Newcastle-under-Lyme

This article is about town in the Potteries, Staffordshire.
For other uses, see Newcastle.

Newcastle-under-Lyme (simply known as Newcastle locally) is a market town in Staffordshire. It is the largest town in North Staffordshire and centre of the borough named after the town.

Newcastle is one of those places less important than it used to be - but its traditional status as a major centre for trade can be seen by the large number of roads converging on the town centre.

Newcastle is now bypassed by the M6 to the west and the A500 to the east and seems doomed to take second fiddle to the neighbouring city of Stoke-on-Trent which is part of the same conurbation. However, it fiercely guards its independence and remains a Primary Destination.

Roads in and around Newcastle are either managed by Staffordshire County Council or Stoke City Council, with the exception of the M6 and A500 which are Trunk Roads and maintained by National Highways.

Routes

Route	To	Notes
A34	M6 North, Congleton, Kidsgrove, Nantwich (A500)
A34	M6 South, Stone
A52	Stoke-on-Trent, Ashbourne
A53	Stoke-on-Trent, Leek
A53	Shrewsbury
A519	Clayton, Eccleshall
A525	Keele, Whitchurch	Some signs - and most maps - show this road as non-primary
A527	Tunstall, Biddulph
A52	Nantwich	Now the B5500 (and a short section of A34); Nantwich traffic is now directed along the A34 and A500
A449	Stone	Now part of the A34
A526	Congleton	Accessed via A52; now part of the A34