- This article is about the A6 road in England. For other roads of the same name, and all other uses, go to the A6 (disambiguation page).
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| A6 road | |
| Direction | South-North |
| Start | Luton |
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Bedford Leicester Loughborough Derby Matlock Stockport Manchester Preston Lancaster Kendal Penrith |
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| End | Carlisle |
| Roads joined |  A421 road A45 road A14 road A38 road A590 road A684 road A66 road A69 road |
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The A6 is a major road in England. A road is an identifiable route, way or path between two or more places. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland It currently runs from Luton in Bedfordshire to Carlisle in Cumbria (Cumberland). Luton ( is a large town in the east of England, 32 miles (51 kilometres north of London. Bedfordshire (abbreviated Beds) is a County in England that forms part of the East of England region. Carlisle (pronounced CARLYLE(emphasis on the first syllable is a City in northern England the largest settlement in Cumbria. Boundaries and divisions Cumbria is neighboured by Northumberland, County Durham, North Yorkshire, Lancashire, and the Lieutenancy Cumberland is one of the 39 Historic counties of England. It formed an administrative county from 1889 to 1974 (excluding Carlisle from 1915 and now forms part of As set out below (see Former route south of Luton), previously it started in Barnet in Hertfordshire and ran north west through London Colney to St Albans and then due north via Harpenden to Luton. High Barnet or Chipping Barnet is a place in the London Borough of Barnet in North London, England. Hertfordshire (ˈhɑːtfədʃə(r, abbreviated Herts) is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in the East region of London Colney is a Village in Hertfordshire, England. It is located to the north of London at Junction 22 of the M25 motorway. St Albans is the main urban area of the City and District of St Albans in southern Hertfordshire, England, around north of central London. Harpenden is a town in the City and District of St Albans of Hertfordshire in the South East of England.
Running north west from Luton, the road travels through Bedford, bypasses Rushden, Kettering and Market Harborough, continues through Leicester, Loughborough, Derby and Matlock before going through the Peak District to Bakewell, Buxton, Stockport, Manchester, Salford, Chorley, Preston, Lancaster, Kendal and Penrith before reaching Carlisle. Bedford is the County town of Bedfordshire, England. It is a large town and the administrative centre for the Bedford borough Rushden is a town in England in the county of Northamptonshire. Kettering is a Town in Northamptonshire, England, UK. It is the main town within the Borough of Kettering. Market Harborough is a Market town in Leicestershire, England. Leicester (ˈlɛstə is the largest city and Unitary authority area in the East Midlands of England, and is the traditional Loughborough (pronounced locally as either /lɘfbɘɹɘ/ "LUFF-burra" /lɘf Derby (pronounced "dar-bee" /dˈɑːbɪ/ is a city in the East Midlands of England. Matlock is the County town of Derbyshire, England. It is situated at the south eastern edge of the Peak District, and is twinned The Peak District is an upland area in central and northern England, lying mainly in northern Derbyshire, but also covering parts of Cheshire, Greater Bakewell is a small Market town in Derbyshire, England, deriving its name from 'Badeca's Well' Buxton is a Spa town in Derbyshire, England. Located close to the county boundary with Cheshire to the west and Staffordshire to the south Stockport ( is a large town in Greater Manchester, England. It lies on elevated ground on the River Mersey at the influx of the rivers Goyt Salford lies at the heart of the City of Salford, a Metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester, in North West England. Chorley is a Market town in Lancashire, in North West England. Preston ( ˈprɛstən is a city and local government district in Lancashire, England, located on the River Ribble. Lancaster (pronounced ˈlæŋˌkæstə or ˈlænˌkæstə is a City in Lancashire, England. Kendal is a Market town and Civil parish within the South Lakeland district of Cumbria, England. Penrith is a Market town in the county of Cumbria, England. It is in the Eden Valley just north of the River Eamont, and lies less than
South of Nottingham, the road is paralleled by the M1 motorway, and north of Manchester the M6 and M61 motorways approximate its course. Nottingham ( is a city in the Ceremonial county of Nottinghamshire, England. The M1 is a major south – north Motorway in England primarily connecting London to Leeds, where
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Luton - Kettering
It begins as St Mary's Road at an elongated roundabout with the A505 road, part of the Luton inner ring road. The A505 is an A-class road in the United Kingdom. It runs from a junction with the A4146 just south of Leighton Buzzard through to Luton This becomes Guildford Street and passes near the railway station. Luton railway station is located in Luton, Bedfordshire, England. It leaves the ring road and crosses under the Midland Main Line, becoming New Bedford Road. It meets the A5228 outer ring road at a roundabout. On the outskirts of Luton as Barton Road, it passes the BP Streatley Express station on the left and Texaco Barton Road Service Station just after the Grasmere Road roundabout where it meets the Icknield Way Path. BP plc, previously known as British Petroleum, is the third largest global Energy company, a multinational oil company (" Oil major Streatley is a village and Civil parish in the South Bedfordshire district of Bedfordshire, England. Texaco is the name of an American oil retail brand Its flagship product is its fuel "Texaco with Techron" This page refers to the modern footpath Icknield Way Path which follows part of the course of the older Icknield Way. At the next roundabout, there is a Sainsbury's at the Bramingham Park Centre, which is near Bramingham Business Park and the Cardinal Newman High School. J Sainsbury plc ( is the parent company of Sainsbury's Supermarkets Ltd commonly known as Sainsbury's (also Sainsbury and JS) the third largest Cardinal Newman Catholic High School, also referred to as Newman or CNS is a Roman Catholic Voluntary aided Secondary school Leaving Luton, it enters the district of South Bedfordshire as Barton Road after a roundabout with Quantock Rise. South Bedfordshire is a local government district in Bedfordshire, England. There is a roundabout at Streatley, where the road becomes the dual-carriageway Luton Road. Streatley is a village and Civil parish in the South Bedfordshire district of Bedfordshire, England. The one-mile £9. 4m dual-carriageway Barton-in-the-Clay Bypass was opened in December 1990. The former route is now the B655 (for Hitchin). Hitchin is a town in Hertfordshire, England, and has an estimated population of 30360 It passes through the Bartonhill Cutting. It becomes single carriageway at the roundabout with the B655 at the other end of the bypass. It enters South Bedfordshire as Bedford Road, passing the Speed Plough Service Station near the now defunct Speed the Plough pub. South Bedfordshire is a local government district in Bedfordshire, England. The one-mile £2m Silsoe Bypass opened in February 1981. Silsoe is a village in Bedfordshire, England. It can also refer to the hereditary title Baron Silsoe; for example David 2nd Baron Silsoe was It meets the A507 (for Shefford and Ampthill) at a roundabout at Clophill, crossing the River Flit, and passing the New County Service Station. 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 Shefford can mean the following Shefford Bedfordshire, a town in Bedfordshire England Great Shefford, a village in Berkshire England Ampthill is a small town and Civil parish in Bedfordshire, England, between Bedford and Luton, with a population of about 6000 Clophill, recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086 as Clopelle meaning tree-stump Hill in Old English, is a small village located in the The River Flit is a short river in Bedfordshire, England. It flows through Flitwick, then past Greenfield and Flitton, then through It passes through Maulden Wood as the dual-carriage Deadman's Hill, crossing the Greensand Ridge Walk then passes through Haynes West End, becoming Wilstead Road, which passes the Four Winds Service Station. It enters the district of Bedford and bypasses Wilstead and goes past the large Wilstead Industrial Estate. Bedford is the County town of Bedfordshire, England. It is a large town and the administrative centre for the Bedford borough Wilstead is a village and Civil parish in Bedfordshire, England, just off the A6 Bedford to Luton road about five miles south of The one-mile £3m Elstow Bypass opened in early 1983. Elstow is a Village and Civil parish in the English county of Bedfordshire. It meets the A421 at the Elstow Interchange GSJ near the large BP Bedford Connect service station and Asda distribution centre, then meets the A5134 at a roundabout. The A421 is an important road for east/west journeys across the southern midlands of England. Grade separation is the process of aligning a junction of two or more transport axes at different heights ( BP plc, previously known as British Petroleum, is the third largest global Energy company, a multinational oil company (" Oil major Asda is a United Kingdom Supermarket chain which retails food clothing and general merchandise 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 From here, the Bedford Western Bypass will be built. The road crosses the Marston Vale Line, then enters Bedford as Ampthill Road. The Marston Vale Line (Network Rail route MD 140 is the railway line from Bletchley to Bedford in England. There is a roundabout with the A5141, then it crosses the railway again near Bedford St Johns railway station. 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 Bedford St Johns railway station is one of the two Railway stations that serve the town of Bedford in Bedfordshire. It meets the A600 and A5140 at a roundabout, then passes Bedford College and crosses the River Great Ouse as King Street. List of A roads beginning with 6 in Great Britain starting east of the A6 and A7 roads and west of the A1. 