sparkhill, it crosses the River Cole and meets the B4145 at a roundabout near Golden Hillock School. Sparkhill is an area of Birmingham, England, situated between Springfield, Hall Green and Sparkbrook. This article is about the River Cole in the West Midlands go to River Cole Wiltshire for the other river At Sparkbrook, it meets the A34 Stratford Road and there is a crossroads with the A4540 and B4126. Sparkbrook is an area in south-east Birmingham, England. It is one of the four wards forming the Hall Green formal district within The A34 is a major road in England. It runs from the A6042 in Salford to Winchester in Hampshire. The two main routes overlap around central Birmingham and meet the A4540 Middleway inner ring road. The A4540 is a Ring Road in Birmingham, England, also known as the Middle Ring Road or the Middleway The former route of the A41 through inner Birmingham is now the B4100 heading past the Digbeth National Express coach station, and passes near St Chad's RC Cathedral. Digbeth is an area of Birmingham, England. It is also the name of the main road through the area National Express Group plc ( is a UK -based Transport group with headquarters in London that operates Bus, coach, rail Digbeth coach Station in Birmingham, West Midlands, England is owned and operated by National Express. The Cathedral Basilica of Saint Chad is the seat of the Roman Catholic Province of Birmingham, England, a province of the Catholic Church in Great The A41 resumes at Constitution Hill near Snow Hill train station, passing through Hockley where it meets the northern section of the A4540. Birmingham Snow Hill is a railway station and tram stop in the centre of Birmingham, England on the site of a much larger station which was built by For the other place near Birmingham see Hockley Heath. Hockley is a central district in the city of Birmingham, England. There is a staggered junction with the A4040 as the road passes through Handsworth (at this point known as Soho Road) which is a particular bottleneck with narrow lanes, on-street parking and several close-set junction, often very badly congested. At the Hawthorns in West Bromwich it enters the borough of Sandwell. West Bromwich ( is a town within the Metropolitan Borough of Sandwell, in the West Midlands, England History of the Borough The borough was formed on 1 April 1974 as a merger of the County boroughs of Warley (associated with Worcestershire It meets the M5 at junction 1, where it also meets the A4168. This article is about the M5 motorway in England See M5 for other roads numbered "M5" In 2004, there were plans to re-route the road between Birmingham & West Bromwich along the current A457 via Smethwick & up to the M5 at Junction 1 along the current A4168. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Smethwick (pronounced 'Smethick' is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Sandwell, in the West Midlands of England. This article is about the M5 motorway in England See M5 for other roads numbered "M5" These plans were scrapped soon after. It bypasses West Bromwich on a dual-carriageway called the Expressway. There is a roundabout with the A4031 and the former route follows the A4196 from a roundabout. The new route is called the Black Country New Road, and crosses the Midland Metro tram near Guns Village. The Black Country is a loosely defined area of the English West Midlands conurbation, to the north and west of Birmingham, and to the south and east of Wolverhampton Jewellry Quarter railway station train and tram - Birmingham - 2005-10-14 There is a roundabout with the B4149 at Swan Village. From the roundabout with the A461 (for Dudley) at Great Bridge, it overlaps the A461 (to Walsall), crosses the Tame Valley Canal, meets the A4037 at a roundabout and goes under the Midland Metro near Wednesbury Parkway station. The A461 is a main road in Great Britain that links Lichfield in Staffordshire, with Stourbridge, West Midlands, passing through Walsall Dudley ( is a large town in the West Midlands, England, with a population of 194919. The A461 is a main road in Great Britain that links Lichfield in Staffordshire, with Stourbridge, West Midlands, passing through Walsall Walsall ( is a large industrial town in the West Midlands of England. The Tame Valley Canal is a relatively late ( 1844) Canal in the West Midlands of England. List of A roads beginning with 4 in Great Britain starting north of the A4 and south/west of the A5. Wednesbury Parkway tram stop is a Tram stop in Wednesbury in the Black Country, England. The A461 heads off to junction 9 of the M6 & Walsall. This article concerns the M6 motorway in England There are also M6 motorways in Russia (see Caspian Highway) Hungary (see M6 motorway Walsall ( is a large industrial town in the West Midlands of England. The A41 follows the old route from the next roundabout and enters the borough of Walsall. Walsall ( is a large industrial town in the West Midlands of England. At the junction with the A4444 it crosses the Walsall Canal. The Walsall Canal is a narrow (7 foot canal seven miles long forming part of the Birmingham Canal Navigations, and passing around the western side of Walsall, There are junctions with the A4098 (where the road enters the borough of Wolverhampton) and B4163. The road goes straight through the middle of Bilston, where it meets the dual-carriageway A463 Black Country Route at a busy roundabout. Bilston is a town in England 's West Midlands region ( Wolverhampton) List of A roads beginning with 4 in Great Britain starting north of the A4 and south/west of the A5. The Black Country Route is a road in the West Midlands region of England. Close by is the Bilston Central station, near Morrisons. Bilston Central tram stop is a Tram stop in Bilston near Wolverhampton, England. Wm Morrison Supermarkets PLC ( is the fourth largest chain of Supermarkets in the United Kingdom. There is a junction with the B4484 (for the A454) near The Crescent station. The Crescent tram stop is a Tram stop in Bilston near Wolverhampton, England. At Priestfield, it meets the B4162, and passes the City of Wolverhampton College Wellington Road Campus (Bilston) near Priestfield station. From here, the Midland Metro runs down the centre of the road. There is a roundabout with the A4126 and the road passes under the Wolverhampton loop of the West Coast Main Line at Monmore Green, and crosses the Birmingham Canal. The West Coast Main Line (WCML is a busy mixed-traffic railway route in the United Kingdom. Monmore Green is an area of Wolverhampton, West Midlands, England. It overlaps the A4150 Wolverhampton Ring Road, then passes West Park Hospital and crosses the Staffordshire & Worcestershire Canal. The Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal is a narrow navigable Canal in the Midlands of England, passing through the counties of Staffordshire It passes through Tettenhall, past Tettenhall College. Tettenhall is a historic part of the city of Wolverhampton, England.
