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1922 Road Lists/Zone 4 Class I

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A4 London (Strand - Haymarket - Piccadilly - Kensington Road - Hammersmith) - Slough - Maidenhead - Reading - Newbury - Chippenham - Bath Only ran as far as Bath, to a point with the A431 and A367. (The boundary between the 3 and 4 zones was from there served by a line west of the A367 to the A36, then north of the A36 up to the Bristol Channel). Between Knightsbridge and the Chiswick Roundabout (with the A406) it ran on the A315, then ran on the then-unfinished Great West Road between here and the A30 / A3006 junction.
A40 London (High Holborn - Oxford Street - Uxbridge Road) - Ealing - Uxbridge - Oxford - Cheltenham - Gloucester - Abergavenny - Brecon - Carmarthen - Haverfordwest - Fishguard - Goodwick A couple of major changes - between Ross and Abergavenny it ran on B4521 and between Narbeth and St Clears on A477 and B4314
A41 London (A5 near Edgware) - Watford - Aylesbury - Banbury - Warwick - Birmingham - Wolverhampton - Oakengates When the Watford bypass was finally renumbered in the 40s it was rerouted from central London (original route ran along A410/A411. North of Wolverhampton ran along what's now the A464 to the site of M54 junction 4, then the unclassified Shifnal Road and B5061 before terminating on the A5 south of Oakengates.
A42 Reading - Oxford - Stratford-on-Avon - Birmingham Replaced by A329, A423 (later A4074) and A34. Now mostly A3400. Modern A42 runs between M42 and M1.
A43 Oxford (Gosford) - Brackley - Northampton - Kettering - Stamford Another 2 digit road starting on a 3 digit road - this started on the A423 north of Oxford
A44 Junction with A42 East of Chipping Norton - Evesham - Worcester - Leominster - Kington - New Radnor - Aberwystwith
A45 Birmingham - Coventry - Daventry - Northampton - Wellingborough - St Neots - Cambridge - Bury St. Edmunds - Ipswich Eastern section is mostly replaced by the modern A14
A46 Bath - Cheltenham - Warwick - Coventry - Leicester - Newark - Lincoln - Grimsby Lost the Cheltenham-Stratford and Coventry Leicester bits in the 70s
A47 Birmingham - Nuneaton - Leicester - Peterborough - Wisbech - Downham Market - Norwich - Great Yarmouth As now - but originally ran from Wisbech to Swaffham via Downham Market on today's A1101 and A1122. Rerouted via King's Lynn on 1st April, 1933.
A48 Worcester - Monmouth - Newport - Cardiff - Neath - Swansea - Llanelly - Carmarthen Original line was along A449 to Newport, then as now to Swansea. Between Swansea and Carmarthen ran through Llanelli on what's now the A484.
A49 Ross (Peterstow) - Hereford - Ludlow - Shrewsbury - Whitchurch - Tarporley - Warrington - Wigan - Preston (Bamber Bridge)
A400 London (Charing Cross Road, Tottenham Court Road, Kentish Town Rd and Junction Road)
A401 London(Shaftesbury Avenue, Theobal's Road, Rosebery Avenue to Angel)
A402 London (Goldhawk Road)
A403 Western Avenue (proposed new road) From A219 at Shepherds Bush to Denham. Now A40
A404 London (Harrow Road) - Willesden - Harrow - Rickmansworth - Amersham Bit to Maidenhead came later
A405 Gunnersbury Park - Alperton - Wembley Started off A4000 - a case of a 3 digit starting off 4 digit, because the A4000 was part of the A307 in draft lists. Now A406/A4005
A406 North Circular Road (proposed new road)
A407 Child's Hill - Willesden
A408 Sipson - Uxbridge Ran through Yiewsley
A409 Harrow (Greenhill) -Busheyheath
A410 Pinner - Stanmore Gained a little bit of A41 when that was renumbered
A411 Bushey - Elstree - Chipping Barnet
A412 Denham - Rickmansworth - Watford - St Albans
A413 From A40 West of Uxbridge - Amersham - Wendover - Aylesbury - Buckingham - Towcester
A414 Boxmoor - St Albans - Hatfield - Hertford - Sawbridgeworth - Chelmsford Now A414,A4147,A1060, largely bypassed twixt Hertford & Harlow, u/c from Sawbridgeworth then A1060
