- This article is about the road. For information on the aircraft, see Aero A.46. The Aero A46 was a Czechoslovakian military trainer Biplane that flew in prototype form in 1931.
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| A46 road | |
| Direction | Northeast-southwest |
| Start | Bath |
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Lincoln Newark-on-Trent Leicester Coventry Warwick Cheltenham |
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| End | Cleethorpes |
| Roads joined |  A1 road A1434 road M1 motorway M40 motorway A617 road |
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The A46 is a trunk road in 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 It largely follows the course of the Roman Fosse Way, from Lincoln to south Devon. 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 The Fosse Way was a Roman road in England that linked Exeter ( Isca Dumnoniorum) in South West England to Lincoln Lincoln (ˈlɪŋkən is a Cathedral city and County town of Lincolnshire, England. Devon is a large county in the South West of England. The county is also referred to as Devonshire, but that is an entirely unofficial name However, large portions of the old road have been lost, bypassed, or replaced by motorway development, and the present A46 is no longer a single, unbroken road along its entire route. Motorway is a term for both a type of Road and a classification or designation The A46 terminates at Bath, Somerset, and the remainder of the Fosse route to Exeter is followed by the A37 and A303 roads. Bath is a city in Somerset in the south west of England It is situated west of London and south-east of Bristol. Exeter ( (IPA ˈeksɪtər is a city, district and County town of Devon, England. The A37 is a major Road in southern England. It runs north from the A35 at Dorchester in Dorset into Somerset through The A303 is a Trunk road in England. It is the main road between Basingstoke in Hampshire and Honiton in Devon.
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Route
Cleethorpes - Lincoln
The A46 starts as Clee Road at Cleethorpes at a roundabout with the A1098 and the start of the A180, near Cleethorpes railway station. Cleethorpes is a town and Unparished area in North East Lincolnshire, England, situated on the Estuary of the River Humber. The A180 is a Primary route in northern England, that runs from the M180 motorway to Cleethorpes. Cleethorpes railway station is a rail terminus serving the town of Cleethorpes in North East Lincolnshire. It passes Lindsey Lower School on the left, and enters Old Clee. Old Clee is located in the Clee Road ( A46) and Carr Lane area of eastern Grimsby, North East Lincolnshire, England and adjoins the neighbouring It meets the A1031 at the Lovelane Corner roundabout becoming Weelsby Road and passes the King George V Stadium on the right and enters Weelsby. Weelsby is located in the Weelsby Road area of eastern Grimsby, North East Lincolnshire, England. It meets the B1213 from the right, then crosses the A16 Peaks Parkway and enters Wellow. 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 It heads into Grimsby, meeting the A1243 Bargate (former A16) near the Grimsby Institute at Fryston Corner. Grimsby (or archaically Great Grimsby) is a Seaport on the Humber Estuary in Lincolnshire, England. The Grimsby Institute of Further & Higher Education (often Grimsby Institute, formerly Grimsby College) is a College in North There is the Nuns Corner roundabout with the A1243 Scartho Road heading south. Scartho is a suburb located in the southern part of Grimsby, England, in the county of North East Lincolnshire. It becomes Laceby Road and passes between Nunsthorpe and Grange, passing St Mark's church. Laceby is a village in North East Lincolnshire, England, located on the A46 road just outside the western boundary of Grimsby. Nunsthorpe, or ' The Nunny' is a Suburb and Housing estate in the western part of Grimsby, North East Lincolnshire, England It meets the B1444 at the Bradley Crossroads roundabout, where the road becomes a dual carriageway and passes part of Bradley on the right (the rest of Bradley is further south). Bradley is a village in North East Lincolnshire which lies just outside the western boundary of Grimsby. At the Cottagers Plot roundabout, a Morrisons is on the right just past Laceby Acres. It becomes Grimsby Road and bypasses Laceby to the south. It meets the A18 at a roundabout. The A18 is a road in England that links Doncaster in South Yorkshire with Ludborough in Lincolnshire, via Scunthorpe. This was the old terminus of the A46, and what is now the A46 heading east into Grimsby used to be the A18. The road becomes the single carriageway Caistor Road and crosses the north part of the Lincolnshire Wolds. The Lincolnshire Wolds are a range of hills in the County of Lincolnshire, England. It bypasses Irby upon Humber and enters Lincolnshire and the district of West Lindsey. Irby upon Humber is a village in North East Lincolnshire near Laceby. Lincolnshire (abbreviated Lincs) is a county in the east of England. West Lindsey is a local government district in Lincolnshire, England. It bypasses Swallow to the north. Swallow is a small village in Lincolnshire, on the A46 road just northeast of Caistor. and passes the Swallow Inn. It becomes Grimsby Road and passes Cabourne and St Nicholas' church. Cabourne is a village in Lincolnshire, England It climbs a hill to meet the B1225, A1173, and A1084 just east of Caistor and near a collection of transmitters. See Caistor St Edmund for the Roman settlement in Norfolk or Caister-on-Sea for the town in Norfolk Caistor is a Georgian Town situated in It becomes the Caistor Bypass to the south of the town, passing though a large cutting and is crossed