A508 road

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A508
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A508 in Grafton Regis
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North endUK road A4304.svg A4304 in Market Harborough
52°28′42″N0°54′49″W / 52.4782°N 0.9136°W / 52.4782; -0.9136 (A508 road (northern end))
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South end Old Stratford
UK road A5.svgUK road A422.svg A5  / A422 52°03′59″N0°52′12″W / 52.0665°N 0.8699°W / 52.0665; -0.8699 (A508 road (southern end))
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UK road A507.svg A507 UK road A509.svg A509

The A508 is a north-south A-class road in central England, forming the route from Market Harborough in Leicestershire, via Northampton, to Old Stratford in Northamptonshire, just outside Milton Keynes.

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Major settlements

The major settlements along the route are Market Harborough, Great Oxendon, Kelmarsh, Maidwell, Hanging Houghton, Brixworth, Pitsford, Boughton, Northampton, Roade, Grafton Regis, Yardley Gobion, before finishing outside Old Stratford.[ citation needed ]

Route

Market Harborough

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Market Harborough town centre

The road starts in Market Harborough, Leicestershire, at the junction of the A4304 St Mary's Road and Clarence Road. It begins as Kettering Road, crosses the River Welland, and continues as Springfield Street, Northampton Road and Harborough Road, before crossing the county boundary into Northamptonshire.[ citation needed ]

Great Oxendon to Boughton

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A508 in Great Oxenden

The A508 is named Harborough Road until it becomes Harborough Road North at a roundabout in the village of Boughton. The first village in Northamptonshire is Great Oxendon, where the road passes St Helen's Church. [1] The road then passes Kelmarsh Hall and Kelmarsh village. South of Kelmarsh it intersects with the A14 road, a dual carriageway trunk road, at a grade-separated junction.[ citation needed ]

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A508 entering Maidwell

South of the A14, the road continues through Maidwell [ citation needed ] and Lamport, where it is served by X7 and 77 buses to Northampton. [2]

History

The route of the A508 follows a long-established route from Northampton to Market Harborough, crossing medieval bridges, or their replacements, at Pitsford and Great Oxendon. [3]

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References

  1. Historic England. "Church of St Helen (1367480)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 1 December 2024.
  2. "X7 Bus Route & Timetable: Northampton - Market Harborough" (PDF). Stagecoach. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
  3. Burton, Philip; Evans, Martin Marix; Westaway, M. (22 January 2002). Naseby-June 1645: English Civil War. Pen and Sword. p. 33. ISBN   978-0-85052-871-8. the direct route to Market Harborough (now A508) crossed the medieval bridges at Pitsford and Great Oxendon

52°16′03″N0°54′00″W / 52.2675°N 0.9001°W / 52.2675; -0.9001 (A508 road)