A415 Maidenhead Thicket - Henley - Abingdon - Kingston Bagpuize Now A404, A4130, buried under Benson airfield, A4074, A415
A416 Littlewick Green - Marlow - Wycombe - Amersham - Berkhamstead First half now u/c and A404
A417 Streatley - Wantage - Faringdon - Lechlade - Cirencester
A418 Wheatley - Thame - Aylesbury - Leighton Buzzard - Woburn - Ampthill - Bedford From Leighton Buzzard now u/c, A4012,A507,B530
A419 Hungerford - Swindon - Cirencester - Gloucester Now B4192, A419,A417
A420 Chippenham - Faringdon - Oxford B4069 & A3102 through Swindon. Extended over the A430 to Bristol in 1930s
A421 Weston-on-the-Green - Bicester - Buckingham Now A34/A41 to Bicester, A4421 to Finmere
A422 Worcester - Alcester - Stratford-on-Avon - Banbury -Buckingham - Stony Stratford - Bedford (Bromham)
A423 Oxford - Banbury - Coventry - Tamworth (Fazeley) Coventry Tamworth now B4098/A51
A424 Burford - Stow-on-the-Wold - Bourton-on-the-Hill
A425 Daventry - Leamington - Warwick
A426 Dunchurch - Rugby - Lutterworth - Leicester
A427 Dunsmore Heath - Rugby - Market Harborough - Oundle Now A4071, B5414 to A5, unclassified, then A4304 from North Kilworth
A428 Coventry - Rugby - Northampton - Bedford
A429 Chippenham - Malmesbury - Cirencester - Stow-on-the-Wold - Warwick
A430 Chippenham - Marshfield - Bristol Changed to the A420 in 1935
A431 Bath - Oldland - Bristol
A432 Bristol - Chipping Sodbury - Old Sodbury
A433 Hawkesbury - Tetbury - Kemble
A434 Malmesbury - Tetbury - Nailsworth - Stonehouse - Hardwicke Now B4014, B4008
A435 Cirencester - Cheltenham - Evesham - Alcester - Birmingham Part now A46
A436 Andoversford - Stow-on-the-Wold - Chipping Norton (Cross Hands Inn) Ran along B4068 for part of the way
A437 Gloucester (Highnam) - Chepstow - Newport Now A48
A438 Teddington Hands - Tewkesbury - Ledbury - Hereford - Hay - Brecon Ted Hands was the A435 junction. Used to run through Hay on Wye (B4350)
A439 Stratford-on-Avon - Bidford - Norton Now B439
A440 Pershore - Upton-on-Severn - Great Malvern Now A4104, B4211
A441 Dunnington - Redditch - Birmingham First bit of this is now the B4088
A442 Worcester - Kidderminster - Bridgnorth - Wellington - Darliston First section now A449
A443 Worcester - Great Witley - Newnham
A444 Oakley Wood - Leamington - Coventry - Nuneaton - Caldecote Started on A41 (now B4100) ran along B4087 through Bishops Tachbrook then B4113 to Coventry. Ended on A5
A445 Warwick - Leamington - Ryton-on-Dunsmore
A446 Leamington (Blakedown Hill) - Kenilworth - Coleshill - Lichfield First section A452, last A38
A447 Wolvey - Hinckley - Coleorton - Tonge
A448 Studley - Headless Cross - Bromsgrove - Kidderminster
A449 Bromsgrove (Finstall) - Hagley - Wolverhampton - Stafford - Stone - Newcastle-under-Lyme Now A491 through Stourbridge, then A449 to Stafford and then A34 to Newcastle
A450 Old Swinford - Muston Green - Torton Last bit into Stourbridge is a B road
A451 Stourbridge - Kidderminster - Stourport - Great Witley
A452 Little Packington - Bacon's End - Castle Bromwich - Brownhills Common For those not intimate with West Midlands Geography it started at the A446 and ended on the A5
A453 Sutton Coldfield - Tamworth - Ashby de la Zouch - Long Eaton - Nottingham After Tamworth on the B5493 then on various B or u/c roads near the M42. Before you get to East Mids Airport it turned off through Castle Donnington to go through Long Eaton
A454 Sutton Coldfield - Aldrige - Walsall - Bridgnorth
A455 Birmingham - Walsall - Cannock - Stafford Now A34
A456 Birmingham - Halesowen - Kidderminster - Tenbury - Woofferton
A457 Birmingham - Smethwick - Tipton - Sedgley
A458 Halesowen - Stourbridge - Bridgnorth - Shrewsbury
A459 Halesowen - Dudley - Sedgley - Wolverhampton
A460 Wolverhampton - Cannock
A461 Wollaston - Brierley Hill - Dudley - Wednesbury - Walsall - Lichfield
A462 Wednesbury - Willenhall - Laney Green
A463 Wombourn - Sedgley - Bilston - Willenhall Between A4123 and Willenhall it followed U/c roads and then B4484 and B4590