by the Viking Way. The Viking Way is a Long distance footpath in England running between the Humber Bridge in North Lincolnshire and Oakham It resumes the old route and passes through Nettleton where it meets the B1205 becoming Holton Road and passes the Salutation Inn on the left. Nettleton could be Nettleton Lincolnshire Nettleton Wiltshire Nettleton Mississippi Asahel Nettleton There is a right turn for Holton le Moor and the road crosses the Nottingham - Grimsby railway at a level crossing near the Hope Tavern. It meets the B1434 (for Moortown) from the right. Moortown is a hamlet within the Civil parish of South Kelsey in the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England The road becomes very straight and flat, passing though Middle Rasen Plantation and meets the A1103 from the right. At the junction with the B1202 (the former route), it bypasses Market Rasen, passing through Middle Rasen passing the Nags Head on the right, becoming Gallamore Lane where it overlaps the A631 from the left and becomes Gainsborough Road passing the Total Automania garage. Market Rasen is a town and Civil parish within the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. Total SA () is an oil company headquartered in Paris, France, and one of the six " Supermajor " oil companies in the world The A631 leaves to the right at a T junction, and the road becomes Lincoln Road. A 3-way junction (or 3-way intersection) is a type of Road junction with three arms There are sharp right and left turns and the road enters Faldingworth passing the Coach & Horses on the right and All Saints church. Faldingworth is a Village and Civil parish in the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. There is a right turn for Snarford and for Welton at Welton Hill near the Farmers Arms and the road becomes Market Rasen Road and bypasses Dunholme to the south then it passes close to the former RAF Dunholme Lodge near the Rix Centurion garage. Welton (or Welton by Lincoln) is a Village and Civil parish seven miles north of the city of Lincoln in the county of Dunholme is a village and Civil parish in the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. It becomes Welton Road and there are two left turns for Nettleham and it becomes Lincoln Road and passes the headquarters for Lincolnshire Police on the left before the Brown Cow Inn at Nettleham Heath. Nettleham is a large village and Civil parish within the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. Lincolnshire Police is the Home Office police force covering the Non-metropolitan county of Lincolnshire in the East Midlands of England It meets the A158 (for Skegness) and the B1182 (former route into Lincoln) at a roundabout. Skegness is a seaside town and Civil parish within the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England.
Lincoln - A606
The eight-mile £19m part-dual-carriageway Lincoln Relief Road opened in December 1985. It overlaps the A15. The A15 leaves to the right at the Riseholme roundabout, with the B1226 heading south into Lincoln. This article is about the fictional village in the novels of E The road becomes dual carriageway and traverses the Lincoln Cliff and enters the borough of Lincoln. The Lincoln Cliff is the portion of a major Escarpment that runs north-south through Lindsey and Kesteven, in central Lincolnshire and is It meets the A57 at the Carholme roundabout and enters North Kesteven and crosses the Lincoln - Gainsborough railway. The A57 is a major road in England. It runs east from Liverpool to Lincoln, via Warrington and Manchester, then through the North Kesteven is a local government district in Lincolnshire, England. Sheffield-Lincoln Sheffield Midland Darnall Woodhouse Kiveton Bridge It meets the B1378 (for Swanpool and Birchwood) at the Skellingthorpe roundabout, with a right exit for Skellingthorpe and becomes a single carriageway. Skellingthorpe is a large village in the North Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, located 4 miles / 6 Close to Birchwood, the road re-enters the borough of Lincoln, and meets the B1190 at the Doddington roundabout near the BP Doddington Road Filling Station and Damon's Diner, re-entering North Kesteven. BP plc, previously known as British Petroleum, is the third largest global Energy company, a multinational oil company (" Oil major The road passes the Pride of Lincoln to the right, and Ibis Hotel and large lakes to the left, crossing the Nottingham to Lincoln Line. Ibis is an international hotel company owned by Accor hotels It has 767 hotels worldwide with over 370 in France and most of the remainder elsewhere in Europe After bypassing Lincoln, it starts following the route of the old Fosse Way (bar bypasses) at the Hykeham roundabout with the A1434 (former route through Lincoln and North Hykeham), and the Total Thorpe-on-the-Hill Service Station near a Little Chef, McDonalds and Travelodge. The Fosse Way was a Roman road in England that linked Exeter ( Isca Dumnoniorum) in South West England to Lincoln North Hykeham is a technically a town immediately south of Lincoln, in the County of Lincolnshire, England. Total SA () is an oil company headquartered in Paris, France, and one of the six " Supermajor " oil companies in the world Little Chef is a chain of 180 roadside restaurants in the United Kingdom, founded in 1958 and owned by the UK private equity group RCapital typically Travelodge is the second largest budget hotel brand (behind Premier Inn) and third biggest hotel chain (by bedroom numbers - approximately 20000 in the United Kingdom This section to the A1 has always been very busy, as it is the main road to Lincoln. On July 10, 2003, the eight-mile (13 km) £28 million dual-carriageway Newark to Lincoln Improvement was opened by David Jamieson. Events 48 BC - Battle of Dyrrhachium, Julius Caesar barely avoids a catastrophic defeat to Pompey in Macedonia. