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B4069

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B4069
Location Map ( geo)
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From:  Lyneham (SU018793)
To:  Chippenham (ST918738)
Distance:  9.2 miles (14.8 km)
Meets:  A3102, B4122, A420, B4158
Former Number(s):  A420
Primary Destinations
Highway Authorities

Wiltshire

Traditional Counties

Wiltshire

Route outline (key)
B4069 Lyneham - Chippenham
This article is about the current B4069 in Wiltshire.
For the original B4069 across the Cotswolds, see B4069 (Cirencester - Stroud)
.
For the later B4069 slightly further south, see B4069 (Cam - Berkeley).
For the still later B4069 in Leicestershire, see B4069 (Hinckley-Sapcote).


B4069 outside Chippenham

The B4069 is a winding B-road in north Wiltshire. The road was part of the A420 for many years but gained its present number in the late 1980s.

The road starts at a roundabout on the A3102 on the northern edge of Lyneham. It heads northwest out of town before going over a ridge and then descending steeply into the valley of the River Avon. We go over the disused Wilts & Berks Canal and then the railway line from Swindon to Chippenham. Just as it appears we're going to reach the M4 the road bends round to the left and runs parallel to the motorway about half a mile from it.

We skirt the northern edge of Christian Malford then cross the Avon to go through Sutton Benger. Back in open country the road bends to the left on meeting the B4122 and now heads almost southwards. We pass the isolated St Peter's Church, Langley Burrell, and then skirt the western edge of that village. It's not long before we reach the outskirts of Chippenham. We enter town along Langley Road, cross a roundabout and end on a one-way loop on the A420.

History

Curiously, the DfT Card Index from c2002 suggests that the B4069 started at M4 J17, not Lyneham. So far, mapping evidence to support this idea has not been found, but it might still refer to an initial plan to route the B4069 that way, with the B4122 number used for the route to Lyneham.




B4069
Junctions
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Related Pictures
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B4069 passing Malford Farm - Geograph - 1536438.jpgB4069 outside Chippenham - Geograph - 964805.jpgB4069 going east out of Sutton Benger - Geograph - 1560643.jpgLangley Gate Farm - Geograph - 144584.jpgBridge carrying the B4069 over the River... (C) Eirian Evans - Geograph - 2290942.jpg
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B4020 • B4021 • B4022 • B4023 • B4024 • B4025 • B4026 • B4027 • B4028 • B4029 • B4030 • B4031 • B4032 • B4033 • B4034 • B4035 • B4036 • B4037 • B4038 • B4039
B4040 • B4041 • B4042 • B4043 • B4044 • B4045 • B4046 • B4047 • B4048 • B4049 • B4050 • B4051 • B4052 • B4053 • B4054 • B4055 • B4056 • B4057 • B4058 • B4059
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B4080 • B4081 • B4082(W) • B4082(E) • B4083 • B4084 • B4085 • B4086 • B4087 • B4088 • B4089 • B4090 • B4091 • B4092 • B4093 • B4094 • B4095 • B4096 • B4097 • B4098 • B4099
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