Wiltshire
Wiltshire | |||
Location Map ( geo) | |||
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Primary Destinations | |||
Chippenham • Marlborough • Salisbury • Swindon • Trowbridge • Warminster | |||
Other Important Destinations | |||
Devizes • Melksham • Stonehenge • Westbury | |||
Current Highway Authorities | |||
Swindon Borough Council • Wiltshire County Council | |||
Borders | |||
Berkshire • Dorset • Gloucestershire • Hampshire • Somerset | |||
National Highways Roads | |||
M4 • A36 • A303 • A419 | |||
Wiltshire is a traditional county in South West England. Unusually amongst English counties it has never had a specific county town. The county is named after Wilton and the county council meet in Trowbridge, but Salisbury and Devizes have also claimed the honour.
Geography & Economy
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Much of Wiltshire consists of a number of chalk downs interspersed by river valleys containing the population centres. As such the county has a low population density. Swindon, in the northeast, lies outside these areas, allowing it to be the largest town in the county. Wiltshire is known for its prehistoric remains, the most famous of which are Stonehenge and Avebury. The south of the county has a large military presence and indeed much of Salisbury Plain is used as an Army training area. Swindon was once a railway town and still has a Honda car plant but is now more famous for services; it is the HQ of the National Trust and the country's Research Councils. Tourist attractions in the county include Lacock Abbey, Longleat and Old Sarum.
Roads
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Owing to Salisbury's oblong shape and dispersed population, its road network has no specific focus. However, roads radiate out of major settlements such as Salisbury and Swindon and the county does have a comprehensive network. National Highways maintain two trunk roads radiating from London, the M4 and A303, as well as the A36 and A419. Most non-trunk roads in the county are maintained by Wiltshire Council, with the northeast of the county maintained by Swindon Borough Council. The A303 past Stonehenge is one of the country's major bottlenecks as it consists of a few miles of single-carriageway road in an otherwise dual trunk road; there have been numerous upgrade plans, such as the tunnel currently being discussed, but problems are caused by the archaeology and so the situation remains for the time being.
Route | From | To | Length | |
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M4 | Chiswick, Middlesex | Pont Abraham, Carmarthenshire | 191.9 miles | View |
A4 | London | Avonmouth | 129.8 miles | View |
A27 | Whiteparish | Pevensey | 103 miles | View |
A30 | Hounslow | Land's End | 284 miles | View |
A36 | Bath | Totton | 64.8 miles | View |
A303 | Popham | Upottery | 95 miles | View |
A338 | Bournemouth | Bessels Leigh | 90.4 miles | View |
A341 | Winchester | Lopcombe Corner | 15.8 miles | View |
A342 | Andover | Derry Hill | 33.1 miles | View |
A343 | Lopcombe Corner | Newbury | 26.7 miles | View |
A344 | Weyhill | Heytesbury | 24.5 miles | View |
A345 | Salisbury | Marlborough | 26.9 miles | View |
A346 | Ludgershall | Chiseldon | 20.2 miles | View |