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 River Great Ouse is a River in the east of England. It is 150 miles (240 km long which makes it the major navigation in East Anglia, and the fourth- It takes two one-way routes (Tavistock Street - High Street and Horne Lane - Union Street) through the town centre, which meet at a roundabout. It meets the A5141 again at a roundabout near Bedford Modern School and becomes the dual-carriageway Clapham Road near a large Sainsbury's. Bedford Modern School should not be confused with Bedford School. J Sainsbury plc ( is the parent company of Sainsbury's Supermarkets Ltd commonly known as Sainsbury's (also Sainsbury and JS) the third largest North of Bedford, the three-mile £26m dual-carriageway Clapham Bypass opened on December 12 2002, named the Paula Radcliffe Way, after the marathon runner who went to school at nearby Sharnbrook. Clapham is a village and Civil parish in North East Bedfordshire, England. Paula Jane Radcliffe MBE (born on 17 December, 1973 in Davenham, Cheshire, England) is a British Sharnbrook is a village in Bedfordshire, England. It was recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086 as a parish within the Hundred of Willey but was It crosses the River Great Ouse twice, and is crossed by the John Bunyan Trail, near a GSJ for Clapham and Oakley. The River Great Ouse is a River in the east of England. It is 150 miles (240 km long which makes it the major navigation in East Anglia, and the fourth- Oakley is a Village in northern Bedfordshire, England, about four miles north west of the county town of Bedford and lies by the River Great There is another GSJ for Highfield Parc Industrial Estate. At the end of the bypass, the road suddenly loses the broad expanse of tarmac and looks like a minor B road and becomes Bedford Road. The Great Britain road numbering scheme is a Numbering system used to classify and identify all Roads in Great Britain. There are speed cameras here. It passes through Milton Ernest, passing Milton Ernest Lower School, and Queens Head Hotel. Milton Ernest is a village and Civil parish in the Bedford district of Bedfordshire, England, and is about five miles north of Bedford As Rushden Road, it passes the Falcon Inn close to Bletsoe. Bletsoe is a small village and Civil parish in Bedfordshire, England. It meets a roundabout for Sharnbrook, then passes near Souldrop and West Wood. Souldrop is a small village in Bedfordshire, located near the border with Northamptonshire. It is crossed by the Three Shires Way on the border of Northamptonshire and the district of East Northamptonshire, then there is a turn for Wymington. Northamptonshire (or archaically the County of Northampton; abbreviated Northants Main Towns There are six towns in the district Rushden is by far the largest with a population of 25849 Wymington is a village and Civil parish in the Bedfordshire district of Bedford in England. The three-mile £10m part-dual-carriageway Rushden & Higham Ferrers Bypass opened on August 14 2003, where the road meets the A5001, B645 and A45. Rushden is a town in England in the county of Northamptonshire. Higham Ferrers is a market town in east Northamptonshire, England, adjacent to (and forming a single urban area with Rushden to the south 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 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. The old route is now the A5028. It crosses the River Nene and the Nene Way, bypassing Irthlingborough and meeting the B571 at a roundabout. The River Nene is a River in the east of England that rises from three sources in the English County of Northamptonshire. The Nene Way is a waymarked Long-distance footpath in England running through the English counties of Northamptonshire and Lincolnshire Irthlingborough (originally called Artleboroughis a small town on the River Nene in Northamptonshire, England with a population of around 9000 people The road still goes through Finedon. Ordnance Survey Grid Reference SP914722 Finedon is a village in Northamptonshire, in the United Kingdom. There is the Shell North Bound Service Station just north of the village on Burton Road. Royal Dutch Shell plc, commonly known simply as Shell, is a multinational oil company of Dutch and British origins The two-mile £2. 6m Burton Latimer Bypass opened in October 1991. Burton Latimer is a Town in Northamptonshire, England, with a population in 2001 of 6740 Weetabix is accessible from the roundabout with the A14. This article describes the company sometimes known simply as "Weetabix"
Kettering - Leicester
Kettering was bypassed when sections of the east-west corridor A14 were built. Between the A6 junction and A509 junction, there are the two BP Kettering East & West Connect garages, Little Chef and Burger King restaurants on each side of the road. BP plc, previously known as British Petroleum, is the third largest global Energy company, a multinational oil company (" Oil major 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 Burger King ( often abbreviated to Near the Rothwell junction, there is the Esso Rothwell Service Station and McDonald's restaurant on the east-bound carriageway. Esso (SO is an international trade name for ExxonMobil and its related companies The five-mile three-lane £11. 4m Rothwell-Desborough Bypass opened on August 14 2003. Rothwell is a Market town in Northamptonshire. It is near to the town of Desborough and the larger town of Kettering. Desborough is a Town in Northamptonshire, England. It is one of the founding 12 members of the Charter of European Communities and through this has links The road enters Leicestershire and the district of Harborough as Harborough Road at the start of the five-mile £9. Leicestershire (ˈlɛstəʃə(r or ˈlɛstəʃɪə(r abbreviation Leics This is about the district of Harborough there is also the Harborough constituency. 5m Market Harborough Bypass, which was opened in June 1992. It briefly re-enters Northamptonshire again, and at this point there is a roundabout with the A427 (for Stoke Albany) and A4304 (former A427), and an exit for Great Bowden. The A427 road is a major road in the English Midlands It connects Market Harborough and the A6 with Oundle and the A605. Stoke Albany is a small village in the county of Northamptonshire. Great Bowden is a village and Civil parish in the Harborough district of Leicestershire. It is crossed by the Leicestershire Round, and there is the Malthurst A6 Texaco garage and McDonald's restaurant at the junction with the B6047 (for Melton Mowbray) at the north end of the bypass. Texaco is the name of an American oil retail brand Its flagship product is its fuel "Texaco with Techron" Melton Mowbray (known locally as Melton) is a town in the Melton borough of Leicestershire, England. There is a turn to the left for Foxton and Foxton Locks. Foxton Locks ( are ten Canal locks consisting of two "staircases" each of five locks located on the Leicester line of the Grand Union Canal about 5 km west It is crossed by the Midland Main Line. The A6 still passes through the village centre of Kibworth, where it passes the Coach & Horses pub. Kibworth Harcourt (kɪbwɜːθ hɑːkɔːt and Kibworth Beauchamp (kɪbwɜːθ biːtʃʌm are two villages in Leicestershire, south east of Leicester. The road becomes Leicester Road. The three-mile dual-carriageway Great Glen Bypass opened on February 19 2003, though operated as a dual-carriageway only after April 4 2003. Great Glen (or Glenn also known as Glen Magna is a village in Leicestershire, England about seven miles south-east of Leicester. It crosses the River Sence and there is a roundabout. The River Sence is a Leicestershire Tributary of the larger River Soar. The bypass ends with a roundabout, just before the road enters the district of Oadby and Wigston. Oadby and Wigston is a local government district and Borough in the English county of Leicestershire.
Leicester - Peak District
On the outskirts of Leicester the road becomes London Road. There is a roundabout with Florence Wragg Way, where the road becomes Glen Road. It passes a Sainsbury's supermarket at Oadby on the left. J Sainsbury plc ( is the parent company of Sainsbury's Supermarkets Ltd commonly known as Sainsbury's (also Sainsbury and JS) the third largest Oadby is a town within the borough of Oadby and Wigston, in Leicestershire, England. and becomes Harborough Road, then Leicester Road. Further in, it passes the BP Oadby Filling Station and an Asda supermarket on the right, before reaching the outer ring-road (A563), next to Leicester Racecourse. BP plc, previously known as British Petroleum, is the third largest global Energy company, a multinational oil company (" Oil major Asda is a United Kingdom Supermarket chain which retails food clothing and general merchandise The A563 is the designation for Leicester 's outer Ring road, in England. Leicester Racecourse is a horse-racing course in Oadby, Leicestershire, England. There is the Shell Oadby Garage just after the roundabout on the left where A563 and A6 join, with the two-track tram shed/terminus, now used for storage, next door. Royal Dutch Shell plc, commonly known simply as Shell, is a multinational oil company of Dutch and British origins It becomes London Road, where the dual-carriageway ends, and it enters the city of Leicester, passing the Leicester High School for Girls on the right. There is a crossroads, for Stoughton Road (A6030) at Stoneygate, and a roundabout with the Victoria Park Road (B568). The A6030 is a small ring-road entirely within the built-up central area of Leicester, from the A563 at its roundabout with the A6 near Belgrave Stoneygate is an area of Leicester, England. Situated towards the south side of Leicester Stoneygate is characterised by large detached houses and wide leafy Victoria Park in Leicester, England is a public park of 69 acres (279000 m² It passes close to Leicester University and many take-away shops. The University of Leicester is a research led university based in Leicester, England, with approximately 19000 registered students - about 12000 of them full-time To the right is Highfields, a largely immigrant community. Highfields is an inner city area of Leicester, England. As the name suggests it is one of the highest areas in the city on high ground southeast of the city It crosses the Midland Main Line near Leicester railway station. The Midland Main Line is a major railway line in the United Kingdom, part of the British railway system. Leicester railway station serves the City of Leicester in Leicestershire, England. In the centre of Leicester, it is subsumed into Leicester's inner ring-road, the A594. The Leicester version of the A594 is that city's inner Ring road, surrounding the core area of Leicester City Centre. Before this, it went via Charles Street, and before then, down Granby Street and Gallowtree Gate. Then around the Clock Tower, and along Belgrave Gate. The current route via the Inner Ring Road and Abbey Lane is also altered from the old route, which from Belgrave Gate went via Belgrave Road (along the Fosse Way) as did the old course of the A46 turning left at Melton Mowbray turn onto Loughborough Road and then into Birstall, where it meets with the current route at the start of the dual carriageway just before the A563 roundabout. The Fosse Way was a Roman road in England that linked Exeter ( Isca Dumnoniorum) in South West England to Lincoln Melton Mowbray (known locally as Melton) is a town in the Melton borough of Leicestershire, England.