A464 Oaken - Newport - Market Drayton - Audlem - Natwich Now A41 and A529
A465 Bromyard - Hereford - Abergavenny - Brynmawr - Merthyr Tydfil - Neath
A466 Chepstow - Monmouth
A467 Newport - Newbridge
A468 Newport - Caerphilly - Nantgarw
A469 Cardiff (Birchgrove) - Caerphilly - Ystrad Mynach Ystrad Mynach being A472 junction
A470 Cardiff Docks - Nantgarw - Pontypridd - Merthyr - Brecon
A471 Usk - Abergavenny Now B4598
A472 Usk - Pontypool - Crumlin - Maes-y-cwmmer - Quakers Yard
A473 Bridgend - Llantrisant - Glyntaff
A474 Neath - Ammanford - Llandilo Now starts at Briton Ferry (old A48 to Neath); Ammanford - Llandeilo now part of A483
A475 Swansea - Pontardulais - Carmarthen Now A48
A476 Llandelly - Llandilo (Ffair-fach)
A477 Pembroke Dock Sageston - Red Roses
A478 Tenby - Narbeth - Cardigan
A479 Crickhowell - Talgarth - Builth Wells - Rhayader Latter part now A470
A480 Hereford - Swainshill) - Lyonshall
A481 New Radnor (Llanfihangel) - Builth Wells - Llandovery Latter part A483
A482 Llandovery - Lampeter - Newcastle Emlyn Lampeter-Newcastle now A475
A483 Builth Wells (Llanelwedd) - Llandindod Wells - Newtown - Welshpool - Oswestry - Gobowen
A484 Bronwydd Arms Station - Newcastle Emlyn - Cardigan
A485 Carmarthen - Lampeter - Treagon - Aberystwyth (Llanrhystyd Road Station) From Carmarthen ran on what is now A484 and B4301
A486 Saron - Llandyssul - Synod
A487 Fishguard - Cardigan - Aberystwyth - Machynlleth - Dolgelley - Maentwrog - Carnarvon Between Minfford and Caernarfon ran on A4085
A488 Shrewsbury - Bishop's Castle - Knighton - Penybont
A489 Junction with A49 North of Craven Arms - Church Stoke - Newtown - Machynlleth Part now A470
A490 Church Stoke - Welshpool (Sarn-y-Bryn Caled) Church Stoke = A489 jcn
A491 Shrewsbury (Shelton) - Welshpool - Mallwydd - Cemmaes Road Now A458 Shrewsbury - Mallwydd, then A470 to Cemmaes Road
A492 Caersws - Llanidloes - Llangurig Now A470
A493 Machynlleth - Aberdovey - Dolgelley
A494 Dogelley - Bala - Ruthin - Mold - Queensferry
A495 Oswestry - Ellesmere - Whitchurch (Redbrook)
A496 Dogelley (Llanelltyd) - Barmouth - Harlech - Maentwrog
A497 Penrhyndeudraeth - Portmadoc - Pwllheli First part now A487
A498 Tremadoc - Beddgelert - Glanaber - Junction with A4086
A499 Pwllheli - Carnarvon - Bangor Latter half on A487
A4000 Chiswick - Acton - High Road, Willeseden Harlesden - Willesden now unclassified.
A4001 Link at Hanwell joining A3002 and A40
A4002 Willsden (Tubbs Road) Unclassified
A4003 Willesden Lane
A4004 Willesden (Craven Park, Eastern branch)
A4005 Sudbury - Harrow - Greenhill Draft : "Sudbury Hill, High Street and part of Station Road". Northern half unclassified.
A4006 Harrow - Hendon (The Hyde)
A4007 Link in Uxbridge Draft "Vine Street" - now unclassified.
A4008 Hurley Bottom - Bisham Later A423 spur, now unclassified
A4009 Reading (Caversham) - Nettlebed B481
A4010 West Wycombe - Princes Risborough - Stoke Mandeville
A4011 Wendover - Tring Hill Now B4009
A4012 Leighton Buzzard - Hockliffe
A4013 Link in Aylesbury A41/Unclassified
A4014 Link in Faringdon joining A420 and A417 A417
A4015 Link in Swindon Draft: "Kings Hill Road and Bath Road". Now A4289.
A4016 Link in Bath Draft: "St. James Parade, Monmouth Street and Monmouth Place". Now A367/unclassified.
A4017 Kingswood - Downend
A4018 Bristol - Avonmouth A late addition to the list that wasn't found on earlier drafts, due to the late decision to route the A36 via the Portway. West of Durdham Down now B4054.
A4019 Cheltenham - Coombe Hill
A4020 Link at Stroud Loop, Cainscross Road A419
A4021 Rhydd - Powick B4424
A4022 Link at Headless Cross joining A441 and A448 Rectory Road, now unclassified.
A4023 Redditch - Webheath Unclassified
A4024 Bromsgrove Station - Stoke Heath Unclassified/A38
A4025 Crossway Green - Stourport
A4026 Little Aston - Watford Gap
A4027 Birmingham (Moor Street) Later A4400, now B4100.