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. David Charles Jamieson (born 18 May 1947) is a British Politician, formerly the Labour Party MP for the Plymouth Devonport Although a few junctions are grade-separated, there are roundabouts and side exits, popular with farmers. Grade separation is the process of aligning a junction of two or more transport axes at different heights ( A farmer is a person who raises living organisms for food or raw materials There is a right turn for Thorpe on the Hill. Thorpe on the Hill (most people refer to it as just "Thorpe") is a small village between Middleton and Rothwell in the City of Leeds There is the Halfway House roundabout for Swinderby, Witham St Hughs, Morton and Morton Hall women's prison. On the right is the Dovecote pub, and on the left is the former airfield of RAF Swinderby, the former trade-training centre for the RAF. RAF Swinderby was a Royal Air Force Bomber Command airfield opened in 1940 one of the last of the stations completed under the RAF's expansion plans started in the The village of Swinderby is to the right, and the road becomes the boundary of Lincolnshire and Nottingham for a mile. The road enters Nottinghamshire and the district of Newark and Sherwood, near a turn for Collingham, then the road bypasses Brough. Nottinghamshire (abbreviated Notts) is an English county in the East Midlands, which borders South Yorkshire, Lincolnshire, Leicestershire Newark and Sherwood is a local government district of eastern Nottinghamshire, England. Collingham is a village and Civil parish in Nottinghamshire, England. Brough is a hamlet in Nottinghamshire, England. It is located 5 miles to the north of Newark on Trent, on the A46 Fosse Way. The new section of road finishes at the roundabout with the A1133 (for (Gainsborough) near Winthorpe and the Newark Air Museum and the Newark Showground. Gainsborough is a town within the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. Winthorpe is a village located in Nottinghamshire, England, located 3 km northeast of Newark-on-Trent Nottinghamshire. Newark Air Museum is an Air museum located at Winthorpe, near Newark on Trent in Nottinghamshire, England. The next short section is extremely busy at peak times and needs grade-separating, especially with all of the petrol stations and restaurants using the junction as well. It is a dog's breakfast. The JET Interchange Service Station is on the right. Jet is the Filling station brand of ConocoPhillips, used in Europe. The A17 joins from the left at a roundabout, with the Total Winthorpe Service Station. The A17 road is a road linking Newark-on-Trent in Nottinghamshire, England, to King's Lynn in Norfolk. Total SA () is an oil company headquartered in Paris, France, and one of the six " Supermajor " oil companies in the world The national distribution centre for Currys has been built near this roundabout on the former airfield. Currys is an electrical Retailer in the UK and Republic of Ireland, and is owned by DSG International plc. The road crosses the A1. The six-mile (10 km) £34 million Newark-On-Trent Relief Road, opened in October 1990, and the former route is the B6166. Newark-on-Trent (generally shortened to Newark) is a Market town in Nottinghamshire in the East Midlands region of England. At the roundabout at the start of the bypass there is a KFC, Brewers Fayre and McDonalds. Kentucky Fried Chicken, usually known as KFC, is a chain of Fast food restaurants based in Louisville Kentucky. Brewers Fayre is a chain of around 150 licensed family and casual dining Restaurants in the United Kingdom owned by Whitbread. It crosses the East Coast Main Line and Nottingham to Lincoln Line, then meets the B6326, A616 (both former parts of the A1), and A617 (for Mansfield) near a large sugar beet factory for British Sugar. The East Coast Main Line ( ECML) is the electrified high-speed railway link between London and Edinburgh connecting Yorkshire, North East The A616 is a road which links Newark-on-Trent to the M1 motorway at Junction 30 then reappears at Junction 35A then goes onto Huddersfield. List of A roads beginning with 6 in Great Britain starting east of the A6 and A7 roads and west of the A1. Mansfield is a town in Nottinghamshire, England. It is the largest town in the County, lying on the River Maun, from which the name of the town Sugar beet ( Beta vulgaris L a member of the Chenopodiaceae family is a plant whose root contains a high concentration of Sucrose. British Sugar plc is a subsidiary of Associated British Foods and the sole British producer of Sugar from Sugar beet. The bypass ends with a roundabout with the B6166. The bypass was built without apparent knowledge that the nearby sections of the A46 would become dual-carriageway. As Fosse Road, it passes a former Roman settlement at Ad Pontem. The next village is East Stoke, then there is a turn to the left for Elston. East Stoke is a small village in Nottinghamshire nestled between the A46 Fosse Way trunk road (which cuts through the middle of the village and the River Trent Elston is a small village in Nottinghamshire to the southwest of Newark, and a mile from the A46 Fosse Way. There is a left turn for Syerston and RAF Syerston airfield is adjacent to the right, where the road enters the district of Rushcliffe. RAF Syerston is a Royal Air Force station near Newark, Nottinghamshire. Rushcliffe is a local government district with Borough status in Nottinghamshire, England. To the left is Flintham and Flintham Hall, and to the right is Kneeton. Flintham is a village in Nottinghamshire within a few miles of Newark, opposite RAF Syerston on the A46. – Kneeton is a village in the county of Nottinghamshire, England There are left turns for Screveton and Car Colston, and to the right is East Bridgford. Car Colston is a village and Civil parish in the Rushcliffe borough of Nottinghamshire. East Bridgford is a village and a Civil parish in the Rushcliffe borough of Nottinghamshire, east of the city of Nottingham. There is a JET Pylon Service Station before the A6097 roundabout, which is also the site of the Roman town called Margidumum. Jet is the Filling station brand of ConocoPhillips, used in Europe. The road continues south-west, meeting the A52 near Bingham and passing many speed cameras. 