It crosses the Grand Union Canal and the River Soar as St Margarets Way. 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. It becomes dual-carriageway on the northern outskirts of Leicester, and passes the National Space Centre in Belgrave as Abbey Lane then meets at a roundabout with the A563 outer ring-road entering the borough of Charnwood, then passes the BP St Paul's Filling Station on the left. The National Space Centre is one of the United Kingdom 's leading Visitor attractions devoted to space science and Astronomy. Belgrave is an area in northern Leicester, England. The old Belgrave Village is on the Loughborough Road to the west of the A46, known at that point as Charnwood is a local government district with Borough status in northern Leicestershire, England. BP plc, previously known as British Petroleum, is the third largest global Energy company, a multinational oil company (" Oil major Leicestershire Constabulary have a training college near here in Birstall. Leicestershire Constabulary is the Home Office Police force responsible for policing Leicestershire, Leicester and Rutland in Birstall is a large village north of Leicester in Leicestershire, England. North of Leicester, as Loughborough Road it meets the A46 Leicester Western Bypass just south of Rothley and the start of the four-mile £43. Constructed in the early 1990 's the Leicester Western Bypass refers to a section of the A46, between the M1 motorway and Syston. 3m dual-carriageway Quorn-Mountsorrel Bypass, which opened in October 1991. Quorn is a Village in Leicestershire, England. Its name was shortened from Quorndon in 1889 to avoid postal difficulties owing to its similarity For Mount Sorrel Wiltshire see Broad Chalke. Mountsorrel is a Village in Leicestershire The road at this point follows the Soar Valley, and is mostly on embankment or viaduct, crossing the river 4 times. From here the road goes through Loughborough. although a new section of road from a roundabout with Ling Road (A6004) can be quicker and follows Epinal Way past the university, avoiding the many traffic lights in the town centre. List of A roads beginning with 6 in Great Britain starting east of the A6 and A7 roads and west of the A1. In Loughborough there is the BP Elms Park Service Station on the right, and close-by a Sainsbury's supermarket; helpful for vegetarian students at the internationally renowned local university. BP plc, previously known as British Petroleum, is the third largest global Energy company, a multinational oil company (" Oil major J Sainsbury plc ( is the parent company of Sainsbury's Supermarkets Ltd commonly known as Sainsbury's (also Sainsbury and JS) the third largest Loughborough University is a Campus university located in the Market town of Loughborough, Leicestershire, in the East Midlands Leaving the town, it passes the BP Sandicliffe of Loughborough on the right. BP plc, previously known as British Petroleum, is the third largest global Energy company, a multinational oil company (" Oil major Just north of Hathern, where the A6006 (for Sutton Bonington) and B5324 (for Long Whatton) meet the road, there is the Esso Hathern Turn Service Station. Hathern is a large village and Civil parish in the Charnwood district of Leicestershire, England. Sutton Bonington (ˈsʌtən ˈbɒnɪŋtən is a Village lying along the valley of the River Soar in the Borough of Rushcliffe, south west Nottinghamshire Long Whatton is a village in the English county of Leicestershire. Esso (SO is an international trade name for ExxonMobil and its related companies There is a much-needed dual-carriageway section which skirts the Leicestershire/Nottinghamshire border (the River Soar) and the road becoms London Road and enters the district of North West Leicestershire. Nottinghamshire (abbreviated Notts) is an English county in the East Midlands, which borders South Yorkshire, Lincolnshire, Leicestershire North West Leicestershire is a local government district in Leicestershire, England. It passes through Kegworth, passing the Britannia Inn and becomes Derby Road. Kegworth (pronounced locally as "Keggoth" or "kegg-wuth" is a Village on the River Soar, Leicestershire It joins the M1 at the extremely busy roundabout of junction 24, which is where the A50 Derby to Stoke-on-Trent Link begins. The M1 is a major south – north Motorway in England primarily connecting London to Leeds, where The A50 is a major Trunk road in England. It runs from Warrington to Leicester; however it used to be a much longer route The road follows one of the former A6 dual-carriageway sections, passing Lockington, before meeting traffic from the south-bound M1 at junction 24a. South-bound traffic on the A6 here has to negotiate a roundabout and a set of traffic lights, which has numerous and lengthy hold-ups at peak times. The three-laned A6 overlaps the A50 for a couple of miles, and there is a junction with the B6540 (former A453) and crosses the Trent and Mersey Canal and River Trent, where it enters Derbyshire and the district of South Derbyshire. The A453 road was formerly the main Trunk road connecting the English cities of Nottingham and Birmingham. The Trent and Mersey Canal is a 935 miles (150 km long Canal in the East Midlands West Midlands and North West of England The River Trent is one of the major rivers of England. Its source is in Staffordshire between Biddulph and Biddulph Moor. History The area that is now Derbyshire was first visited probably briefly by humans 200000 years ago during the Aveley Interglacial as evidenced by a Middle South Derbyshire is a local government district in Derbyshire, England. The A50/A6 passes a Welcome Break, with a Burger King and Shell garage on both sides of the road near Shardlow. Welcome Break is a company which operates twenty-six Motorway service stations in the UK. Burger King ( often abbreviated to Royal Dutch Shell plc, commonly known simply as Shell, is a multinational oil company of Dutch and British origins Shardlow is a village in Derbyshire, England about 8 km southeast of Derby and 12 km southwest of Nottingham. The next section, the A6 Spur, was opened with the A50 in September 1997. The £10. 6m dual-carriageway Alvaston Bypass/Improvement opened on 17 December 2003. Alvaston is a suburb and ward of Derby, England. Alvaston is situated on the A6, three miles south-east of Derby city centre
Elvaston Castle is to the right. Elvaston Castle (full name Elvaston Castle Country Park) is a country park in Elvaston, Derbyshire, England with of woodlands parkland and The road enters Derby initially along London Road, then at Alvaston it meets the A5111 Derby Ring Road (Raynesway built in the 1930s) at a roundabout where the A6 is not signposted to the left; directions to Matlock are given for Raynesway (to the right). Alvaston is a suburb and ward of Derby, England. Alvaston is situated on the A6, three miles south-east of Derby city centre 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 This roundabout is proposed to be grade-separated as there are lengthy queues at peak times. It passes the BP Island Service Station on the left at the next roundabout, and the ring road leaves to the left. BP plc, previously known as British Petroleum, is the third largest global Energy company, a multinational oil company (" Oil major It enters Crewton, and there is a roundabout with Ascot Drive to the left near a large B&Q, and the road exits to the right as Pride Parkway, which is related to the adjacent Pride Park Business Park and Pride Park Stadium, home of Derby County F.C.. B&Q is a British Retailer of DIY and Home improvement tools and supplies Pride Park is a Business park on the outskirts of the city centre of Derby, UK. Pride Park Stadium is a Football (soccer Stadium in the Pride Park business park on the outskirts of Derby, England. Derby County Football Club is a professional football club based at Pride Park Stadium in Derby England. Nearby to the right, the former Wilmorton Campus of Derby College has now been demolished for housing. Wilmorton is a suburb of the city of Derby, England. It is situated between Alvaston and Osmaston, to the south of the city centre on the The former route of the A6 (London Road) is now partly the B6000. It crosses the Midland Main Line and meets the old route at The Cock Pitt, a large roundabout beside the new Westfield Derby, close to the centre of Derby with a multi-storey car park in the centre. Westfield Derby (still commonly known by its previous name The Eagle Centre) is a large indoor Shopping centre in centre of Derby, UK jointly The road overlaps the A601, Derby's inner ring-road and the A52, crossing the River Derwent, then leaving to the left as King Street at an intersection on St Alkmund's Way near the former site of St Alkmund's Church, and passes The Flowerpot pub on the left. 