A5007

The original A5007 ran from the centre of Fenton to the centre of Stoke-upon-Trent. Both ends have now moved, to incorporate the rerouting of the A50 and A52.

Route

The A5007 now begins on the A50 in Normacot, where the A50 leaves its old route to head towards the A500. At this point, the A5007 is only signposted for local traffic. It then follows the old route of the A50 as far as Fenton.

Soon after leaving the A50, the A5007 passes the Gladstone Pottery Museum before running into the Longton one-way system. This was a major bottleneck in the old A50 days and was a contributing factor into the building of the bypass. Eastbound traffic is fairly straightforward whereas westbound traffic travels round three sides of the town centre, meeting the A50 again in the process at a roundabout, before both directions rejoin in Times Square, next to Longton Town Hall and the prominent railway bridge.

Continuing westwards, the A5007 enters Fenton, where a road joins it from the south at a roundabout. This road is signposted as (A50) since it leads to the new bypass (although the powers that be seem reluctant to actually call it the A50!). A few hundred yards later, the "old" A50 is reached, heading off north to Hanley.

City Road,Stoke-on-Trent - the former A5007, now the A52

The A5007 used to begin at this point. It continues to travel along its historical route before reaching a roundabout where it meets the A52 on the outskirts of Stoke, where it now ends. It used to continue for another few hundred yards to meet the A52 in the centre of Stoke, until that road was rerouted to avoid a very low railway bridge.

A5007

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