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 Bingham may refer to In people: Bingham (surname On the moon: Bingham (crater, a lunar crater Close by to the right is RAF Newton, and to the left is Bingham. RAF Newton was a Royal Air Force station 7 miles east of Nottingham, England. Bingham may refer to In people: Bingham (surname On the moon: Bingham (crater, a lunar crater There is the Saxondale Roundabout with the A52, with the Shell Saxondale garage, close to the village of Saxondale. Royal Dutch Shell plc, commonly known simply as Shell, is a multinational oil company of Dutch and British origins Saxondale is a small hamlet situated just off the A52 road near to its junction with the A46 road at the Saxondale roundabout There is a crossroads leading to Cropwell Butler on the left and Upper Saxondale on the right, then it crosses the Grantham Canal. Cropwell Butler is a Village in the Borough of Rushcliffe in Nottinghamshire, one mile to the east of the A46 in the NG12 postcode Upper Saxondale is a residential area situated mainly in the parish of Radcliffe on Trent, in the Nottinghamshire borough of Rushcliffe. Grantham Canal is a Canal that runs 33 miles (53 km from Grantham through 18 locks to West Bridgford where it joins the River Trent. Further on, by the Shell Fosseway Service Station there is a left turn to Cropwell Bishop, then a right turn for Cotgrave, and a left turn for Owthorpe. Royal Dutch Shell plc, commonly known simply as Shell, is a multinational oil company of Dutch and British origins Cropwell Bishop is a village in the borough of Rushcliffe in Nottinghamshire. For the lexicographer see Randle Cotgrave Cotgrave is a Town in the borough of Rushcliffe, in Nottinghamshire, England Owthorpe is a village and Civil parish in the English county of Nottinghamshire. This section has a high accident rate (as a lot of the single carriage way sections of the A46 have), and the section from here to the A606 has SPECS cameras. See also Traffic enforcement camera SPECS is a Speed camera system manufactured by the British company Speed Check Services Limited, from There are crossroads for Kinoulton to the left, and Widmerpool to the right. Kinoulton is a village in Nottinghamshire, England. It is located 10 miles south east of the city of Nottingham.
A606 - M1
From Widmerpool to the M1, it is dual-carriageway. Widmerpool is a Village and Civil parish in Nottinghamshire, about 10 miles south of Nottingham. There is a grade separated junction (GSJ) with the A606, near Widmerpool near to where it goes under a railway line. Grade separation is the process of aligning a junction of two or more transport axes at different heights ( There is a GSJ for Willoughby-on-the-Wolds As it enters Leicestershire and the district of Charnwood, it is going nearly directly south. Grade separation is the process of aligning a junction of two or more transport axes at different heights ( Leicestershire (ˈlɛstəʃə(r or ˈlɛstəʃɪə(r abbreviation Leics Charnwood is a local government district with Borough status in northern Leicestershire, England. The road is only a few feet inside Charnwood district as from the Willoughby junction to Six Hills, the road is the boundary between the districts of Charnwood and Melton. Melton is a local government district with Borough status in north-eastern Leicestershire, England. The Newark to Widmerpool Improvement will make this section grade-separated dual-carriageway, closing the gap in the corridor, when funding becomes available in ten years time from the East Midlands Regional Assembly. It meets the A6006 (for Wymeswold) at a GSJ near Old Dalby. Wymeswold is a village and Civil parish in the Charnwood district of Leicestershire, England. Old Dalby is a village in the English county of Leicestershire. The B676 (for Burton on the Wolds) meets the road at a GSJ at Six Hills, near the Six Hills Hotel. Burton on the Wolds is a Village situated on the B676 3 miles west of the A46 in Leicestershire and has a population of around 800 Grade separation is the process of aligning a junction of two or more transport axes at different heights ( There is the Ramada Loughborough Hotel on the left, a left turn for Thrussington near the Total Thrussington Service Station and a Little Chef and Travelodge. Ramada is a Hotel chain owned and operated by Wyndham Worldwide. Thrussington is a village and Civil parish in the Charnwood district of Leicestershire, England. Total SA () is an oil company headquartered in Paris, France, and one of the six " Supermajor " oil companies in the world Little Chef is a chain of 180 roadside restaurants in the United Kingdom, founded in 1958 and owned by the UK private equity group RCapital typically There is a right turn for Seagrave and a GSJ near Ratcliffe on the Wreake and Ratcliffe College. Seagrave is a village and Civil parish in the Charnwood district of Leicestershire, England. Grade separation is the process of aligning a junction of two or more transport axes at different heights ( Ratcliffe on the Wreake is a village and Civil parish in the Charnwood