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 River Derwent is the name of several Rivers in England: River Derwent Derbyshire; see also Derwent Reservoir Derbyshire, also As King Street, it passes the Seven Stars pub. As Garden Street, it splits in two at an elongated roundabout surrounding the Texaco Allens Service Station and Five Lamps pub. Texaco is the name of an American oil retail brand Its flagship product is its fuel "Texaco with Techron" At a roundabout known locally as the Five Lamps, which has had controversial alterations, it becomes Duffield Road, passing the Broadway Hotel. At this roundabout, the older Derby inner ring road (Broadway - A5111) met the A6, before 1983, and the section until Allestree was also the A38 from 1975-83. North of Derby, there is a roundabout junction with the A38. The A38 is a major Trunk road in England. Though formally known as the Exeter - Leeds Trunk Road it actually runs from Bodmin in Cornwall In leafy Allestree, it passes the Shell Allestree garage. Allestree is a Suburb and ward of the City of Derby, a Unitary authority area, in Derbyshire, England. Royal Dutch Shell plc, commonly known simply as Shell, is a multinational oil company of Dutch and British origins The road follows the Derwent Valley, entering the district of Amber Valley through Duffield and Belper, passing a large Morrison's (formerly Safeway) store. For other rivers called Derwent see River Derwent. The Derwent is a River in the County of Derbyshire Amber Valley is a local government district and Borough in Derbyshire, England. Duffield is a Village, situated next to the River Derwent in Derbyshire at the lower end of the Pennines around five miles north of Belper is a town within the local government district of Amber Valley in Derbyshire, England. Safeway was a chain of Supermarkets and Convenience stores in the United Kingdom. In Belper, it becomes Bridge Street, passing the Total Lion Garage on the right. Total SA () is an oil company headquartered in Paris, France, and one of the six " Supermajor " oil companies in the world The road goes past a large mill, formerly owned by Richard Arkwright, and now a museum. Derwent Valley Mills is a World Heritage Site along the River Derwent in Derbyshire, England, designated in December 2001 Sir Richard Arkwright ( Old Style 23 December 1732 / New Style 3 January 1733 – 3 August Further north it passes the Esso Riverside Station just before the A610 junction. Esso (SO is an international trade name for ExxonMobil and its related companies At Whatstandwell it meets the B5035 (for Crich and Wirksworth), then enters the district of Derbyshire Dales. Whatstandwell is a Village on the River Derwent in Derbyshire, England. Crich (ˈkraɪtʃ kryech) is a Village in Derbyshire in England. Wirksworth is a small market Town in Derbyshire, England, with a population of approximately 9000 Derbyshire Dales is a local government district in Derbyshire, England. There is an Esso Ridgewood Motors on the left, then at Cromford, it meets the A5012 (Via Gellia). Esso (SO is an international trade name for ExxonMobil and its related companies Cromford, in Derbyshire, England, is a large Village that is one of the significant sites in the development of the Industrial Revolution The A5012 road is a main road in the south of the English county of Derbyshire. Via Gellia is a steep sided wooded 'dry' valley and road in Derbyshire. Matlock Bath is a mecca for motorbikers, and many use the A6 for pleasure and speed, and close by is Gulliver's Kingdom. Matlock Bath is a Village south of Matlock in Derbyshire, England. Mecca ˈmɛkə also spelled Makkah ˈmækə (in full Makkah Al-Mukarramah (Arabic mækːæ(t ælmʊkarˑamæ مكّة المكرمة, literally Honored Motorcycling is the act of riding a Motorcycle. A variety of subcultures Gulliver's Kingdom (also known as Gulliver's Matlock Bath is a Theme park aimed at children aged 3 to 13 in the Derbyshire, England town of Matlock Entering Matlock, the road passes under the railway and over the River Derwent and Limestone Way, meeting the A615 at a roundabout. Matlock is the County town of Derbyshire, England. It is situated at the south eastern edge of the Peak District, and is twinned History The section from Derby to Ambergate was built by the North Midland Railway (which ran between Derby and Leeds) and was opened in 1839 The Limestone Way is a long-distance bridleway in Derbyshire, England. The road passes through the middle of the town and further north is Darley Dale, where the road as Dale Road passes the hospital, the Texaco Two Dales Service Station, and crossroads with the B5057. Darley Dale, also known simply as Darley, is a Town in Derbyshire, England, with a population of around 6000 people Texaco is the name of an American oil retail brand Its flagship product is its fuel "Texaco with Techron" On the right is the Dale Road Filling Station
Peak District - Manchester
From Matlock the road enters the Peak District National Park. The Peak District is an upland area in central and northern England, lying mainly in northern Derbyshire, but also covering parts of Cheshire, Greater From Rowsley, it follows the River Wye, meeting the B5056 near the endpoint of the River Lathkill. Rowsley is a village on the A6 road in the English county of Derbyshire. For other rivers named "Wye" see River Wye (disambiguation The River Wye is a River in Derbyshire, England The River Lathkill is a River in the Peak District National Park in Derbyshire, England. It passes Haddon Hall and enters Bakewell passing the Murco Park View Filling Station on the right and Total on the right, meeting the B5055 and A619 at a roundabout. Haddon Hall is an English Country house on the River Wye at Bakewell, Derbyshire, one of the seats of the Duke of Rutland, occupied Bakewell is a small Market town in Derbyshire, England, deriving its name from 'Badeca's Well' Total SA () is an oil company headquartered in Paris, France, and one of the six " Supermajor " oil companies in the world At Ashford-in-the-Water, there is a junction with the A6020 (for Baslow). Ashford-in-the-Water is a Village in the Derbyshire Peak District, England, and on the River Wye. Baslow is a Village in the Derbyshire, England, Peak District, lying between Sheffield and Bakewell. The road passes through Taddington Dale. Taddington has a dual-carriageway bypass. See also Taddington Gloucestershire. Taddington is a village in Derbyshire, England. There are junctions with the B6049 (for Blackwell) and A5270, and it enters the district of High Peak and passes under four railway bridges. Blackwell is a village in the Derbyshire Dales local government district of Derbyshire, England, on the A6 main road between High Peak is a Non-metropolitan district and Borough of the Non-metropolitan county of Derbyshire, England. It enters Buxton as Bakewell Road, passing a Morrisons on the left and meets the B5059 at a roundabout. Wm Morrison Supermarkets PLC ( is the fourth largest chain of Supermarkets in the United Kingdom. It leaves Buxton as Fairfield Road, and heads towards Stockport slightly north-east to Dove Holes and to a roundabout with the A623
The four-mile £38m part-dual-carriageway Chapel-en-le-Frith & Whaley Bridge Bypass opened in August 1987. Stockport ( is a large town in Greater Manchester, England. It lies on elevated ground on the River Mersey at the influx of the rivers Goyt Dove Holes lies in the Peak District of Derbyshire at. It is a medium-sized rural village with a population of about 1200 Chapel-en-le-Frith (ˌtʃæpl ɒn lə ˈfrɪθ often abbreviated to Chapel, is a small Derbyshire town on the edge of the Peak District, part of the Whaley Bridge is a small town and Civil parish in the High Peak district of Derbyshire, England, situated on the River Goyt. The former route is the B5470. The bypass ends with a roundabout with the A5004 for Chapel. It crosses the Peak Forest Canal and the B6062 leads to Chinley, then goes under the Buxton Line. The Peak Forest Canal, is a narrow (7 ft -locked artificial waterway in northern England. Chinley is a rural village in High Peak Borough situated on the western edge of the Peak District National Park in Derbyshire, England, History It has its origins with the Stockport Disley and Whaley Bridge Railway which the LNWR built to connect with the Cromford and High Peak Railway, with At Furness Vale it passes the railway station and the primary school. Furness Vale is a village in the High Peak district of Derbyshire, England situated between New Mills and Whaley Bridge. Furness Vale railway station is on the 24 km (15¼ miles south east of Manchester Piccadilly on the Manchester to Buxton line It meets the A6015 (for New Mills) at Newtown, near the railway station and primary school, where the road enters Cheshire. There is also places named New Mills in Wales. New Mills is a town in Derbyshire, England approximately 8 miles New Mills Newtown railway station serves the town of New Mills in Derbyshire, England. Cheshire (or archaically the County of Chester) is a county in North West England. At Disley on Market Street, there is the Total Disley garage, and the road passes the primary school, the Crescent Inn, police station and the Dandy Cock then crosses the Buxton Line near the railway station near the Rams Head Vintage Inn. Disley is a Village and Civil parish in the Borough of Macclesfield, Cheshire, England. Total SA () is an oil company headquartered in Paris, France, and one of the six " Supermajor " oil companies in the world Disley railway station serves the village of Disley in Cheshire, England. At High Lane, the road enters the Borough of Stockport in Greater Manchester (Cheshire). High Lane is a village in the Metropolitan Borough of Stockport, Greater Manchester, England. The Metropolitan Borough of Stockport is a Metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester, in north west England, centered around the town of Stockport Greater Manchester is a Metropolitan county in North West England, with a population of 2 Cheshire (or archaically the County of Chester) is a county in North West England.
