LTN 1/94
(as outlined in Appendix C of Local Transport Note 1/94)
LTN 1/94 (or Local Transport Note 1/94) is guidance on the use of information on directional signs. It was written to explain to traffic sign designers the new Guildford rules and changes to Regional and Primary Destinations. In the absence of the long anticipated Traffic Signs Manual Chapter 2, this is the key document for matters relating to what is put on direction signs.
Primary Destinations are the key target destinations that are shown on direction signs along the motorways, principal road network (A Roads) and other roads. These destinations are important key points along a motorway or principal route and are used in combination with local place names that are defined by each local highway authority. Primary destinations will appear above local destinations on direction signs due to a furthest first rule in the design guidance and will generally appear a closest first on route confirmatory signs.
When designing signs, there is a subtle but distinct difference between a panel and a patch. A panel refers to a collection of destinations with road numbers (when applicable), and a patch simply refers to a route number.
In addition to the Primary Destinations, there are a number of Regional Destinations authorised for use by the DfT, these are, The NORTH, The SOUTH, The WEST, The NORTH WEST, The NORTH EAST, The SOUTH WEST, The LAKES, The MIDLANDS, NORTH WALES, SOUTH WALES and SCOTLAND. Regional destinations always appear in the format shown. The NORTH WEST is that part of England to the west of the Pennines, The NORTH is that part of England to the east of the Pennines.
Scottish routes sometimes refer to The NORTH and The SOUTH, with a solitary appearance of 'England' at Gretna on the A74(M), along with 'South West Scotland' signed down the A75 spur.
All places are listed as per LTN 1/94, and refer to the administrative areas of the time when the document was drafted and may not reflect the county or administrative area that the place is located in today.
This document is available from the DfT
- LTN 1/94 - Refer to Appendix C
England
Avon
Avonmouth, Bath, Bristol, Weston-super-Mare
Bedfordshire
Berkshire
Bracknell, Maidenhead, Newbury, Reading, Slough
Buckinghamshire
Amersham, Aylesbury, Beaconsfield, High Wycombe, Milton Keynes
Cambridgeshire
Cambridge, Ely, Huntingdon, March, Peterborough, Wisbech
Cheshire
Chester, Congleton, Macclesfield, Nantwich, Northwich, Runcorn, Warrington, Widnes
Cleveland
Hartlepool, Middlesbrough, Stockton, Teesside
Cornwall
Bodmin, Bude, Falmouth, Helston, Liskeard, Launceston, Penzance, Redruth, St Austell, Truro, Wadebridge
Cumbria
Barrow, Brough, Carlisle, Kendal, Keswick, Kirkby Lonsdale, Penrith, Whitehaven, Windermere, Workington
Derbyshire
Ashbourne, Buxton, Chesterfield, Derby, Matlock
Devon
Barnstaple, Bideford, Exeter, Exmouth, Honiton, Okehampton, Paignton, Plymouth, Tavistock, Torquay
Dorset
Blandford, Bournemouth, Dorchester, Poole, Wimborne, Weymouth
Durham
Bishop Auckland, Consett, Darlington, Durham
East Sussex
Brighton, Eastbourne, Hastings, Lewes, Newhaven
Essex
Basildon, Chelmsford, Clacton, Colchester, Dartford Crossing, Harlow, Harwich, Southend, Stansted Airport, Tilbury
Gloucestershire
Cheltenham, Cirencester, Gloucester, Stroud
Greater London
Heathrow Airport, London, Barking, Bexleyheath, Brent Cross, Brixton, Bromley, Central London, The City, Clapham Junction, Croydon, Dalston, Docklands, Ealing, Enfield, Hammersmith, Harrow, Greater London, Holloway, Hounslow, IIford, Kilburn, Kingston, Lewisham, Peckham, Richmond, Romford, Stratford, Sutton, Uxbridge, Walthamstow, Wembley, West End, Westminster, Wimbledon, Wood Green, Woolwich
NOTE: Primary destinations in Greater London]], [[other than Heathrow Airport and London. will generally only be signed within the M25 Motorway
Greater Manchester