district of Leicestershire. Ratcliffe College is an independent Catholic boarding and day school in Leicestershire, England. The Leicestershire Round crosses here. The road bypasses Syston and overlaps the A607 from Melton Mowbray, crossing the Midland Main Line and River Wreake. This article is on Syston in Leicestershire There is also a Syston in Lincolnshire &mdash see Syston Lincolnshire Syston Melton Mowbray (known locally as Melton) is a town in the Melton borough of Leicestershire, England. The Midland Main Line is a major railway line in the United Kingdom, part of the British railway system. The River Wreake is a River in Leicestershire, England. It is a tributary of the River Soar. At a roundabout, the A607 continues southwards. The eight-mile (13 km) £36 million Leicester Western Bypass opened in November 1995. Constructed in the early 1990 's the Leicester Western Bypass refers to a section of the A46, between the M1 motorway and Syston. The road crosses the Grand Union Canal then the River Soar, then the first junction is a GSJ with the A6 near Birstall. The Grand Union Canal in England is part of the British canal system. The River Soar is a Tributary of the River Trent in the English East Midlands. Grade separation is the process of aligning a junction of two or more transport axes at different heights ( Birstall is a large village north of Leicester in Leicestershire, England. It crosses the Great Central Railway and briefly enters the City of Leicester. Not to be confused with the modern day train operating company Grand Central Railway see Great Central Main Line for full route of original railway There is a GSJ with the A5630 near Anstey, where the road briefly re-enters the district of Charnwood then enters the district of Blaby for 200m, and the A50 near Groby, where the road enters the district of Hinckley and Bosworth. Anstey is a large semi-industrialised village in Leicestershire, England, located north west of Leicester in the borough of Charnwood. Blaby is a local government district in Leicestershire, England. The A50 is a major Trunk road in England. It runs from Warrington to Leicester; however it used to be a much longer route Groby (pronounced "groo-bee" is a large English Village in the county of Leicestershire, to the north west of the city of Leicester Hinckley and Bosworth is a local government district with Borough status in south-western Leicestershire, England, administered by Hinckley The road again enters the district of Blaby and merges into the M1 motorway at Junction 21A near Kirby Muxloe Castle, with a short section of the A46 being motorway which ends at the GSJ with the B5380 (for Kirby Muxloe and Glenfield). The M1 is a major south – north Motorway in England primarily connecting London to Leeds, where Kirby Muxloe Castle, known also as Kirby Castle is an unfinished 15th century fortified Manor house in Kirby Muxloe, Leicestershire Kirby Muxloe is a dormitory Village 5 miles southwest of Leicester in the parish of Glenfield. Glenfield is a satellite town and suburb of Leicester, England. This junction is south facing only, with no access to or from the north.
M6 - Cheltenham
The A46 used to exist between Leicester and Coventry, but it has been replaced by the M69 motorway. Coventry ( is a city and Metropolitan borough in the County of West Midlands in England. The M69 is a Motorway in Leicestershire and Warwickshire, England connecting Leicester and Coventry, completed in Consequently the A46 reappears at Coventry at junction 2 of the M6 close to Ansty in the district of Rugby, Warwickshire. This article concerns the M6 motorway in England There are also M6 motorways in Russia (see Caspian Highway) Hungary (see M6 motorway Ansty is a village and Civil parish in the Rugby borough of Warwickshire with a population of 318 (2001 census Rugby is a local government district with Borough status in eastern Warwickshire, England. Geography Warwickshire is bounded to the northwest by the West Midlands Metropolitan county and Staffordshire, by Leicestershire to The five-mile (8 km) £21 million Coventry Eastern Bypass opened in May 1989. It follows the boundary between the district of Rugby and the borough of Coventry, always staying inside Warwickshire. There is a roundabout with the B4082 near to Coombe Abbey. Coombe Abbey is a hotel which has been developed from a historic grade I Listed building and former Country house. It passes the Texaco Binley Woods Service Station next to a Little Chef and a B & Q near the roundabout with the A428 (for Binley) and over the West Coast Main Line. Texaco is the name of an American oil retail brand Its flagship product is its fuel "Texaco with Techron" Binley Woods is a Village and Civil parish in the Rugby borough of Warwickshire, England. Little Chef is a chain of 180 roadside restaurants in the United Kingdom, founded in 1958 and owned by the UK private equity group RCapital typically Route From west to east Coventry Binley A46 Coventry Eastern Bypass Binley Woods Brandon The West Coast Main Line (WCML is a busy mixed-traffic railway route in the United Kingdom. At the southern end of that bypass, it merges with the A45 near the Texaco Ryton Service Station at the Tollbar End roundabout, and enters the borough of Coventry for a short distance near Coventry Airport near Baginton. This article is about a road in England for the highway in Spain see A45 road (Spain The A45 is a major Road in England. Texaco is the name of an American oil retail brand Its flagship product is its fuel "Texaco with Techron" Ryton-on-Dunsmore is a Village and Civil parish in the Rugby district of Warwickshire, and is south-east of Coventry, England Coventry Airport is located about south of Coventry city centre in the village of Baginton, Warwickshire, England, and about outside Coventry Baginton is a village and Civil parish in the Warwick district of Warwickshire, England, and has a common border with It follows the boundary with the district of Warwick, crossing the River Sowe, then enters the district of Warwick at the junction with the A444, taking the south exit. Warwick is a local government district of central Warwickshire in England. The River Sowe is a River in Warwickshire and West Midlands, England. The £6. 