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The A5, the London-Holyhead trunk road, is a major road in England and Wales. It runs for about 243 miles (391 km) from London to the Irish Sea at the ferry port of Holyhead . In many parts the route follows that of the Roman Iter II route which later took the Anglo-Saxon name Watling Street .
The road follows the first part of the route of the medieval road from Shrewsbury to York, which passed through the ancient Forest of Lyme. Prior to Tudor times, this was the only major highway from the West Midlands to the North. [citation needed] A520 Stone: Leek: A521 Meir: Froghall: A522 Uttoxeter: Wetley Rocks: A523: Swinscoe: Hazel Grove
A4 London to Avonmouth (also known as the Great West Road or the Bath Road), although this route is not used as a long-distance road since the completion of the M4. A5 London to Holyhead (the Northern part of Watling Street). A6 Luton to Carlisle (The A6 originally started in Barnet on the old A1. When the A1 was moved onto the Barnet Bypass in ...
In the early 19th century, the course between London and the Channel was paved and became known as the Great Dover Road. The route from London to Wroxeter forms much of the A5 road. The route from Dover to London forms part of the A2 road. At various points along the historic route, the name Watling Street remains in modern use.
Along the entire route, it retains its identity as the A5 road under the Great Britain road numbering scheme. The A5 continues beyond the end of the Edgware Road, following the old Roman road for much of its route and terminating at Holyhead , Wales (a port for Ireland ).
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