Leicestershire
Leicestershire | |||
Location Map ( geo) | |||
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Primary Destinations | |||
East Midlands Airport • Hinckley • Leicester • Loughborough • Market Harborough • Melton Mowbray | |||
Other Important Destinations | |||
Lutterworth | |||
Current Highway Authorities | |||
Derbyshire County Council • Leicester City Council • Leicestershire County Council | |||
Borders | |||
Derbyshire • Lincolnshire • Northamptonshire • Nottinghamshire • Rutland • Staffordshire • Warwickshire | |||
National Highways Roads | |||
M1 • M6 • M42 • M69 • A5 • A14 • A42 • A46 • A50 • A453 | |||
Leicestershire is a traditional county in the East Midlands of England. Although the county is named after Leicester, the county council is based outside the city boundary in the village of Glenfield.
Geography & Economy
Leicestershire is an irregularly shaped county not well-known for its geographical features. The flat land of the Vale of Belvoir in the north gives way to undulating terrain over the rest of the county, although there are some higher hills, particularly in Charnwood Forest in the northwest. This latter area is part of the National Forest. Leicester is the largest settlement by some way, with the majority of the rest of the county being rural. As such farming has always been important and the county is also known for pork pies and Red Leicester cheese. Stilton is also made in the county. Industry is also important, with Coalville named appropriately although its mines have now closed, whilst Loughborough is known for bells. East Midlands Airport is in the north of the county. Tourist attractions include Belvoir Castle, the National Space Centre in Leicester and Donington Park.
Roads
Leicestershire has a good network of roads, mostly radiating out of the county town of Leicester; exceptions include the A5 which skirts the county's southern edge. Most non-trunk roads within the county are maintained by Leicestershire County Council and Leicester City Council, although some small areas are maintained by other local authorities. National Highways maintain two main north-south routes, the M1 and M69/A46, as well as a number of roads that enter the county briefly, such as the A50 and A52 in the north and A14 in the south.
Route | From | To | Length | |
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M1 | Staples Corner, Middlesex | Hook Moor, Yorkshire | 200 miles | View |
M6 | Catthorpe, Leicestershire | Gretna, Dumfriesshire | 236 miles | View |
M17 | Kegworth | Donington Park | 2 miles | View |
M42 | Catshill | Appleby Magna | 40 miles | View |
M64 | Long Whatton | Trentham | 40 miles | View |
M69 | Ansty, Warwickshire | Enderby, Leicestershire | 16 miles | View |
A46(M) | Enderby | Braunstone | 0.5 miles | View |
A5 | London | Holyhead | 252 miles | View |
A6 | Luton | Carlisle | 299 miles | View |
A14 | Catthorpe | Felixstowe | 137 miles | View |
A42 | Appleby Magna | Kegworth | 15 miles | View |
A46 | Bath | Cleethorpes | 223 miles | View |
A47 | Birmingham | Lowestoft | 157.9 miles | View |
A50 | Leicester | Warrington | 99.3 miles | View |
A52 | Newcastle-under-Lyme | Mablethorpe | 146.0 miles | View |
A60 | Loughborough | Doncaster | 59.1 miles | View |
A426 | Southam | Leicester | 29.8 miles | View |
A444 | Baginton, Coventry | Burton upon Trent | 34.5 miles | View |
A447 | Hinckley | Coalville | 13.6 miles | View |
A453 | Perry Barr | Nottingham | 49.1 miles | View |
A508 | Old Stratford | Market Harborough | 30.4 miles | View |
A511 | Markfield | Foston | 25.2 miles | View |
A511 | Atherstone | Burton upon Trent | 19.0 miles | View |
A512 | Ashby-de-la-Zouch | Loughborough | 10.7 miles | View |
A563 | Humberstone | Oadby | 14.7 miles | View |
A594 | Leicester College | Leicester College | 3.7 miles | View |
A606 | Stamford | West Bridgford | 38.4 miles | View |
A607 | Leicester | Bracebridge Heath | 56.2 miles | View |
A648 | Kegworth | West Bridgford | 9.3 miles | View |
A4303 | Cross in Hand | Misterton | 2.7 miles | View |
A4304 | Misterton | Dingley | 13.6 miles | View |
A5004 | Station Road | London Road | 0.4 miles | View |
A5070 | Hinckley | Stoney Bridge | 4.9 miles | View |
A5096 (Barwell) | near Barwell | Earl Shilton | 1.7 miles | View |
A5096 (Oadby) | Oadby | Wigston | 1.7 miles | View |
A5125 | Regent Place | Loughborough town centre | 0.2 miles | View |
A5125 | Braunstone | Abbey Park | 3.6 miles | View |
A5129 | Kegworth | Isley Walton | 4.0 miles | View |
A5131 | Leicester | Birstall | 1.9 miles | View |
A5199 | Leicester | Kingsthorpe, Northampton | 28.5 miles | View |
A5460 | Whetstone Interchange | Leicester | 3.3 miles | View |
