Gloucestershire
Gloucestershire | |||
Location Map ( geo) | |||
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Primary Destinations | |||
Bristol • Cheltenham • Cirencester • Gloucester | |||
Other Important Destinations | |||
Avonmouth • Stow-on-the-Wold • Stroud • Tewkesbury | |||
Current Highway Authorities | |||
Bristol City Council • Gloucestershire County Council • South Gloucestershire Council | |||
Borders | |||
Berkshire • Herefordshire • Monmouthshire • Oxfordshire • Somerset • Warwickshire • Wiltshire • Worcestershire | |||
National Highways Roads | |||
M4 • M5 • M32 • M48 • M49 • M50 • A4 • A40 • A46 • A417 • A419 | |||
Gloucestershire is a traditional county in southwest England situated at the mouth of the River Severn.
Geography & Economy
The River Severn cuts Gloucestershire into two unequal halves, forming a wide valley separating the Forest of Dean from the rest of the county. The eastern side of the county is dominated by the Cotswolds. Despite its apparent distance from the sea, Gloucestershire has two once-important ports, Bristol and Gloucester; the latter has the furthest inland docks used by sea-going vessels in the country, whilst shipping using the former now generally berth at Avonmouth.
Gloucestershire is known for cheese, which is still produced, whilst the Cotswolds are known for wool. Traditional industries in the Forest of Dean are forestry and mining, although the latter is now limited to a few small collieries. Cheltenham is known for horse racing and culture as well as being the location of GCHQ. Tourism is important; the county's two upland areas are tourist attractions in general whilst other places of interest include Berkeley Castle and the Wildfowl & Wetland Trust in Slimbridge.
Roads
The county's roads network is heavily influenced by its geography. The Severn Valley is well served, whilst the north of the county has a network radiating from the county town of Gloucester. There are few bridges over the Severn meaning getting to the Forest of Dean and beyond to South Wales is difficult; prior to the opening of the then-M4 (now M48) Severn Bridge in 1966 traffic had to cross the river at Gloucester or queue for the Aust Ferry. Although both ends of the bridge are in Gloucestershire there is no access to the county at the western end and traffic must continue across the Wye into Wales. A few roads cross the Cotswolds, most notably the A40 and A417/A419, but following the hills is difficult. The A46 used to follow a winding route between Cheltenham and Stratford-upon-Avon but this has now been renumbered B4632.
Most non-trunk roads within the county are maintained by Gloucestershire County Council, with the south maintained by the Unitary South Gloucestershire Council and Bristol City Council. National Highways maintain the county's 6 motorways, together with the A40 heading west as well as the A417/A419 and A46 heading east; the latter reappears in the south heading towards Bath.
Route | From | To | Length | |
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M4 | Chiswick, Middlesex | Pont Abraham, Carmarthenshire | 191.9 miles | View |
M5 | West Bromwich | Exeter | 166 miles | View |
M32 | Winterbourne | Easton | 4.5 miles | View |
M48 | Tockington | Llanfihangel Rogiet | 13 miles | View |
M49 | Avonmouth | Redwick | 5 miles | View |
M50 | Strensham | Ross-on-Wye | 21 miles | View |
M96 | Moreton-in-Marsh | Moreton-in-Marsh | 0.17 miles | View |
A4 | London | Avonmouth | 129.8 miles | View |
A34 | Winchester | Salford | 200 miles | View |
A38 | Bodmin | Mansfield | 309.7 miles | View |
A40 | London | Fishguard | 263 miles | View |
A42 | Reading | Birmingham | 90 miles | View |
A44 | Oxford | Aberystwyth | 155 miles | View |
A46 | Bath | Cleethorpes | 223 miles | View |
A48 | Highnam, Gloucester | Carmarthen | 119 miles | View |
A361 | Ilfracombe | Kilsby | 213 miles | View |
A403 | Avonmouth | Aust | 8.4 miles | View |
A407 | Hambrook | Downend | 2 miles | View |
A417 | Streatley | Hope under Dinmore | 97.5 miles | View |
A419 | Swindon | Whitminster | 35.5 miles | View |
A420 | Headington, Oxford | Bristol | 79.5 miles | View |
