B4069 (Cirencester - Stroud)
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B4069 | ||||
Location Map ( geo) | ||||
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From: | Cirencester (SP027011) | |||
To: | Stroud (SO848052) | |||
Distance: | 12.8 miles (20.6 km) | |||
Met: | A419, A429, A46 | |||
Now part of: | A419 | |||
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Route outline (key) | ||||
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This article is about the original B4069 across the Cotswolds.
For the second B4069 slightly further south, see B4069 (Cam - Berkeley).
For the still later B4069 in Leicestershire, see B4069 (Hinckley-Sapcote).
For the current B4069 east of Chippenham in Wiltshire, see B4069.
For the second B4069 slightly further south, see B4069 (Cam - Berkeley).
For the still later B4069 in Leicestershire, see B4069 (Hinckley-Sapcote).
For the current B4069 east of Chippenham in Wiltshire, see B4069.
The B4069 was the direct route between the Gloucestershire towns of Cirencester and Stroud.
The road started on the A419 on the southern edge of Cirencester. It headed west avoiding the town centre and quickly crossed the A429. Continuing west, it crossed the Cotswolds before ending on the A46 in the centre of Stroud.
The importance of the road was soon obvious and it was quickly upgraded to Class I status, being renumbered the A4116 in the mid-1920s. In the renumberings of 1935 the A419 was diverted on its route north of Cirencester and took over the entire route of the A4116.
The ex-B4069 is still part of the A419, except at both ends where the road has been bypassed.