There were plans in the 1970s for a bypass around Stockport, by a motorway initially known as the A6(M), which never was given the go-ahead, although many construction schemes were designed. It was kicked into touch in July 1998, in the distant early years of the 1997 Labour government. Touch is the area outside two Touch-lines which define the sides of the playing area in a game of Rugby football. The Labour Party is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Founded at the start of the 20th century it has been since the 1920s the principal party of the Due to build up of traffic in the Stockport area, the same scheme is now going to be built as the A555, to link up east of Stockport with the M60. The M60 motorway is an orbital Motorway circling Greater Manchester, a Metropolitan county in North West England. In July 2006, it finally received the full funding to proceed. In Hazel Grove it goes under the viaduct carrying the South TransPennine railway line, and meets the A523 (for Macclesfield) from the left and the A627 (from Romiley) from the right. Hazel Grove is a village within the Metropolitan Borough of Stockport, in Greater Manchester, England. South TransPennine is one of the three rail services provided by First TransPennine Express, running in Northern England. 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 Macclesfield is a market town in Cheshire, England with a population of about 50688 (2001 census for Macclesfield urban sub-area Romiley is an area of the Metropolitan Borough of Stockport, Greater Manchester, England. There is McDonald's on the left near the Hazel Grove railway station. Hazel Grove railway station is on the Stockport to Buxton / Sheffield line serving the village of Hazel Grove, England, United Towards Stockport, there is a Sainsbury's on the right, and the road becomes Buxton Road. Stockport ( is a large town in Greater Manchester, England. It lies on elevated ground on the River Mersey at the influx of the rivers Goyt J Sainsbury plc ( is the parent company of Sainsbury's Supermarkets Ltd commonly known as Sainsbury's (also Sainsbury and JS) the third largest In Stepping Hill, it goes near the Stepping Hill Hospital on the left. There is the Shell Stockport garage near the Woodsmoor railway station and in Great Moor, the Esso Great Moor Service Station relatively near the Davenport railway station, where it meets the B6171, the A5102 (for Bramhall) to the right. Royal Dutch Shell plc, commonly known simply as Shell, is a multinational oil company of Dutch and British origins Woodsmoor railway station is on the Buxton Line, serving the Woodsmoor suburb of Stockport in Greater Manchester, England. Esso (SO is an international trade name for ExxonMobil and its related companies Davenport railway station serves the Davenport suburb of Stockport. Bramhall is an area of the Metropolitan Borough of Stockport, in Greater Manchester, England. As the road approaches Stockport town centre there is the Texaco Grosvenor Service Station, near the crossroads with the B5465. Texaco is the name of an American oil retail brand Its flagship product is its fuel "Texaco with Techron" At Mersey Square, Stockport just before the road crosses the M60, the road becomes Wellington Road North, crosses the Stockport to Stalybridge Line and the Total Wellington Road garage is on the right. The M60 motorway is an orbital Motorway circling Greater Manchester, a Metropolitan county in North West England. Closure Network Rail, in their Route Utilisation Strategy (RUS for the North West proposed closure of Reddish South and Denton stations and withdrawal of the remaining Total SA () is an oil company headquartered in Paris, France, and one of the six " Supermajor " oil companies in the world At Heaton Chapel, there are crossroads with the B5169 (for Reddish), and the A626 joins to the right. Heaton Chapel is an area in the northern part of Stockport, Greater Manchester, England. Reddish is an area of the Metropolitan Borough of Stockport, in Greater Manchester, England. It enters the city of Manchester just before it meets the B6178 and becomes Stockport Road near the Shell Levenshulme station on the right. Royal Dutch Shell plc, commonly known simply as Shell, is a multinational oil company of Dutch and British origins Levenshulme is an Urban area of the City of Manchester, in North West England. Near the junction with the B5093 is the Levenshulme railway station. Levenshulme railway station (previously Levenshulme North serves the Levenshulme area of the city of Manchester, England. It goes under the railway and meets the A5079 Slade Lane from the south. There are crossroads with the A6010, and the A5184 leaves to the left. In Longsight, it meets the A665 Manchester inner ring road and the A57 at a roundabout, which it overlaps until it goes under the A57(M)/A635(M), passing the old site of UMIST (now the University of Manchester). Longsight is an area of the City of Manchester, in North West England. The A57 is a major road in England. It runs east from Liverpool to Lincoln, via Warrington and Manchester, then through the The A57(M, also known as the Mancunian Way, is a 2- Mile (32- Kilometre) long Motorway in Manchester, England. The A635 is a main road that runs between Manchester and Doncaster running east-west through Stalybridge, Saddleworth Moor, Holmfirth The University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology ( UMIST) was a University based in the centre of the City of Manchester The University of Manchester is a " red brick " civic University located in Manchester, England.
Manchester - Chorley
North of Manchester, the road continues through Manchester and Salford, and passes through the various former cotton mill towns of central Lancashire, notably through Chorley, Preston and Lancaster. Salford lies at the heart of the City of Salford, a Metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester, in North West England. Lancashire is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in the North West of England, bounded to the west by the Irish Sea Chorley is a Market town in Lancashire, in North West England. Preston ( ˈprɛstən is a city and local government district in Lancashire, England, located on the River Ribble. Lancaster (pronounced ˈlæŋˌkæstə or ˈlænˌkæstə is a City in Lancashire, England. Its route remains paralleled by the M6 and M61 motorways here, including the oldest motorway stretch in the UK (M6 Preston by-pass). Preston ( ˈprɛstən is a city and local government district in Lancashire, England, located on the River Ribble.
In Manchester, the road crosses the River Irwell and enters the city of Salford. The River Irwell is a River flowing through the Irwell Valley in the counties of Lancashire and Greater Manchester Salford lies at the heart of the City of Salford, a Metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester, in North West England. Here the road is called Chapel Street where the original Salford Royal Hospital stands (now flats) at its junction with Adelphi Street. At the Adelphi Street/Oldfield Road junction its name changes to the Crescent. Along this stretch we now pass several places of cultural interest including the University of Salford, and Salford Museum and Art Gallery on the right, as well as the Old Fire Station and the Working Class Movement Library on the left. The University of Salford is a Plate glass university based in Salford Greater Manchester, England, with approximately 20000 registered students Salford Museum and Art Gallery, in Peel Park Salford, Greater Manchester, was founded in 1850 The Working Class Movement Library ( WCML) is a collection of English language books periodicals pamphlets archives and artefacts relating to the development of the political Along this stretch it also passes Salford Crescent railway station near the junction with Albion Way. Salford Crescent is one of two Railway stations serving the City of Salford, in the county of Greater Manchester, England. It then carries on as the dual carriageway Broad Street through Pendleton past Salford Shopping City (Salford Precinct) and the junction with Langworthy Road (A5186). Salford lies at the heart of the City of Salford, a Metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester, in North West England. It next arrives at Irlams o' th' Height where it departs from the dual carriageway (where the A580 East Lancashire Road begins) at the old Irlams o' th' Height/Pendlebury (roundabout) boundary. Irlams o' th' Height is an area within Pendleton, toward the north west corner of the Salford, Greater Manchester, England. Pendlebury is a town within the Metropolitan borough of the City of Salford, in Greater Manchester, England Once round the Height roundabout it becomes Manchester Road as it goes through Pendlebury for a short distance passing both the Royal Manchester Children's Hospital and Hospital Road on the right. Pendlebury is a town within the Metropolitan borough of the City of Salford, in Greater Manchester, England The Royal Manchester Children's Hospital was founded in 1829 as a small Dispensary based in Salford, Greater Manchester, England for the treatment Next we enter Swinton and pass Victoria Park on the right opposite the junction with Barton Road. The Farmer's Arms, the White Lion (both on the left) and the Cricketer's Arms (on the right) pubs are all shortly followed by the junction with Worsley Road (A572) where its name changes to Chorley Road. Along Chorley Road we soon pass Swinton Post Office and Swinton and Pendlebury Town Hall (Salford Civic Centre) on the left with Swinton Shopping Centre on the right. Swinton and Pendlebury was a local government district in the administrative county of Lancashire, England. At this point is the town centre's crossroads with Partington Lane (on the left) and Station Road (on the right) which are both part of the B5231. On the left are the town hall's once hallowed lawns and Swinton Parish Church (St. Peter's) on opposite corners. Both the Central Library and the Bull's Head pub are seen on the right on opposite corners. The new Swinton Police Station is just a few yards along on the left from the town centre junction. Then once past the Forester's Arms pub (on the right) and the junction with Moorside Road and the Red Lion pub ("The Cat") to the left we very soon arrive in Manchester Road, Wardley (at Sindsley Brook) passing both the Brook Taven and the Morning Star pubs (on the right) as the road heads north west towards Walkden. Walkden is a town within the Metropolitan borough of the City of Salford, in Greater Manchester, England.