3m Kenilworth Bypass opened in June 1974, and in some stretches is three-lanes. There is an exit for Stoneleigh and Stoneleigh Park. Stoneleigh may mean the following places Stoneleigh Queensland, Australia Stoneleigh Surrey, England Stoneleigh Stoneleigh Park is located south west of the Village of Stoneleigh, Warwickshire, in the West Midlands (region of England. There is a GSJ with the A452 for Kenilworth. The A452 is a road in England, which runs from Leamington Spa, Warwickshire to Brownhills in Staffordshire. It is crossed by a railway and there is a GSJ with the B4115, A429 for Warwick and another exit for Leek Wootton. The A429 is a main road in England that runs in a north-northeasterly direction from junction 17 of the M4 motorway (4 miles north of Chippenham in Leek Wootton is a small village in Warwickshire, England, roughly one mile from Kenilworth and two miles from Warwick. The next GSJ is for the A4177, with access to the Warwick Parkway railway station. Warwick Parkway railway station serves the outer area of Warwick in Warwickshire, England. It crosses the Grand Union Canal and passes the BP Budbrooke Services on both sides. The Grand Union Canal in England is part of the British canal system. BP plc, previously known as British Petroleum, is the third largest global Energy company, a multinational oil company (" Oil major Budbrooke is a small village and Civil parish in the Warwick district of Warwickshire, England, about 2½ miles west of Warwick It meets the M40 motorway at the Longbridge roundabout, one of the busiest motorway junctions in the United Kingdom. The M40 Motorway is a motorway in the English Transport network that connects London to Birmingham. The roundabout could not cope with the A46's through-traffic, as well as the A429, although new traffic light sequencing has greatly improved the situation. South of the M40, the A46 follows its original route for a short distance past Snitterfield to Stratford upon Avon. Snitterfield is a Village and Civil parish in the Stratford district of Warwickshire, England, just off the A46 road Stratford-upon-Avon (ˌstrætfɚd əpɒn ˈɛɪvən is a Market town and Civil parish in south Warwickshire, England. The seven-mile (11 km) £12 million Stratford Northern Bypass opened in June 1987 as the A422. It meets the B4463 and enters the district of Stratford-on-Avon on the section where the bypass is dual-carriageway, climbing Sherbourne Hill. Stratford-on-Avon is a local government district of southern Warwickshire in England. There is a roundabout with the A439 (for Stratford), where the dual-carriageway ends, then passes close to Snitterfield where it is crossed by the Monarch's Way. Snitterfield is a Village and Civil parish in the Stratford district of Warwickshire, England, just off the A46 road 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 There is a roundabout with the A3400, and it crosses the Birmingham to Stratford Line and the Stratford-upon-Avon Canal. Places served The cities towns and villages served by the line are listed below The Stratford-upon-Avon Canal is a Canal in the south Midlands of England. It then turns west along the former A422 to Alcester, meeting the A422 from Stratford and overlaps this road as Alcester Road, being a Roman road. The A422 is an "A" road for east-west journeys in south central England, connecting the county towns of Bedford and Worcester by way of Alcester ( IPA /ˈɒlˌstə(ɹ/ or /ˈɔːlˌstə(ɹ/ is an old Market town of Roman origin at the junction of the River Alne and It passes near Billesley and the Stag at Red Hill. Billesley is a village and Civil parish in the Stratford district of Warwickshire, England, just off the A46 road, between Stratford At Alcester it is crossed by the Arden Way and the Heart of England Way, and meets the A422 and A435 near to the BP garage and Travelodge at the Oversley Mill Service Station. The Arden Way is waymarked by the Heart of England Way Association and forms a circular walk to be enjoyed with the rest of Heart of England Way and the European route The Heart of England Way is a long distance walk of around 161 km (100 mi through the Midlands of England. The A422 is an "A" road for east-west journeys in south central England, connecting the county towns of Bedford and Worcester by way of The A435 is a main road in England running between Birmingham and Cirencester (although most of the section between Alcester and just North of Cheltenham BP plc, previously known as British Petroleum, is the third largest global Energy company, a multinational oil company (" Oil major The eight-mile (13 km) £19 million dual-carriageway Norton-Lenchwick Bypass opened in August 1995. This road carries the route south to Evesham. Evesham ( is a middle-sized rural Market town in Worcestershire, UK in the Local Authority District of Wychavon. The first section of this follows the River Arrow near to Wixford. The River Arrow may mean The River Arrow (Herefordshire The River Arrow (Worcestershire (includes the Warwickshire portion of the river Wixford is a hamlet in the English county of Warwickshire, one and a half miles south of Alcester. At the roundabout with the B439 near Bidford on Avon, it meets the old route from Stratford. Bidford-on-Avon