A346 | Shipton Bellinger | Collingbourne Ducis | 6.7 miles | View |
A350 | Stanton St Quintin | Lower Hamworthy | 68.1 miles | View |
A354 | Salisbury | Easton, Portland | 53.2 miles | View |
A360 | Salisbury | Devizes | 24.2 miles | View |
A361 | Ilfracombe | Kilsby | 213 miles | View |
A362 | Warminster | Farrington Gurney | 17.8 miles | View |
A363 | Bathford | Yarnbrook | 10.3 miles | View |
A364 | Yarnbrook | Chippenham | 12.6 miles | View |
A365 | Martinslade | Box | 10.9 miles | View |
A366 | Trowbridge | Kilmersdon | 9.7 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 |
A429 | Stanton St Quintin | Coventry | 73.7 miles | View |
A430 | Chippenham | Bristol | 23.3 miles | View |
A433 | Dunkirk | Cirencester | 16.7 miles | View |
A434 | Malmesbury | Hardwicke | 21.4 miles | View |
A3026 | Ludgershall | North Tidworth | 2.1 miles | View |
A3027 | Blue Boar Row | New Canal | 0.1 miles | View |
A3028 | Durrington | Bulford Camp | 2.5 miles | View |
A3029 | Devizes Road | Upavon (S) | 0.4 miles | View |
A3033 | The Green | Potterne Road | 0.3 miles | View |
A3036 | South Petherton | Stonehenge | 48.1 miles | View |
A3052 | Salisbury | Cholderton | 9.3 miles | View |
A3053 | Melksham | Bradford-on-Avon | 5.6 miles | View |
A3087 | Tollgate Road | Winchester Street | 0.2 miles | View |
A3094 | Quidhampton | Salisbury | 3.5 miles | View |
A3098 | Frome | Westbury | 6.5 miles | View |
A3102 | Melksham | Swindon | 24.9 miles | View |
A3393 | Fisherton Street | London Road | 1.0 mile | View |
A3611 | ???, Trowbridge | ???, Trowbridge | View | |
A4015 | Devizes Road | Wootton Bassett Road | 1.0 mile | View |
A4198 | Cricklade Road | Purton Road | 2.9 miles | View |
A4259 | Wanborough | Swindon | 2.6 miles | View |
A4289 | Kingshill | Transfer Bridges | 2.7 miles | View |
A4311 | Turnpike, Blunsdon | Transfer Bridge, Swindon | 2.7 miles | View |
A4312 | Lower Stratton | Swindon | 1.9 miles | View |
A4313 | Swindon (Transfer Bridges) | Walcot | 0.75 miles | View |
A4361 | Beckhampton | Swindon | 11.2 miles | View |
B390 | Heytesbury | Shrewton | 8.4 miles | View |
B3052 | Salisbury Road | Pewsey Lane | 0.4 miles | View |
B3079 | Cadnam | Landford | 5.4 miles | View |
B3080 | Bramshaw Telegraph | Wick | 5.5 miles | View |
B3081 | Ashley | Prestleigh | 45.2 miles | View |
B3083 | Stapleford | Shrewton | 4.7 miles | View |
B3085 | Durrington (NW) | Durrington (SE) | 1.1 miles | View |
B3085 | Salisbury (St Thomas's Bridge) | Parkhouse Corner, Cholderton | 9.3 miles | View |
B3086 | Airman's Corner | Shrewton | 3.1 miles | View |
B3087 | Burbage | Pewsey | 4.3 miles | View |
B3087 | Pewsey | Marlborough | 6.5 miles | View |
B3088 | West Street, | Queen Street | 0.3 miles | View |
B3089 | Barford St Martin | Willoughby Hedge | 12.9 miles | View |
B3090 | Ilchester | Stonehenge | 42.4 miles | View |
B3092 | Frome | Sturminster Newton | 25.3 miles | View |
B3094 | Mere | Milton-on-Stour | 2.4 miles | View |
B3094 | Wilton | Salisbury | 3.6 miles | View |
B3095 | Longbridge Deverill | Mere | 7.4 miles | View |
B3097 | Westbury | Yarnbrook | 3.2 miles | View |
B3098 | Wedhampton | Westbury | 13.3 miles | View |
B3099 | Westbury | Standerwick | 2.6 miles | View |