A5630 | Anstey | Beaumont Leys | 0.7 miles | View |
A6003 | Barton Seagrave | Oakham | 22.9 miles | View |
A6004 | Quorn bypass (NW) | Loughborough railway station | 4.1 miles | View |
A6006 | Hathern | Melton Mowbray | 17.5 miles | View |
A6006 | London Road | Tamworth Road | 0.8 miles | View |
A6030 | Stoneygate | Humberstone | 3.8 miles | View |
A6117 | Leicester Bridge | Melton Theatre | 0.1 miles | View |
B568 | Welford Road, Leicester | London Road, Leicester | 0.68 miles | View |
B568 | Leicester | Abington, Northampton | 30.8 miles | View |
B577 | High Cross | Lutterworth | 5.9 miles | View |
B578 | Hinckley | Smockington | 2.4 miles | View |
B579 | Hinckley | Stoney Bridge | 4.9 miles | View |
B580 | Ashby Road | Leicester Road | 0.25 miles | View |
B581 | Elmesthorpe | Dunton Bassett | 7.2 miles | View |
B582 | Belcher's Bar | Stoneygate | 20.2 miles | View |
B583 | Narborough Road | Loughborough Road | 3.9 miles | View |
B584 | Caldecote | Measham (N) | 12.2 miles | View |
B585 | Sheepy Magna | Bardon Hill | 14.7 miles | View |
B587 | Ashby de la Zouch | Stanton by Bridge | 7.3 miles | View |
B588 | Hathern | Shepshed | 3.2 miles | View |
B589 | Bridge Street | Nottingham Road | 0.41 miles | View |
B590 | Rugby Road | Rugby Road | 2.2 miles | View |
B591 | Shepshed | Stanton under Bardon | 4.8 miles | View |
B664 | Great Bowden | Uppingham | 11.8 miles | View |
B667 | Evington | Thurnby | 1.6 miles | View |
B667 | Humberstone | Thurmaston | 3.0 miles | View |
B667 | Thurmaston Village (S) | Thurmaston Village (N) | 0.8 miles | View |
B673 | Melton Road | Wanlip Hill | 1.8 miles | View |
B674 | Mountsorrel | Twyford | 11.1 miles | View |
B675 | Quorndon | Hoton | 5.2 miles | View |
B676 | Cotes | Colsterworth | 26.6 miles | View |
B4069 | Hinckley | Sapcote | 4.5 miles | View |
B4109 | Coventry | Hinckley | 12.6 miles | View |
B4111 | Binley, near Coventry | Bosworth Lodge | 19.5 miles | View |
B4114 | Birmingham | Fosse Park | 38.6 miles | View |
B4116 | Willesley Park | Furnace End | 17.7 miles | View |
B4666 | Dodwells Roundabout | Hinckley | 1.6 miles | View |
B4667 | Hinckley | Hinckley northern bypass | 1.16 miles | View |
B4668 | Hinckley | Hinckley northern bypass | 1.75 miles | View |
B4669 | Hinckley | Sapcote | 4.5 miles | View |
B5000 | Tamworth | Pinwall | 6.8 miles | View |
B5002 | Acresford | Snarestone | 3.2 miles | View |
B5003 | Ashby de la Zouch | Overseal | 4.2 miles | View |
B5004 | Overseal | Woodville | 2.8 miles | View |
B5006 | Smisby | Ticknall | 3.2 miles | View |
B5010 | Cavendish Bridge | Bramcote | 13.3 miles | View |
B5216 | Leicester Road | Bull Head Street | 0.23 miles | View |
B5324 | Coleorton | Hathern | 7.7 miles | View |
B5325 | Stapleton | Barwell | 1.0 mile | View |
B5326 | Heather | Ashby de la Zouch | 4.5 miles | View |
B5327 | Leicester Outer Ring Road (Gorse Hill) | Woodgate, Leicester | 2.7 miles | View |
B5328 | Anstey | Barrow upon Soar | 8.9 miles | View |
B5329 | Coalville | Whitwick | 1.3 miles | View |
B5330 | Cropston | Shepshed | 7.7 miles | View |
B5350 | Epinal Way | Leicester Road | 0.76 miles | View |
B5351 | Mountsorrel | Rothley | 1.5 miles | View |
B5363 | Coventry Road | Kettering Road | 1.0 mile | View |
B5364 | Elmesthorpe | Earl Shilton | 0.9 miles | View |
B5365 | Enderby | Grove Park | 2.7 miles | View |
B5366 | Leicester | South Wigston | 2.7 miles | View |
B5380 | Glenfield | Braunstone Crossroads | 1.5 miles | View |
B5389 | Granby Street | Charles Street | 0.0 miles | View |
B5396 | Willesley | Ashby-de-la-Zouch (SE) | 2.3 miles | View |
B5400 | Kegworth | Isley Walton | 3.8 miles | View |
B5401 | Castle Donington | Hathern | 4.5 miles | View |
B5402 | London Road | Coventry Road | 1.7 miles | View |
B5403 | Glen Road | New Street | 0.31 miles | View |
B5414 | Rugby | Knaptoft | 3.1 miles | View |
B5418 | Aylestone | Wigston | 1.9 miles | View |
B5419 | Aylestone | Wigston Magna | 1.7 miles | View |
B5493 | Tamworth | Appleby Magna | 7.8 miles | View |
B6046 | Loughborough Road | Flesh Hovel Lane | 0.6 miles | View |
B6047 | Market Harborough | Melton Mowbray | 22.5 miles | View |
B6416 | Welford Road, Highfields | Uppingham Road, Humberstone | 1.5 miles | View |
B6442 | Gallowtree Gate | Charles Street | 0.1 miles | View |
B6540 | Long Eaton | Shardlow | 3.7 miles | View |
B6670 | Melton Road | Shipley Hill | 2.1 miles | View |
T12 | London | Inverness | View | |
T15 | Birmingham | Great Yarmouth | View | |
T44 | Bath | Lincoln | View | |
T48 | Weedon | Brownhills | View | |
T53 | North East of Birmingham | Nottingham | View |
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