is a large village and Civil parish in the English county of Warwickshire. To the left is Bidford-on-Avon and to the right is Salford Priors, both on the former route. Bidford-on-Avon is a large village and Civil parish in the English county of Warwickshire. Salford Priors is a rural agricultural village and Civil parish about six Miles south-west of Alcester, Warwickshire, UK. The road briefly enters Worcestershire and begins to follow the River Avon. Worcestershire (ˈwʊstəʃə abbreviated Worcs) is a county located in the West Midlands region of central England. The River Avon or Avon is a River in or adjoining the counties of Leicestershire, Northamptonshire, Warwickshire, Near Harvington, it enters Worcestershire and the district of Wychavon. Harvington is a village in Worcestershire, England. Harvington is a village near Evesham it has 2 pubs - the Golden Cross (now closed and the Coach and Horses At Norton, it passes the Esso Evesham Service Station and meets the A44 at a roundabout, which overlaps the road around Evesham, near Evesham Country Park and Travel Inn. Esso (SO is an international trade name for ExxonMobil and its related companies The A44 is a major road in the United Kingdom that runs from Oxford in southern England to Aberystwyth in west Wales. The four-mile (6 km) £7 million single-carriageway Evesham Bypass opened in July 1987 as the A435. The road crosses the River Avon and Cotswold Line then meets the B4035 (for Badsey) at a roundabout. Route Towns and villages served by stations on the line are listed below from east to west Badsey is a Village and Civil parish in the Wychavon district of Worcestershire, England, United Kingdom. The next roundabout is for the A44 (for Wickhamford), then there is a roundabout for the Vale Business Park and a Morrisons store to the right, then it meets the former route through Evesham, the A4184, at a roundabout. From here, the A46, as Cheltenham Road then runs south for a few miles along the former A435 route, before turning west, on the old A438 route, towards the M5 motorway. The A435 is a main road in England running between Birmingham and Cirencester (although most of the section between Alcester and just North of Cheltenham List of A roads beginning with 4 in Great Britain starting north of the A4 and south/west of the A5. This article is about the M5 motorway in England See M5 for other roads numbered "M5" The one-mile (2 km) £1. 3 million Sedgeberrow Bypass opened in May 1989 as the A435. The former route is partly the B4078. To the west is Ashton under Hill, and the road skirts the Worcestershire - Gloucestershire boundary, before passing the Shell Vale Services on the left, with a cafe, and passes through Beckford near the Beckford Inn, entering Gloucestershire near Little Beckford and the Teddington Hands roundabout with the A435 and B4077. Ashton under Hill is a village and Civil parish in the Wychavon district of Worcestershire in England. History See also History of Gloucestershire Gloucestershire is a historic county mentioned in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle in the 10th century Royal Dutch Shell plc, commonly known simply as Shell, is a multinational oil company of Dutch and British origins Beckford is a small village on the main Cheltenham to Evesham Road five miles north-east of Tewkesbury, on the Worcestershire - Gloucestershire The A435 resumes its old course from here southwards. It passes the Esso Teddington Hands Service Station and there are crossroads with the B4079 at Aston Cross near the Queens Head Inn. Esso (SO is an international trade name for ExxonMobil and its related companies Ashchurch is a village and formally a Civil parish in the Tewkesbury district of Gloucestershire, England. It passes Ashchurch close to a railway station, and there is the BP Ashchurch Connect service station on the left and meets the M5. Ashchurch is a village and formally a Civil parish in the Tewkesbury district of Gloucestershire, England. Ashchurch for Tewkesbury is a Railway station serving the village of Ashchurch near Tewkesbury in Gloucestershire, England. BP plc, previously known as British Petroleum, is the third largest global Energy company, a multinational oil company (" Oil major This article is about the M5 motorway in England See M5 for other roads numbered "M5"
Cheltenham - Bath
After a gap filled in by the A435, the A46 reappears on its original route on the south side of Cheltenham. Education It then heads through Stroud, through Nailsworth, to the M4 motorway. Stroud is a Town and Civil parish in the County of Gloucestershire, England. Nailsworth is a Town in Gloucestershire, England, lying in one of the Stroud Valleys in the Cotswolds. The M4 motorway is a Motorway in Great Britain linking London with Wales. From the M4, the A46 heads to Bath, ending at its junction with the A4 in that town. Bath is a city in Somerset in the south west of England It is situated west of London and south-east of Bristol. The three-mile (5 km) £45 million dual-carriageway Batheaston/Swainswick Bypass opened in summer 1996. Batheaston is a village two miles east of Bath, England (which is believed to be where the name derived from on the north bank of the River Avon. Swainswick is a small village and civil parish three miles north east of Bath, on the A46 in the Bath and North East Somerset unitary authority Somerset A small section of this strip of the A46 between Painswick and Stroud subsided during the floods on Friday 29th July and was shut for over 6 months, causing quite an impact on the local area. Painswick is a small Town in Gloucestershire, England. Originally the town grew on the Wool trade but it is now best known for its church's The road re-opened on 15th February 2008.