Wolverhampton - Newport
It leaves the borough of Wolverhampton near Wergs where it crosses the River Penk. The River Penk is a small river flowing though Staffordshire, England. It passes Wrottesley Hall, where there is a golf course. There is a junction with the A464 (for Shifnal), and the road enters Shropshire. Shifnal is a small market town in Shropshire, England. It forms part of the Bridgnorth district of Shropshire and The Wrekin constituency. Shropshire (ˈʃrɒpʃɪə/ /-ʃə alternatively known as Salop or abbreviated in print only Shrops, is a county in the It crosses the Wolverhampton to Shrewsbury Line on the Albrighton bypass. Albrighton is a large village (population 4157 in the 2001 census in the Bridgnorth district of Shropshire, England. The Monarch's Way crosses and the road passes close to the RAF Museum at Cosford (through the middle of the RAF base). The Monarch's Way is a long-distance footpath in England that approximates the escape route taken by King Charles II in 1651 after being DCAE Cosford (Defence College of Aeronautical Engineering Cosford (previously RAF Cosford) is a Royal Air Force station in Cosford, Shropshire There is the M54 junction 3 and the road passes through Tong, and is crossed by the Monarchs Way. The M54 is a 23 mile (37 km) east-west Motorway in the English counties of Shropshire and Staffordshire. Close by to the east is one of the sites of the V Festival at Weston Park. The V Festival is an annual music festival in England, the first to be held simultaneously at two sites - currently Hylands Park in Chelmsford and Weston Park is a Country house in Weston-under-Lizard, Staffordshire, England, set in more than 1000 acres (4 km² of park landscaped The road meets the A5 at a roundabout, which is on the border with Staffordshire. Staffordshire (abbreviated Staffs) is a landlocked county in the West Midlands region of England. At Weston Heath, there is a junction with the B5314. At the junction of the B4379, the road enters Telford and Wrekin. Towns villages and other settlements Settlements in Telford and Wrekin - Coalbrookdale Crudgington Edgmond Nearby is Woodcote Hall (now a nursing home). The five mile £6m Newport bypass opened in early 1985. Newport is a Market town in the borough of Telford and Wrekin and ceremonial county of Shropshire, England, some north of The former route went through Chetwynd Aston. Newport is home of the Harper Adams agricultural college, at Edgmond. Edgmond is a village in the borough of Telford and Wrekin and ceremonial county of Shropshire, England. The road meets the A518 (for Telford) at a roundabout. Telford ( ˈtɛlfɚd is a large new town in the borough of Telford and Wrekin and ceremonial county of Shropshire, England, There is another roundabout with the A518 for the eastern direction (which passes nearby Aqualate Park). There is a roundabout with the A519 and B5062 (for Whitchurch).