It then goes under the M60 near the junction with the M61, near the Worsley Braided Interchange and Wardley Hall (home of the Roman Catholic Bishop of Salford) and enters Whittle Brook and Walkden as Manchester Road, passing the Linnyshaw Industrial Estate on the right. The M60 motorway is an orbital Motorway circling Greater Manchester, a Metropolitan county in North West England. The M61 motorway is a major road in England. It runs from the M60 motorway north west of Manchester, and heads north west past Bolton and The Bishop of Salford is the Ordinary of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Salford in the Province of Liverpool, known also on occasion Walkden is a town within the Metropolitan borough of the City of Salford, in Greater Manchester, England. Linnyshaw is an area of Walkden in the City of Salford. The area is predominantly moss and there is a very small population It passes the Texaco Gordon Limes Service Station on the left, and meets the A575 (for Worsley and Farnworth) and B5232 (for Boothstown) at crossroads where the road is dual-carriageway as the High Street. Texaco is the name of an American oil retail brand Its flagship product is its fuel "Texaco with Techron" Worsley is a town within the Metropolitan borough of the City of Salford, in Greater Manchester, England. Farnworth is a town within the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton in Greater Manchester, England. Boothstown is a small town on the boundary between the Metropolitan districts of Salford and Wigan, in Greater Manchester, England It becomes Manchester Road East and passes a Tesco on the right, progressing towards the district of Little Hulton, which it enters a few minutes later. Tesco plc is a British -based international grocery and general merchandising retail chain Little Hulton is a village within the Metropolitan district of the City of Salford, in Greater Manchester, England. It meets the A5082 (for Tyldesley and Farnworth) at crossroads near St. Tyldesley (pronounced "tils-lee" is a town within the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, in Greater Manchester, England. Paul's, Peel Church, becoming Manchester Road West, passing St. Paul's, Peel and Wharton primary schools.
On leaving Little Hulton, the road enters the Borough of Bolton near the Chloride Battery Works on the left. Bolton ( is a large town in Greater Manchester, in the North West region of England. Near Farnworth, the road meets the M61, at junction 4, which closely follows parallel with the A6 up to Preston. The M61 motorway is a major road in England. It runs from the M60 motorway north west of Manchester, and heads north west past Bolton and The road is now the primary route Salford Road and meets the A579 at crossroads at Hulton Lane Ends near the Red Lion and Hulton Arms, becoming Manchester Road. It meets the A58 at a roundabout at Chequerbent and is no longer a trunk road, close to M61 junction 5, then enters Westhoughton, passing the Mercury Filling Station on the left. The A58 is a major Road in northern England that runs between Prescot, Merseyside and Wetherby, West Yorkshire Westhoughton is a town and Civil parish of the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton in Greater Manchester, England There is the B5235 near the White Horse Tavern, then it crosses the Manchester-Southport Line, and it meets the B5236 at Wingates, near the St. Stations Southport - terminus interchange for Merseyrail Northern Line services to south Sefton and Liverpool Wingates is a small settlement located in the town of Westhoughton, in the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, Greater Manchester, England. John's Primary School and the St. John the Evangelist Church. On leaving Westhoughton, the road becomes Chorley Road. At Four Gates, there is the B5239 for Aspull at the Royal Oak pub. It meets the A6027 roundabout close to the M61 junction 6 for Horwich. Horwich (pronounced "Horrich" is a town and Civil parish within the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, in Greater Manchester, England It passes through Hilton House, at Scot Lane End, it meets the B5408 (the former route) for Blackrod, becoming the Blackrod By-Pass Road. Blackrod is a town and Civil parish of the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, in Greater Manchester, England It meets the B5238, for Horwich, at crossroads near Blackrod railway station and the Ridgeway Arms Hotel. Blackrod railway station serves the village of Blackrod, 10 km (6 Close by on the M61 is the Bolton West (formerly Rivington) service area. Rivington is a small village and Civil parish of the Borough of Chorley, in Lancashire, England It rejoins the old route where it meets the B5408, near the Thatch & Thistle pub. It enters Adlington, and the district of Chorley where it crosses the River Douglas as Chorley Road, becoming Market Street and passing the Texaco Les Walkden Garage on the left. Adlington is a Town in Lancashire, England near the West Pennine Moors and the larger town of Chorley. Chorley is a local government district with Borough status in Lancashire, England. The River Douglas, also known as the River Asland, is a River that flows through Lancashire and Greater Manchester in the north-west Texaco is the name of an American oil retail brand Its flagship product is its fuel "Texaco with Techron" In the centre of Adlington it meets the B6227 near Adlington railway station, and the police station, becoming Church Street then Westhoughton Road. It crosses the Leeds and Liverpool Canal and meets the A673 from Bolton and A5106 from Standish. The Leeds and Liverpool Canal is a Canal in the north of England, linking the cities of Leeds and Liverpool.
It crosses the River Yarrow and passes the Miller's pub and the Albany Science College as Bolton Road. In Chorley, the central section is dual-carriageway with many roundabouts. It meets the B6228 at a roundabout, passes a Morrison's and the railway station, then meets the A581 and B6229. Chorley railway station serves Chorley in Lancashire, England. It passes the Texaco Preston Road Service Station and a hospital on the left and meets the B5252 at a roundabout where it crosses the railway. Texaco is the name of an American oil retail brand Its flagship product is its fuel "Texaco with Techron" TransPennine North West is one of the three rail services provided by First TransPennine Express, running in Northern England. The dual-carriageway A674 to the right goes to Blackburn via the nearby junction 8 of the M61 and a Mormon temple. Blackburn ( is a large town in Lancashire, England. It lies to the north of the West Pennine Moors on the southern edge of the Ribble Valley TalkMormon#Latter Day Saint vs Latter-day Saint --> Mormon
Chorley - Carnforth
From Chorley, it meets the B6229 and B5248 at Whittle-le-Woods, passing the St John the Evangelist Church and Texaco Jubilee Service Station on the right, crossing the River Lostock. Whittle-le-Woods is a village and Civil parish of the Borough of Chorley in Lancashire, England. Texaco is the name of an American oil retail brand Its flagship product is its fuel "Texaco with Techron" The River Lostock is a River in Lancashire, England. The source of the Lostock is at the confluence of Slack Brook and Whave's Brook It enters Clayton-le-Woods, passing the Shell Clayton Green on the left, and meets the B5256 (for Leyland) at a roundabout, near a large Asda, Cuerden Valley Park and Cuerden Hall. Clayton-le-Woods is a large village and Civil parish of the Borough of Chorley, in Lancashire, England. Royal Dutch Shell plc, commonly known simply as Shell, is a multinational oil company of Dutch and British origins Leyland is a town in the South Ribble borough of Lancashire, England. Cuerden is a village and Civil parish of the Borough of Chorley, in Lancashire, England. It passes through Clayton Brook, passing the Esso Clayton Brook Service Station on the right, and crosses the M65, entering the district of South Ribble, near its western terminus. Clayton Brook is a large residential estate in Lancashire, between the city of Preston and the town of Chorley. Esso (SO is an international trade name for ExxonMobil and its related companies The M65 is a Motorway in Lancashire, England. It runs from just south of Preston through the major junction of the M6 and South Ribble is a Non-metropolitan district and Borough of Lancashire, England. There are two roundabouts for the Walton Summit Industrial Estate, either of which lead to the Walton Summit Motorway. Next is a roundabout with the M6 at junction 29, which is now shared with the M65 where the it becomes a trunk road. This article concerns the M6 motorway in England There are also M6 motorways in Russia (see Caspian Highway) Hungary (see M6 motorway This was the start of Britain's first motorway, built in 1958. The road becomes dual-carriageway as it enters Bamber Bridge. Bamber Bridge is a village to the south of Preston, Lancashire, England. There are crossroads with the northern terminus of the A49 and the B6258 near a large Sainsbury's on the right and B & Q on the left, then a roundabout with the A582 - where the road heads north to the right. The A49 is a major Road in western England, which traverses the Welsh Marches region J Sainsbury plc ( is the parent company of Sainsbury's Supermarkets Ltd commonly known as Sainsbury's (also Sainsbury and JS) the third largest The start of the M65 is accessible only from this roundabout at junction 1a. It crosses the East Lancashire Line and meets the B5257 at a roundabout. History The line was built by the Blackburn and Preston Railway and the Blackburn Burnley Accrington and Colne Extension Railway. It meets the B6230 at a roundabout at Dog Kennel Wood, crosses the River Darwen and meets the A675 (for Walton-le-Dale). The River Darwen is a river running through Darwen and Blackburn in Lancashire. Walton-le-Dale is a primarily residential area to the south-east of the city of Preston, Lancashire, England. It crosses the River Ribble and the Ribble Way, entering the district of Preston. The River Ribble is a river that runs through North Yorkshire and Lancashire, in the North of England. The Ribble way is a long distance walk between the Lancashire coast and the Yorkshire Dales National Park largely following the course of the River Ribble The road enters Preston as a single carriageway, meeting the A59 (for Blackburn), B6243 (for Ribbleton), and A6063. The A59 is a major road in the United Kingdom that runs from Liverpool in Merseyside, to York in North Yorkshire. Blackburn ( is a large town in Lancashire, England. It lies to the north of the West Pennine Moors on the southern edge of the Ribble Valley Amenities Ribbleton has a library a number of shops and pubs post offices and schools It passes through the centre of Preston, becoming North Road, passes the Texaco North Road Service Station on the right, meets the A5071 Moor Lane, then becomes Garstang Road, passes the BP Key Filling Station on the right and Moor Park, and crosses the A5085, passing the Shell Fulwood garage on the left. Texaco is the name of an American oil retail brand Its flagship product is its fuel "Texaco with Techron" BP plc, previously known as British Petroleum, is the third largest global Energy company, a multinational oil company (" Oil major Demographics At the 2001 census Moor Park has a population of 4919 whilst at the most recent election the electorate was 3053 Royal Dutch Shell plc, commonly known simply as Shell, is a multinational oil company of Dutch and British origins At Fulwood, it meets the B6242 at crossroads, then passes the Texaco Fulwood Service Station, Sharoe Green Hospital and Sharoe Green. Fulwood is a suburb in the city of Preston in Lancashire, England, about two miles north of the city centre Texaco is the name of an American oil retail brand Its flagship product is its fuel "Texaco with Techron" It meets the B6241 Preston ring road near junction 1 of the M55, the other end of Britain's first motorway where it no longer is a trunk road. The M55 is a Motorway in Lancashire, England, which can also be referred to as the Preston Northern Bypass.