Former routes
As the above indicates, the A46 now deviates from its original alignment. There are now two sections where there are gaps of over 10 miles (15 km) where the road simply does not exist at all.
Many of the deviations are bypasses. A46 bypasses Market Rasen, Lincoln, Newark, Syston, Leicester, Coventry, Kenilworth, Warwick, Stratford, Alcester, Evesham and parts of Bath. However, not even all of those towns were originally on the route of the A46. The road never came anywhere near Alcester and Evesham when it was first numbered.
The first major gap in the A46 was created by the opening of the M69 motorway in the late 1970s. This resulted in the original road being downgraded to a mixture of the B4114 and unclassified roads. The second gap was created by the realignment of the road westwards from its original route between Stratford and Cheltenham. What was originally the A46 is now the B4632 and runs through some of the most picturesque parts of the Cotswold Hills. 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 See also Cotswold The Cotswolds is a range of Hills in west-central England, sometimes called the "Heart of England" The section of the A46 that ran through Leicester has since redesignated the A5460 (Narborough Road, in the southwest) and A607 (Belgrave Road/Melton Road, in the northeast). List of A roads beginning with 5 in Great Britain starting north/east of the A5, west of the A6, south of the Solway Firth / Eden Estuary The A607 is an A road in England that starts in Leicester and heads northeastwards through Leicestershire and Lincolnshire, terminating The northern part of the A607 deviates from the straight course of the Fosse Way, bypassing the village centres of Thurmaston and Syston. Thurmaston is a village and Civil parish within the Charnwood district of Leicestershire, England. This article is on Syston in Leicestershire There is also a Syston in Lincolnshire &mdash see Syston Lincolnshire Syston
Original route of the A46:
- A46 from Bath, crossing M4 at Jct 18 and A433, through Nailsworth and Stroud to Cheltenham
- B4632 from Cheltenham, via Winchcombe and Broadway, meeting the A3400 (former A34) just south of Stratford
- A439 and A46 from Stratford to Longbridge
- A429 through Warwick and Kenilworth to Coventry
- A4600 out of Coventry to M69 / M6 Jct 2
- B4065 through the villages of Ansty, Shilton and Wolvey
- unclassified through Wolvey Heath where the B4065 here was the original route of the A447, the A46 met the current B4114 at a modern roundabout NE of Wolvey
- B4114 from Wolvey Heath to A5 where there is a slight dogleg, then through several small villages before picking up the course of the Fosse Way where the A46 met the A5070 (now the B4669) near Sapcote, continuing through Narborough and Enderby before meeting the A563 at an island and the A5460 from M1 Jct 21 at another island. 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 Fosse Way was a Roman road in England that linked Exeter ( Isca Dumnoniorum) in South West England to Lincoln
- A5460 through the SW suburban areas of Leicester to Leicester city centre
- A607 through Belgrave
- unclassified through Thurmaston and Syston where the A607 and prior to that the A46 bypassed (the modern A607 and old A46 cross at a roundabout between the two
- short section of A607 north of Syston to meet the A46
- A46 (Foss Way) dual carriageway through Leicestershire, meeting A606, then continuing single carriageway to Newark
- B6166 through Newark (pre-bypass route)
- A46 from Newark to Lincoln (u/c through Brough)
- A1434 through North Hykeham and the SW of Lincoln to meet the A15
- overlapping A15 through Lincoln to emerge as the B1182 (the prior section from Lincoln city centre to the B1273 is u/c)
- A46 from Lincoln bypass (also A46), meeting the A631 at Middle Rasen, diverging again at Market Rasen (part of this route is now A631 and B1202) crossing the Wolds at Caistor, heading East to end on the A18 at Laceby. The A18 is a road in England that links Doncaster in South Yorkshire with Ludborough in Lincolnshire, via Scunthorpe. The A18 of course now continues South to meet the A16 (along what was B1431), the A46 following the old route of the A18 and A1030 into Cleethorpes.
History of the road number
The original (1923) route of the A46 was Bath to Laceby. Unusually for such a long road, no changes were made to its route before the Second World War. The central sections of the road have been rerouted and renumbered substantially in recent years (as detailed above). One further change not noted above is that the A46 has been extended into Grimsby and Cleethorpes - the road between Laceby and Grimsby was originally part of the A18.
External links
- SABRE First 99 - A46
- Workmen dig up Roman treasure when improving A46.
- Red Arrows salute opening of the Newark to Lincoln Improvement.
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