Ashton-under-Lyne, Bolton, Bury, Manchester, Oldham, Rochdale, Salford, Stockport, Stretford, Wigan
Hampshire
Alton, Andover, Basingstoke, Fareham, Petersfield, Portsmouth, Ringwood, Southampton, Winchester
Hereford and Worcester
Bromsgrove, Evesham, Hereford, Kidderminster, Leominster, Redditch, Ross-on-Wye, Worcester
Hertfordshire
Hatfield, Hemel Hempstead, Hertford, St Albans, Stevenage, Watford
Humberside
Bridlington, Goole, Grimsby, Hull, Humber Bridge, Immingham, Scunthorpe
Kent
Ashford, Canterbury, Channel Tunnel, Dartford Crossing, Dover, Folkestone, Maidstone, Margate, Ramsgate, Sevenoaks, Sheerness, Swanley
Lancashire
Blackburn, Blackpool, Burnley, Clitheroe, Fleetwood, Lancaster, Morecambe, Preston, Skelmersdale
Leicestershire
Hinckley, Leicester, Loughborough, Market Harborough, Melton Mowbray, Oakham
Lincolnshire
Boston, Gainsborough, Grantham, Lincoln, Skegness, Sleaford, Spalding, Stamford
Merseyside
Birkenhead, Bootle, Liverpool, St Helens, Southport, Wallasey
Norfolk
Cromer, Diss, Downham Market, Great Yarmouth, King's Lynn, Norwich, Swaffham, Thetford
Northamptonshire
Northumberland
Alnwick, Ashington, Berwick-upon-Tweed, Corbridge, Hexham, Morpeth
North Yorkshire
Harrogate, Ripon, Scarborough, Scotch Corner, Selby, Skipton, Thirsk, Whitby, York
Nottinghamshire
Mansfield, Newark, Nottingham, Worksop
Oxfordshire
Shropshire
Bridgnorth, Oswestry, Shrewsbury, Telford, Whitchurch
Somerset
Bridgwater, Frome, Glastonbury, Taunton, Wells, Yeovil
South Yorkshire
Barnsley, Bawtry, Doncaster, Rotherham, Sheffield
Staffordshire
Burton upon Trent, Cannock, Leek, Lichfield, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Rugeley, Stafford, Stoke-on-Trent, Stone, Tamworth, Uttoxeter
Suffolk
Beccles, Bury St Edmunds, Felixstowe, Ipswich, Lowestoft, Newmarket, Sudbury
Surrey
Dorking, Esher, Farnham, Guildford, Redhill, Reigate, Staines
Tyne and Wear
Gateshead, Newcastle, South Shields, Sunderland, Tynemouth, Tyne Tunnel
Warwickshire
Leamington Spa, Nuneaton, Rugby, Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwick
West Midlands
Birmingham, Brownhills, Coventry, Dudley, Solihull, Stourbridge, Walsall, West Bromwich, Wolverhampton
West Sussex
Bognor Regis, Chichester, Crawley, East Grinstead, Gatwick Airport, Horsham, Midhurst, Worthing
West Yorkshire
Bradford, Brighouse, Dewsbury, Halifax, Huddersfield, Leeds, Pontefract, Wakefield, Wetherby
Wiltshire
Chippenham, Marlborough, Salisbury, Swindon, Trowbridge, Warminster
Scotland
Aberdeen, Arbroath, Ayr, Braemar, Campbeltown, Coldstream, Crianlarich, Dumfries, Dundee, East Kilbride, Edinburgh, Elgin, Erskine Bridge, Forfar, Forth Road Bridge, Fort William, Fraserburgh, Galashiels, Glasgow, Greenock, Hawick, Inverness, Irvine, Jedburgh, Kilmarnock, Kincardine Bridge, Kirkcaldy, Kyle of Lochalsh, Mallaig, Montrose, Newtonmore, Oban, Paisley, Peebles, Perth, Peterhead, St Andrews, Stirling, Stranraer, Tay Bridge, Thurso, Ullapool, Wick
Wales
Clwyd
Llangollen, Mold / Yr Wyddgrug, Queensferry, Ruthin / Rhuthun, Wrexham / Wrecsam
Dyfed
Aberystwyth, Cardigan / Aberteifi, Carmarthen / Caerfyrddin, Fishguard / Abergwaun, Haverfordwest / Hwlffordd, Llandeilo, Llandovery / Llanymddyfri, Llanelli, Milford Haven / Aberdaugleddau, Pembroke Dock / Doc Penfro, St Clears / Sanclêr, Tenby / Dinbych-y-pysgod
Gwent
Abergavenny / Y Fenni, Chepstow / Cas-gwent, Cwmbrân, Monmouth / Trefynwy, Newport / Casnewydd
Gwynedd
Bala, Bangor, Betws-y-coed, Caernarfon, Conwy, Dolgellau, Holyhead / Caergybi, Llandudno, Porthmadog
Mid Glamorgan / Morgannwg Ganol
Bridgend / Pen-y-bont, Merthyr Tydfil
Powys
Brecon / Aberhonddu, Builth Wells / Llanfair-ym-Muallt, Llandrindod Wells / Llandrindod, Llangurig, Machynlleth, Newtown / Y Drenewydd, Rhayader / Rhaeadr, [[Welshpool / Y Trallwng
South Glamorgan / De Morgannwg
West Glamorgan / Gorllewin Morgannwg
Neath / Castell-nedd, Port Talbot, Swansea / Abertawe