B3100 | New Northgate Street | Monday Market Street | 0.3 miles | View |
B3101 | Rowde | Caen Hill Locks | 1.0 mile | View |
B3102 | Melksham | Lyneham | 14.3 miles | View |
B3103 | Bradford Road | Bath Road | 0.1 miles | View |
B3104 | Bradford-on-Avon | Melksham | 5.5 miles | View |
B3104 | Melksham | Berryfield | 0.4 miles | View |
B3105 | Bradford-on-Avon (N) | Trowbridge | 4.2 miles | View |
B3106 | Trowbridge | Staverton | 3.2 miles | View |
B3107 | Bradford-on-Avon | Melksham | 5.2 miles | View |
B3107 | Wicker Hill | Union Street | 0.22 miles | View |
B3108 | Monkton Combe | Bradford-on-Avon | 3.7 miles | View |
B3108 | Staverton | Holt | 0.5 miles | View |
B3109 | Corsham | Rode | 12.0 miles | View |
B3112 | Melksham | The Spa | 0.7 miles | View |
B3335 | Rushall | North Newton | 1.1 miles | View |
B3352 | Boreham | Sutton Veny | 1.5 miles | View |
B3353 | Corsham | Shaw | 3.9 miles | View |
B3387 | Portway | High Street | 0.1 miles | View |
B3388 | Holt Road | Sladesbrook | 0.5 miles | View |
B3389 | Rampart Road | New Canal | 0.2 miles | View |
B3393 | Castle Street | Fisherton Street | 0.4 miles | View |
B3414 | Warminster bypass (NW) | Heytesbury | 4.4 miles | View |
B4000 | Highworth | Speen | 24.6 miles | View |
B4001 | Petwick | Chilton Foliat | 14.8 miles | View |
B4002 | New Road | The Common | 0.3 miles | View |
B4003 | West Kennet | Avebury | 1.0 mile | View |
B4004 | Broad Hinton | Wootton Bassett | 5.3 miles | View |
B4005 | Chiseldon | Spittleborough Roundabout | 7.0 miles | View |
B4006 | Westlea | East Wichel | 12.8 miles | View |
B4014 | Malmesbury(NE) | Nailsworth | 10.8 miles | View |
B4019 | Faringdon | Broad Blunsdon | 6.2 miles | View |
B4021 | Stratton Park | Broad Blunston | 2.9 miles | View |
B4039 | Acton Turville | Allington | 6.6 miles | View |
B4040 | Old Sodbury(E) | Cricklade | 25.4 miles | View |
B4041 | Cricklade | Broad Hinton | 12.4 miles | View |
B4042 | Malmesbury | Royal Wootton Bassett | 4.9 miles | View |
B4045 | Malmesbury | Malmesbury | View | |
B4069 | Lyneham | Chippenham | 9.2 miles | View |
B4122 | Stanton St Quintin | Draycot Cerne | 1.5 miles | View |
B4141 | Kingsdown | Stratton St Margaret | 1.0 mile | View |
B4143 | Gorse Hill | Greenbridge | 0.8 miles | View |
B4158 | New Road | Chippenham bypass | 1.2 miles | View |
B4192 | Hungerford | Swindon | 12.8 miles | View |
B4279 | Langley Burrell | Sutton Benger | 3.1 miles | View |
B4289 | Kingshill Road | Croft Road | 4.1 miles | View |
B4508 | Kingston Bagpuize(W) | Sevenhampton(E) | 11.4 miles | View |
B4527 | Victoria Road | Drove Road | 0.4 miles | View |
B4528 | Lackham | Hardenhuish | 3.1 miles | View |
B4534 | Freshbrook | Blunsdon | 6.1 miles | View |
B4553 | Cricklade | Mannington roundabout, Toothill | 7.4 miles | View |
B4587 | Rodbourne Cheney | Haydon Wick | 1.1 miles | View |
B4643 | Patterdown Farm | Rowden Hill | 0.62 miles | View |
B4650 | Cirencester | Faringdon | 18.3 miles | View |
B4696 | Royal Wootton Bassett(NW) | South Cerney | 9.4 miles | View |
T8 | London | Penzance | View | |
T9 | London | Bristol | View | |
T39 | West of Southampton | Bath | View | |
T43 | Hungerford | Hereford | View |
Key
Turnpikes
Junctions
Bridges, Tunnels, and other Crossings