A4028 Birmingham (Stafford Street) Later James Watt Queensway A4400, now B4114.
A4029 Birmingham - Pebble Mill Road
A4030 Smethwick (Bearwood Road)
A4031 Smethwick - West Bromwich (Spon Lane)
A4032 Link at Hagley joining A449 and A456 Park Road, now unclassified.
A4033 Dudley - Tividale
A4034 Halesowen - Blackheath - Oldbury - West Bromwich
A4035 West Bromwich - Great Bridge Now unclassified
A4036 Dudley - Lye - Pedmore
A4037 Ocker Hill - Tipton - Dudley
A4038 Moxley - Walsall Easternmost section now unclassified.
A4039 Bilston - Penn Fields
A4040 Wall Heath - Kidderminster Now part of A449
A4041 Loop at Kidderminster (Broadwaters - Hoobrook) Now part of A449
A4042 Newport - Pontypool Now heavily bypassed (some is A4051).
A4043 Pontypool - Blaenavon
A4044 Crumlin - Brynmawr A467
A4045 Nantyglo - Beaufort B4248
A4046 Aberbeag - Ebbw Vale - Beaufort
A4047 Ebbw Vale - Sirhowy A4046
A4048 Pontllanfraith - Tredegar
A4049 Mes-y-cwmmer - Aberbargoed - Rhymney Bridge Northern section now A469.
A4050 Pengam - Bargoed - Tir Phil A469
A4051 Link in Merthyr Tydfil Draft: "Dynever Street and Victoria Street", now unclassified.
A4052 Newport (Commercial Road, Alexandra Road and Watch House Parade) Unclassified
A4053 Cardiff (Glossop Road, Moira Terrace, Bute Terrace to Monument) Unclassified/A4160
A4054 Cardiff - Llandaff - Whitchuch Southern section now A4119.
A4055 Cardiff - Barry Cardiff - Penarth now A4160.
A4056 Llandaff - Ely A48
A4057 Link at Caerphilly Became spur of A469, now lost in Caerphilly's one way system
A4058 Glyntaff - Pontypridd - Tonypandy - Tynewydd Latter half now A4061/B4522
A4059 Abercynon - Aberdare - Hirwaun
A4060 Link in Bridgend Draft: Wyndham Street. Actually Market Street. Now unclassified.
A4061 Bridgend - Bryncethin - Nantymoel Dead end at Nantymoel - extension to Hirwaun built in the early 30s
A4062 Link in Bryncethin Wigan Terrace. Now unclassified.
A4063 Bridgend - Aberkenfig - Maesteg - Cymmer - Port Talbot Cymmer - Port Talbot now A4107
A4064 Abergarw - Blaengarw
A4065 Bryncethin - Aberkenfig
A4066 Hirwaun - Penderyn - Beacons Reservoir Now A4059
A4067 Mumbles - Swansea - Morriston To A48 Wychtree Bridge at Morriston
A4068 Morriston - Ystalyfera Via Martin Street from A4067 Neath Road / Morris Street at Morriston. Later A4067; now B4603 / A4067.
A4069 Junction with A4067 - Swansea Docks Castle Street, Wind Street. Now part of B4489.
A4070 Fforestfach - Loughor B4620
A4071 Link in Llandeilo Draft: "King Street, George Street and part of Carmarthen Street". Now unclassified.
A4072 Princes Gate - Templeton B4315
A4073 Link at Crinow joining A40 and A478 B4314
A4074 Link at Narberth joining A40 and A478 A478
A4075 Carew - Robeston Wathen
A4076 Haverfordwest - Milford Haven
A4077 Gilwern - Crickhowell
A4078 Talgarth - Aberllynfi
A4079 Aberllynfi - Llyswen
A4080 Llanwrda - Abermorlain Now A40 (A40 ran on what's now A4069 between Llandovery and Ashfield)
A4081 Llandridod Wells - Llanyre - Delyfan Hill
A4082 Loop at Llandrindod Wells joining A483 and A4081 A4081
A4083 Oswestry - Queen's Head B4579/A5
A4084 Mallwydd - Dolgelley (Cross Foxes) Later A458, now A470
A4085 Link at Llangurig joining A44 and A492 A470
A4086 Capel Curig - Carnarvon
A4087 Port Dinorwic - Menai Bridge A487
A4200 London (Aldwych, Kingsway, Southampton Row, Seymour Street to Mornington Crescent) Aldwych now A4
A4201 London (Regent Street (part) )
A4202 London (Park Lane)
A4203 London (Hamilton Place) Unclassified
A4204 London (Church Street, Kensington)
A4205 London (Praed Street and Eastbourne Terrace)
A4206 London (Bishop's Road, Westbourne Grove (part) and Pembridge Villas)
A4207 London (Great Western Road and Richmond Road)


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