A5096 (Oadby)
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| A5096 (Oadby) | ||||
| Location Map ( geo) | ||||
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| From: | Oadby (SK623004) | |||
| To: | Wigston (SP608993) | |||
| Distance: | 1.7 miles (2.7 km) | |||
| Met: | A6, A5199 | |||
| Former Number(s): | B582 | |||
| Now part of: | B582 | |||
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| Route outline (key) | ||||
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This article is about the possible later A5096 between Oadby and Wigston near Leicester.
For the original A5096 at Barwell near Hinckley, see A5096 (Barwell).
For the original A5096 at Barwell near Hinckley, see A5096 (Barwell).
The DfT Card Index of c2002 assigns the A5096 number to a route between Oadby and Wigston on the southern edge of Leicester. Further investigation shows an un-numbered A road stretching from Oadby west through Wigston and on to the then-A46 near Narborough on the 1972 OS Quarter Inch Map, although this route is still a B road on the 1971 edition. The 1971 One Inch sheet, however, shows an un-numbered A road in Oadby town centre, cut off by the edge of the sheet.
All in all, it would appear that the A5096 was created in 1971/2 and ran west from Oadby to meet the A46, before subsequently being curtailed as a shorter route connecting Oadby and Wigston. The whole route has now resumed its original number of B582.