It passes the Texaco Broughton Filling Station on the left and crosses Woodplumpton Brook and meets the B5269 at crossroads at Broughton, passing the Texaco Kinders Garage on the right. Texaco is the name of an American oil retail brand Its flagship product is its fuel "Texaco with Techron" Broughton is a village in the Preston district of Lancashire, England, about four miles north of Preston city centre Texaco is the name of an American oil retail brand Its flagship product is its fuel "Texaco with Techron" It meets Barton as Garstang Road and passes the Barton Grange Hotel and the Barton Fox, running along the Preston and Wyre district boundary, and begins to run parallel to the West Coast Main Line, which it crosses. Barton is a Linear village and Civil parish in the Preston district of Lancashire, England. The district boundary crosses to the other side of the road and it enters the district of Wyre. WYRE (810 AM) is a Radio station broadcasting an Oldies/Contemporary Hit format It passes through Bilsborrow and the Roebuck. It leaves the district boundary, and crosses the River Brock at Brock, near the Brockholes Arms, over the Lancaster Canal. The River Brock is a river running through the County of Lancashire in England. The Lancaster Canal is a Canal in the north of England, originally planned to run from Westhoughton in Lancashire to Kendal in south On the right, it passes the Esso Claughton Garage and Total Rogers of Brock. Esso (SO is an international trade name for ExxonMobil and its related companies Total SA () is an oil company headquartered in Paris, France, and one of the six " Supermajor " oil companies in the world At Catterall, it meets the B6430 and crosses the River Wyre, and meets the A586 (for Churchtown). Catterall is a Civil parish in the county of Lancashire in the North of England, located within the Borough of Wyre. The River Wyre is a River in Lancashire, England, which flows into the Irish Sea at Fleetwood. Kirkland is a Civil parish located on the banks of the River Wyre midway between Preston and Lancaster in the English county of It passes the Churchtown Service Station on the right and enters Garstang and crosses the Lancaster Canal again. Garstang is a town parish within the Wyre borough of Lancashire, England. It meets the B5272 and B6430 near the Crofters Hotel, passes the Houghton's Filling Station and Redline Garage on the left, and enters Cabus, passing Quattros's restaurant. Cabus is a village in Lancashire, England. At Forton, it passes the Pennine Filling Station on the left and the New Holly Inn, close to the Forton service station on the M6. Lancaster (Forton services is a Motorway service station, between junctions 32 and 33 of the M6 motorway in England. At Potters Brook, it meets a crossroads and enters the city of Lancaster. The City of Lancaster (2002 population 133914 is a local government district with city status in Lancashire, England. It meets the M6 at junction 33 and goes through Galgate as Main Road, passing the Plough Inn and New Inn, and under the West Coast Main Line, which it then runs adjacent to. Galgate is a small Village in northern England, just south of Lancaster University, and about 3 miles south of Lancaster itself in the The University of Lancaster lies in the one kilometre separation between the A6 and the M6, where there is a short section of dual-carriageway on the A6 alongside the West Coast Main Line. Lancaster University (officially " The University of Lancaster " is a British University in Lancaster, Lancashire, There is a right turn for Bailrigg. Bailrigg is a village in Lancashire, England. The University of Lancaster campus is situated in Bailrigg and the student radio station Bailrigg FM The road enters Lancaster as Scotforth Road then Greaves Road, passing St Paul's Church, the Texaco Toll Bar Service Station on the left and BP Bowling Green Service Station on the right. Scotforth is a Civil parish and a Suburb in the south of the city of Lancaster, Lancashire, England. Texaco is the name of an American oil retail brand Its flagship product is its fuel "Texaco with Techron" BP plc, previously known as British Petroleum, is the third largest global Energy company, a multinational oil company (" Oil major
It meets the A588 for Preesall at a roundabout, goes past the Royal Lancaster Infirmary on the left, then crosses the Lancaster Canal. Preesall (until 1910 known as Preesall with Hackensall) is a village and Civil parish in Lancashire, England. The Lancaster Canal is a Canal in the north of England, originally planned to run from Westhoughton in Lancashire to Kendal in south It splits up in two as it passes through the centre of Lancaster. It rejoins and splits again to cross the River Lune on the Greyhound Bridge and older Skerton Bridge. For the fictional river in J R R Tolkien 's Middle-earth, see Lhûn. The A589 leaves to left for Morecambe and the A683 to the right for Caton and M6 junction 34. Morecambe is a resort town within the City of Lancaster district of Lancashire, England. The Civil parish of Caton-with-Littledale is situated near the River Lune less than 10 minutes from the M6 motorway on the A683 Kirkby Lonsdale The road rejoins as Owen Road near Skerton High School and there is the B5231 to the right for Morecambe, and a road to the right for Halton. It passes the Texaco Slyne Road Garage on the left and crosses the Lancaster Canal and heads through Hest Bank as Lancaster Road, passing the Slyne Lodge, and Bolton Town. Texaco is the name of an American oil retail brand Its flagship product is its fuel "Texaco with Techron" Hest Bank is a village in north-western Lancashire, England, the boundaries of which include the coastline from a western shoreline of salt-flats that adjoin the It crosses the Lancaster Canal and meets the A5105 (from Morecambe) to the left at Bolton-le-Sands. Bolton-le-Sands is a large village in the Lancaster district of Lancashire, England. As Main Road, it passes the Royal Hotel. Here the road is at its closest point to Morecambe Bay. Morecambe Bay is a large bay in northwest England, nearly due east of the Isle of Man and just to the south of the Lake District National Park It follows the Lancaster Canal and enters Carnforth as Lancaster Road, passes the Christ Church parish church on the right and County Hotel and the BP Carnforth Service Station on the left, and meets the B6254 to the right which leads to M6 junction 35. BP plc, previously known as British Petroleum, is the third largest global Energy company, a multinational oil company (" Oil major
Carnforth - Carlisle
Leaving Carnforth, famous for its connections with the film Brief Encounter, the road as Scotland Road crosses the River Keer. Carnforth is a small town near Lancaster in the north of Lancashire, England, situated at the north-east end of Morecambe Bay, by the River Keer Brief Encounter is a 1945 British Film about the Mores of British suburban life centring on a housewife for whom real love (as opposed The River Keer is a River in Lancashire, England. For parts of its course the Keer marks the boundary between Lancashire and Cumbria, as It passes the Esso Truckhaven truck stop on the left just before it meets the A601(M) at junction 35a of the M6 near Warton. Esso (SO is an international trade name for ExxonMobil and its related companies A truck stop is a commercial facility that provides fuel parking and usually food and other services to long-haul trucks The A601(M is a Motorway in Lancashire, England. It is 11 Miles (1 Warton is a village and Civil parish in north Lancashire in the north-west of England, close to the boundary with Cumbria, with a population There is a roundabout with the A6070, and the road, which has a short section of dual-carriageway, crosses the West Coast Main Line near Yealand Conyers. The West Coast Main Line (WCML is a busy mixed-traffic railway route in the United Kingdom. Yealand Conyers is a village and Civil parish in the English county of Lancashire. It enters Cumbria and the district of South Lakeland near the Lakeland Wildlife Oasis Centre and Hale Moss. Boundaries and divisions Cumbria is neighboured by Northumberland, County Durham, North Yorkshire, Lancashire, and the Lieutenancy South Lakeland is a local government district in Cumbria, England. Nearby on the M6 is the Burton-in-Kendal services. Burton-in-Kendal services is a Motorway service station on the M6 motorway near Kendal in southern Cumbria. The Esso Mossdale Service Station is on the left. Esso (SO is an international trade name for ExxonMobil and its related companies It passes through Hale and the King's Arms Hotel. At Beetham, it crosses the River Bela then passes through Milnthorpe as Beetham Road and Church Street, meeting the B5282 and B6385. Beetham is a Village and Civil parish in Cumbria, England, situated on the border with Lancashire. For the river in Slovakia see Belá River The River Bela is a short River in the County of Cumbria, England Milnthorpe is a small Market town within the South Lakeland district of Cumbria, England. It goes through Heversham passing by the Blue Bell Hotel on the left. Heversham is a small Market town in Cumbria, England. Transport It is situated on the A6. It passes Levens Hall on the left, crossing the River Kent at the old Levens Bridge, then meets the A590 and overlaps the A591 becoming a trunk road, the dual-carriageway Kendal bypass. Levens Hall is a Manor house in the county of Cumbria in northern England. The River Kent is a short river in the county of Cumbria in England. The A591 is a major Road in Cumbria, in the north-west of England. Kendal is a Market town and Civil parish within the South Lakeland district of Cumbria, England. It passes Sizergh Castle and the BP Prizet Filling Station, before leaving at a GSJ becoming the single carriageway Milnthorpe Road. Sizergh Castle & Garden is a Castle, Stately home and Garden in Sizergh, Cumbria, England, about four miles south of BP plc, previously known as British Petroleum, is the third largest global Energy company, a multinational oil company (" Oil major It passes the BP Helsington Service Station and passes through Kendal splitting in two, where it meets the northern end of the A65. BP plc, previously known as British Petroleum, is the third largest global Energy company, a multinational oil company (" Oil major Kendal is a Market town and Civil parish within the South Lakeland district of Cumbria, England. The A65 is a major Road in England. It runs north west from Leeds in Yorkshire via Kirkstall, Horsforth, Yeadon