A424 | Burford | Bourton-on-the-Hill | 15.8 miles | View |
A429 | Stanton St Quintin | Coventry | 73.7 miles | View |
A430 | Haresfield | Kingsholm | 5.7 miles | View |
A430 | Chippenham | Bristol | 23.3 miles | View |
A431 | St George, Bristol | Lower Weston, Bath | 9.2 miles | View |
A432 | Bristol | Old Sodbury | 13.7 miles | View |
A433 | Dunkirk | Cirencester | 16.7 miles | View |
A434 | Malmesbury | Hardwicke | 21.4 miles | View |
A435 | Birmingham | Cirencester | 61.1 miles | View |
A436 | Air Balloon | Chastleton | 25.8 miles | View |
A437 | Highnam, Gloucester | Newport | 41 miles | View |
A438 | Ashchurch | Pont-y-bat | 60.6 miles | View |
A449 | Stafford | Coldra, Newport | 108 miles | View |
A466 | King's Thorn | Chepstow Interchange | 30 miles | View |
A3029 | Hotwells | Hartcliffe | 3.3 miles | View |
A3400 | Monkspath | Over Norton | 34.7 miles | View |
A4013 | Benhall | Arle | 1.5 miles | View |
A4015 | Imperial Square | Lansdown Road | 0.3 miles | View |
A4016 | High Street | Prestbury Road | 0.5 miles | View |
A4017 | Bromley Heath | Kingswood | 3.7 miles | View |
A4018 | Bristol | Cribbs Causeway | 6.1 miles | View |
A4019 | Coombe Hill | Cheltenham | 4.8 miles | View |
A4020 | Beeches Green | Cairnscross | 0.8 miles | View |
A4032 | Bristol Parkway | Bristol City Centre | 0.7 miles | View |
A4044 | St James Barton | Redcliff | 1.2 miles | View |
A4096 | Stonehouse | Claypits | 3.5 miles | View |
A4105 | Bath Road | Lansdown Road | 0.3 miles | View |
A4116 | Stroud | Cirencester | 12.8 miles | View |
A4135 | Tetbury | Slimbridge | 12.9 miles | View |
A4136 | Huntley | Monmouth | 16.6 miles | View |
A4150 | Gloucester | Mean Ham | 0.8 miles | View |
A4151 | Elton | Nailbridge | 5.2 miles | View |
A4162 | Sea Mills | Westbury-on-Trym | 1.7 miles | View |
A4171 | Cainscross | Badbrook | 1.1 miles | View |
A4172 | Trumpet | Preston Cross | 2.8 miles | View |
A4173 | Tuffley | Pitchcombe | 5.4 miles | View |
A4174 | Filton | Long Ashton | 17.9 miles | View |
A4175 | Hicks Gate | Staple Hill | 8.1 miles | View |
A4176 | Hotwells | Durdham Down | 1.2 miles | View |
A4301 | Westgate Gyratory, Gloucester | Bristol Road, Gloucester | 0.8 miles | View |
A4302 | Eastern Avenue | Bruton Way | 0.9 miles | View |
A4320 | Baptist Mills | Arno's Vale | 2.0 miles | View |
B3123 | Hotwell Road | Triangle | 0.5 miles | View |
B3125 | Clifton | Redland | 0.9 miles | View |
B3127 | St Andrew's Road | Avonmouth Dock | 0.3 miles | View |
B3129 | Flax Bourton | Clifton, Bristol | 5.3 miles | View |
B4004 | London Road | Watermoor Road | 0.5 miles | View |
B4008 | Quedgeley (N) | Cainscross | 8.9 miles | View |
B4014 | Malmesbury(NE) | Nailsworth | 10.8 miles | View |
B4023 | Air Balloon | Andoversford | 6.3 miles | View |
B4024 | Tillers Green | Much Marcle | 2.6 miles | View |
B4025 | Church Lane | Marlpit Lane | 0.3 miles | View |
B4028 | Coleford | Edge End | 1.9 miles | View |
B4035 | Banbury | Evesham | 30.7 miles | View |
B4039 | Acton Turville | Allington | 6.6 miles | View |
B4040 | Old Sodbury(E) | Cricklade | 25.4 miles | View |
B4045 | Keynsham | Willsbridge, Bitton | 1.3 miles | View |
B4046 | Kingswood | Hanham | 1.1 miles | View |
B4047 | Warmley | Fishponds | 2.9 miles | View |
B4048 | Fishponds | Two Mile Hill | 1.4 miles | View |
B4049 | Lawrence Hill | Fishponds | 2.9 miles | View |
B4050 | Bristol city centre | St Agnes, Bristol | 1.0 mile | View |
B4051 | Clifton Triangle | Stapleton Road | 2.0 miles | View |
B4052 | Ashley Down | St Paul's | 1.3 miles | View |
B4053 | Temple Circus | Colston Avenue | 0.7 miles | View |
B4053 | Colston Avenue | Stokes Croft | 0.8 miles | View |
B4054 | Redland | Avonmouth | 5.1 miles | View |
B4055 | Westbury on Trym | Northwick | 7.6 miles | View |
B4056 | Henleaze, Bristol | Filton | 2.6 miles | View |
B4057 | Shirehampton | Winterbourne | 9.7 miles | View |
B4058 | Eastville, Bristol | Nailsworth | 25.2 miles | View |
B4059 | Earthcott Green | Yate | 5.8 miles | View |
B4060 | Chipping Sodbury | Cam | 14.9 miles | View |
B4061 | Alveston | Whitfield | 4.7 miles | View |