Newport - Whitchurch
The road rejoins the old route and passes Chetwynd Park. It passes Standford Hall, crosses the River Meese and goes through Standford Bridge, then re-enters Shropshire. Shropshire (ˈʃrɒpʃɪə/ /-ʃə alternatively known as Salop or abbreviated in print only Shrops, is a county in the The £1. 5m Hinstock Bypass opened in late 1983. Hinstock is a village and Civil parish in North Shropshire, England. It passes through High Heath, Shakeford, Crickmery which is near Wistanswick. Nearby is RAF Ternhill near Stoke Heath, a former wartime fighter base and a HM Young Offender Institution. RAF Ternhill is a small Royal Air Force station at Ternhill in Shropshire, near the towns of Newport and Market Drayton. The road crosses the River Tern, meets the A53 at a roundabout with a Total garage at Ternhill. For the bird see River Tern (bird The River Tern (also historically known as the Tearne) is a river in Shropshire, The A53 is a Primary route in northern England, that runs from Buxton in Derbyshire to Shrewsbury in Shropshire. Total SA () is an oil company headquartered in Paris, France, and one of the six " Supermajor " oil companies in the world Ternhill is a village in Shropshire, England, notable for its Royal Air Force training base ("Clive Barracks"/ RAF Ternhill) Close by at Market Drayton next to the A53, is Müller Dairy, maker of popular yoghurts. Market Drayton is a small Market town in north Shropshire, England Molkerei Alois Müller GmbH & Co KG (often called Müllermilch or simply Müller) is a German Dairy company based in Aretsried which is part Yoghurt, yogurt, yoghourt, youghurt or yogourt (see spelling below is a After Bletchley Manor, there is three miles of dual carriageway. At Sandford, there is the B5065, Sandford Hall and Darliston. The road passes through Prees Higher Heath near a former airfield (RAF Tilstock), and meets the A49 at a roundabout near Tilstock. The A49 is a major Road in western England, which traverses the Welsh Marches region The three-mile £13. 7m Whitchurch Bypass opened in July 1992, where the road meets the A49. Whitchurch is a Market town in North Shropshire, England. It is the oldest continuously inhabited town in Shropshire. The A49 is a major Road in western England, which traverses the Welsh Marches region
Whitchurch - Birkenhead
The final stretch of the road leaves Shropshire and heads north through Cheshire passing various castles such as Beeston and Peckforton. Beeston Castle is a Castle in Beeston, Cheshire, England ( perched on a rocky Sandstone crag above the Cheshire Plain Peckforton Castle is a Country house built in the style of a medieval Castle. The road bypasses Chester, before running through the suburbs of Ellesmere Port (where the road was downgraded for safety reasons in the early 1990s) it heads to the junction of the M53 and Merseyside border. Ellesmere Port is a large industrial town and cargo port in the district of Ellesmere Port and Neston, Cheshire, England, situated in the south of the The M53 is a 20 Mile (32 Km) Motorway in the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral and Cheshire on the Wirral Peninsula in Merseyside is a Metropolitan county in North West England, with a population of 1365900 At Bebington, the road goes past the Odeon cinema at Spital. Bebington is a small town and electoral ward within the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral, in Merseyside, England. Spital is a small Suburb located on the Wirral Peninsula, Merseyside, England. It goes through Port Sunlight, then there is a dual-carriageway section on the New Ferry and Rock Ferry bypass. Port Sunlight is a Model village on the Wirral Peninsula, Merseyside, England. New Ferry is a small town located on the Wirral Peninsula, Merseyside, England. Rock Ferry is an area of Birkenhead on the Wirral Peninsula, Merseyside, England. It passes an oil terminal and Green Lane railway station. Green Lane railway station serves the town of Birkenhead, Wirral, England, located in the south of the town The road finally ends in Birkenhead just near the mouth of the Queensway Tunnel which passes under the River Mersey and enters Liverpool to meet the start of the A59. The Queensway Tunnel is a Road Tunnel under the River Mersey, in the north west of England, between Liverpool and Birkenhead The A59 is a major road in the United Kingdom that runs from Liverpool in Merseyside, to York in North Yorkshire. The A41 passes a junction with the A554 and A552 near the Birkenhead bus station. The end of the road offers spectacular views over the Mersey to Liverpool at Woodside Ferry Terminal, the home of Ferry 'cross the Mersey. The Mersey Ferry is a Ferry service operating on the River Mersey in north west England, between Liverpool and the Wirral Peninsula
History of the road number
The original (1923) route of the A41 was Stanmore to Oakengates, meeting the A5 at both ends. Stanmore is a place in the London Borough of Harrow, England It is a suburban development situated 11 miles (18 km north west of Charing Cross. Oakengates is a Town in the borough of Telford and Wrekin and ceremonial county of Shropshire, England, and now forms part of the
The A41 has since been extended at both ends. The northern extension dates from 1935. In Shropshire, the A41 swapped places with the A464 and the A529; the original A464 ran from Kingswood Common to Nantwich, and the original A529 ran from Hinstock to Chester. North of Chester, the A41 replaced part of the A51.
The southern extension dates from after the Second world war. Watford Way was opened in about 1930 as the A5088. In 1935, it was renumbered A500, and it later became the A41.
See also
External links
- BBC News - Village gets bypass after 40 years - 03/10/2003
- Highways Agency - Aston Clinton scheme page.
- CBRD - Futures - A41 Aston Clinton Bypass.
- Pathetic Motorways - A41(M)
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