In Kendal, it passes Kendal College and the Queen Katherine School next to a Morrisons' superstore. The Queen Katherine School is a Technology College in Kendal, Cumbria, England. It crosses the River Kent on the Nether Bridge and Miller Bridge. It passes under the Windermere Branch Line near Kendal railway station then meets the A685 (to Kirkby Stephen), passes over the River Mint as Shap Road and is crossed by the Dales Way. Kendal railway station is a Railway station serving Kendal in Cumbria. The A685 is a road in Cumbria, England, that runs 28 miles (45 km from Kendal to Brough. Kirkby Stephen is a small market town in Cumbria, in the north-west of England. The plant Mentha australis is also known as river mint The River Mint is a River in Cumbria, England. The Dales Way is an 84-mile (135 km Long Distance Footpath in Northern England, from (south east to north west Ilkley, West Yorkshire It passes the Plough Inn near Selside, where it becomes the boundary of the Lake District National Park. It crosses the River Mint again and at Huck's Bridge at Borrowdale, it enters the district of Eden. Borrowdale is a valley in the English Lake District in Cumbria, England. Eden is a local government district in Cumbria, England. Its council is based in Penrith. It climbs up to over 1,300 ft and heads over the Shap Fells into Wasdale, passing near the Shap Wells Hotel, where it leaves the National Park, and passes the RMC granite works. Wasdale (pronounced as woz -dale not waz -dale is a Valley in the western Lake District National Park in Cumbria, England RMC, ( "Ready Mixed Concrete") Plc was a Ready mixed concrete manufacture, quarrying & Concrete products manufacture based in the United A spur of the A6 meets the B6261 and joins the M6 at junction 39. The road is no longer a trunk road and passes the Corus Lime Kilns on Hardendale Fell and enters Shap where it is crossed by the Coast to Coast Walk, and over the West Coast Line. A lime kiln is a Kiln used to produce quicklime by the Calcination of Limestone ( Calcium carbonate) Shap is a Linear village located amongst Fells and isolated dales in Eden district, Cumbria, England. The Coast to Coast Walk is a 192-mile (according to a recent re-measuring the real distance is almost 220 miles unofficial and mostly unsignposted long distance footpath It passes under then over the M6, then passes close to Hackthorpe Hall and the Lowther Castle Inn. It passes over the M6 near Lowther, which is near the Lakeland Bird of Prey Centre. Lowther is the name of a Civil parish in Eden District Cumbria. It passes over the railway at Clifton near Penrith. Clifton is a small Linear village and Civil parish 3 miles outside of Penrith, Cumbria, England with a primary school a pub and a Penrith is a Market town in the county of Cumbria, England. It is in the Eden Valley just north of the River Eamont, and lies less than There is a right turn for Brougham and it crosses the River Lowther at Eamont Bridge where passes the Beehive Inn and the Crown Hotel, then meets the B6262 and crosses the River Eamont over a narrow bridge. Brougham (pronounced "Broom" is a small village (or more properly a collection of hamlets - and a Civil parish on the outskirts of Penrith in the The River Lowther flows through Cumbria in England. It is a tributary of the River Eamont which in turn is a tributary of the River Eden which Eamont Bridge is a small village immediately to the south of Penrith Cumbria. The River Eamont is a River in Cumbria, England and one of the major tributaries of the River Eden. It meets the A66 at Kemplay roundabout next to Penrith Hospital. The A66 is a major road in northern England which in part follows the course of the Roman road from Scotch Corner to Penrith.
It takes a central route through Penrith, entering the town as Bridge Lane then Victoria Road and leaving as Stricklandgate then Scotland Road it passes the BP Townhead Garage, then the Esso Davidsons Garage. Penrith is a Market town in the county of Cumbria, England. It is in the Eden Valley just north of the River Eamont, and lies less than BP plc, previously known as British Petroleum, is the third largest global Energy company, a multinational oil company (" Oil major Esso (SO is an international trade name for ExxonMobil and its related companies North of Penrith, it meets the B5305 (which heads to Wigton) at the Stoneybeck roundabout next to the Stoneybeck Inn situated on a new section of the A6 built for junction 41 of the M6. Not to be confused with Wigtown in Scotland nor Wigston in Leicestershire England The next section of the A6 is one of the most dangerous roads in the county and follows a former Roman road, having seen several deaths in the past few years [1] [2]. 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 This section essentially follows a parallel path to the M6, and passes through Plumpton where it meets the B6413; an old Roman fort called Voreda at Castlesteads; High Hesket which it bypasses; Low Hesket where it passes the Rose & Crown; enters the district of Carlisle near Cotehill; and meets the M6 (and the B6263) eventually at junction 42: the start of the Carlisle bypass. Plumpton or Plumpton Wall is a small village about 4 miles north of Penrith Cumbria. Hesket is a large Civil parish in Eden District, Cumbria, England. The City of Carlisle is a local government district with city status in Cumbria, England. Entering Carlisle, it passes the BP Carleton Service Station, a C-op at Harraby, the Esso Harraby Green Service Station then crosses the River Petteril (near a large radio mast) then the Tyne Valley railway line. Carlisle (pronounced CARLYLE(emphasis on the first syllable is a City in northern England the largest settlement in Cumbria. BP plc, previously known as British Petroleum, is the third largest global Energy company, a multinational oil company (" Oil major Esso (SO is an international trade name for ExxonMobil and its related companies The River Petteril is a River running through the English County of Cumbria. The Newcastle and Carlisle Railway, also known as the Tyne Valley Line, is a Railway line in northern England. The A6 travels through south-eastern Carlisle as London Road, before finishing at Botchergate in the centre of Carlisle where it transforms seamlessly into the A7 which runs out of Carlisle and across the Anglo-Scottish border terminating eventually at Scotland's capital city of Edinburgh. Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain. Edinburgh ( ˈɛdɪnb(ərə Dùn Èideann) is the Capital of Scotland and is its second largest city after Glasgow.
Former route south of Luton
The route of the old A6 south of Luton is now the A1081 for most of its length. The A1081 road in Hertfordshire, England broadly follows and replaces the former route of the A6 south of Luton in Bedfordshire. In the initial road numbering scheme, the A6 started in Barnet where it joined what was then the A1 Great North Road. High Barnet or Chipping Barnet is a place in the London Borough of Barnet in North London, England. From Barnet the road went to London Colney, St Albans, Harpenden to join the current start of the road at Luton. London Colney is a Village in Hertfordshire, England. It is located to the north of London at Junction 22 of the M25 motorway. St Albans is the main urban area of the City and District of St Albans in southern Hertfordshire, England, around north of central London. Harpenden is a town in the City and District of St Albans of Hertfordshire in the South East of England. Luton ( is a large town in the east of England, 32 miles (51 kilometres north of London. At St Albans, the road met the then A5 at a crossroads: going north on both roads, the A5 arriving from the southwest, and leaving the crossroads northwest, and the A6 arriving from the southeast and leaving to the northeast. St Albans is the main urban area of the City and District of St Albans in southern Hertfordshire, England, around north of central London. Nowadays that stretch of the A5 has also been renumbered so that the crossroads in St Albans is now A5183 and A1081. 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 A6 is the longest road in England
See also
- A6 murder - the August 1961 murder of Michael Gregsten at a lay-by on the A6 in Bedfordshire, and the controversial trial and execution of James Hanratty for the crime. James Hanratty (born October 4, 1936 in Bromley, Kent, England; died April 4, 1962 in Bedford Prison Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Bedfordshire (abbreviated Beds) is a County in England that forms part of the East of England region. James Hanratty (born October 4, 1936 in Bromley, Kent, England; died April 4, 1962 in Bedford Prison
External links
- Society for All British Road Enthusiasts entry for the A6
- Road to Nowhere: A6
- Badgers on the Rothwell-Desborough Bypass
- Road Protest Alvaston Improvement Site.
- Highways Agency Alvaston Improvement.
- CBRD Alvaston Bypass.
- Alvaston Bypass opens.
- CBRD A555 (former A6(M)).
- Stockport bypass.
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