B4062 | Renishaw works near Wotton-under-Edge | Kingswood GL12 | 0.7 miles | View |
B4063 | Gloucester | Arle Court roundabout, Cheltenham | 5.7 miles | View |
B4063 | Wotton under Edge | Symonds Hall | 3.4 miles | View |
B4064 | Pilning | Severn Beach | 1.9 miles | View |
B4064 | Wotton under Edge | Cam | 5.2 miles | View |
B4065 | The Quarry | Kingshill, Dursley | 0.6 miles | View |
B4066 | Dudbridge, Stroud | Sharpness Docks | 15.6 miles | View |
B4066 | Tetbury | Cambridge | 12.9 miles | View |
B4067 | Market Place | London Road | 1.1 miles | View |
B4068 | Stow-on-the-Wold | Naunton Downs | 7.9 miles | View |
B4068 | Stone | Berkeley Heath | 4.2 miles | View |
B4069 | The Quarry | Berkeley Road | 1.5 miles | View |
B4069 | Cirencester | Stroud | 12.8 miles | View |
B4070 | Stroud | Birdlip | 12.8 miles | View |
B4070 | Stonehouse | Claypits | 3.5 miles | View |
B4071 | Fromebridge | Saul | 2.6 miles | View |
B4072 | Bristol Road, Gloucester | Tuffley | 1.5 miles | View |
B4073 | Painswick | Gloucester | 5.7 miles | View |
B4074 | Barnwood | Longlevens | 0.6 miles | View |
B4075 | Evesham Road | London Road | 2.5 miles | View |
B4076 | Lansdown Road | High Street | 1.2 miles | View |
B4077 | Teddington Hands | Stow on the Wold | 15.7 miles | View |
B4078 | Winchcombe | Sedgeberrow | 7.4 miles | View |
B4079 | Oxenton | Bredon | 3.8 miles | View |
B4080 | Tewkesbury | Defford | 7.8 miles | View |
B4081 | Cross Hands | Mickleton | 5.4 miles | View |
B4208 | Staunton | Newland | 14.0 miles | View |
B4211 | Hartpury | Great Malvern | 17.7 miles | View |
B4213 | Staunton | Highfield | 7.2 miles | View |
B4215 | Preston Cross | Highnam | 13.9 miles | View |
B4216 | Ledbury | Huntley | 12.9 miles | View |
B4221 | Ross on Wye | Newent | 7.4 miles | View |
B4222 | Lea | Kilcot | 3.9 miles | View |
B4223 | Monmouth | Huntley | 16.6 miles | View |
B4224 | Hereford | Mitcheldean | 18.5 miles | View |
B4226 | Cinderford | Coleford | 5.6 miles | View |
B4226 | Cinderford | Elton | 3.8 miles | View |
B4227 | Ruspidge | Broadmoor, Cinderford | 1.9 miles | View |
B4228 | Tutshill | Staunton | 13.0 miles | View |
B4231 | Trow Green | Lydney Station | 5.5 miles | View |
B4234 | Ross-on-Wye | Lydney | 16.8 miles | View |
B4425 | Burford | Stratton | 14.1 miles | View |
B4426 | Bitton | Bridgeyate | 2.3 miles | View |
B4426 | Chesterton Lane | Victoria Road | 0.7 miles | View |
B4427 | Rudgeway | Hambrook | 6.1 miles | View |
B4428 | Berkeley | Sharpness | 2.8 miles | View |
B4428 | Chesterton(W) | Kemble Airfield | 3.4 miles | View |
B4431 | Staunton | Blakeney | 9.6 miles | View |
B4432 | Five Acres | Broadwell | 1.0 mile | View |
B4432 | Marian's Inclosure | Tutshill | 12.9 miles | View |
B4450 | Stow-on-the-Wold(E) | Chipping Norton | 8.9 miles | View |
B4461 | Aust | Alveston | 4.2 miles | View |
B4465 | Lawrence Hill, Bristol | Dodington Ash | 12.9 miles | View |
B4466 | Canon's Marsh | Clifton Triangle | 0.4 miles | View |
B4467 | Victoria Park | Clifton Down | 0.7 miles | View |
B4468 | Durdham Down | Horfield Common | 2.0 miles | View |
B4469 | Horfield | Whitehall | 2.7 miles | View |
B4479 | Bourton on the Hill | Charingworth | 5.3 miles | View |
B4509 | Wickwar | Falfield | 4.6 miles | View |
B4632 | Cheltenham | Stratford-upon-Avon | 29.3 miles | View |
B4633 | Lansdown Road | High Street | 1.1 miles | View |
B4634 | Staverton Bridge | Uckington | 2.7 miles | View |
B4641 | Brockworth Interchange | Gloucester Business Park | 0.7 miles | View |
B4650 | Cirencester | Faringdon | 18.3 miles | View |
B4696 | Royal Wootton Bassett(NW) | South Cerney | 9.4 miles | View |
T10 | London | Fishguard | View | |
T16 | Exeter | Leeds | View | |
T43 | Hungerford | Hereford | View | |
T44 | Bath | Lincoln | View | |
T78 | Newport | Worcester | View |
Key
Turnpikes
Junctions
Bridges, Tunnels, and other Crossings
Videos
Tom Scott - Amazing Places - The Never-Used Road where the BBC Crash their Cars
There are lots of disused and never-used roads and bridges in the world. But the Road to Nowhere in Yate, in south-west England, does still sometimes have traffic driving on it. And crashing on it.