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A361 road

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from North Moor and Salt Moor, where in flood conditions such as the winter of 2012/2013 the Athelney spillway runs across the road if the drain level at Curry Moor pumping station exceeds 7.1m, making the road impassable. Next, it passes by the towns of Street and Glastonbury and briefly merges with
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for a short while before splitting back off near Portmore Golf Park. The section from Barnstaple to the M5 near Tiverton has been designated the North Devon Link Road, and enables relatively fast access to the
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for powered craft. Lines painted onto the panels on the bridge parapets indicate the border between the ceremonial counties of Wiltshire (to the south) and Gloucestershire (to the north).
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is situated close to the junction with the motorway in order to give easy rail connections for people driving from north Devon. Some sections of road are on the alignment of the
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The road starts in Ilfracombe as part of the town's High Street, and is mostly single carriageway. The road passes through the villages of Knowle and Braunton, before becoming
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to the A361 to straighten out some of the sharper corners but the vast majority of these works were never done. The road then multiplexes once more, this time with the
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standard at Ashford, which continues for the short distance to Barnstaple. From there it passes the town's railway station then merges with the
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When first designated in 1922, the A361 ran from Taunton (Somerset) to Banbury (Oxfordshire). It was later extended west through
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is an A class road in southern England, which at 195 miles (314 km) is the longest three-digit A road in the UK.
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from the southwest as an arterial road passing the Banbury Cross, and heading north, the A361
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for Chipping Warden was constructed in 2021, in conjunction with neighbouring works for
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National Trail follows the verge for a little over one mile between Upper Inglesham and
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The road crosses into Oxfordshire a few miles north of Lechlade and heads towards
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The pillars of Castle Hill Viaduct have been reused for the North Devon Link road
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passing many Oxfordshire villages on its way. It is also the boundary for the
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and has no pavement for the entire length apart from a small section in
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From there it heads northeast through the villages of
1828:"Lechlade Halfpenny Bridge and Tollhouse (1303058)" 759:, becoming the A361 again at the junction with the 502: 452: 442: 437: 418: 100: 90: 85: 77: 72: 34: 1777:"Thames Path — Part 2 Cricklade to Lechlade" 1730:"Flood Warnings A361 East Lyng to Burrowbridge" 683:again. From there it continues northeast near 1278: 850:. For about two miles the route is signed as 8: 1891:– a travelog following a section of the A361 1285: 1271: 1263: 968: 707:. Here it is signposted alternatively via 533: 814:, which marks the navigable limit of the 1641: 846:on the Southam Road roundabout of the 783:. It carries traffic at high speeds. 31: 1859:"Lechlade Halfpenny Bridge (1023393)" 1757:. Swindon Borough Council. p. 11 7: 1295:Great Britain road numbering scheme 906:. Once the A45 leaves Daventry for 767:North Wiltshire and Gloucestershire 763:which passes northeast of Swindon. 743:, the A361 has been renumbered the 739:at Beckhampton, northwards through 27:Longest three-digit road in England 1864:National Heritage List for England 1833:National Heritage List for England 25: 1799:"Thames Path – Route Description" 1303: 1206: 1152: 1098: 1094:Tiverton Parkway railway station 1044: 990: 699:then passes through villages at 691:) and originally passed through 644:Tiverton Parkway railway station 554: 539: 405: 396: 387: 378: 369: 360: 351: 342: 333: 324: 315: 306: 297: 288: 279: 270: 261: 252: 243: 234: 225: 216: 207: 198: 189: 180: 171: 162: 153: 144: 135: 126: 117: 108: 58: 48: 36: 81:195 mi (314 km) 1: 1915:Transport in Northamptonshire 838:at Lechlade. It then enters 654:Somerset and south Wiltshire 1889:From Watford Gap to Camelot 959:GPX (secondary coordinates) 735:From its junction with the 512:Roads in the United Kingdom 1951: 648:Devon and Somerset Railway 1624:List of B roads in Zone 3 1619:List of A roads in Zone 3 1614: 1556: 1373: 1310: 1301: 1293:A roads in Zone 3 of the 979:(Links to map resources) 954:GPX (primary coordinates) 929:Map all coordinates using 723:before diverging towards 658:The road merges with the 532: 507: 498: 433: 57: 46: 1650:"Road Facts and Figures" 937:Download coordinates as: 662:from Junction 27 of the 828:Cotswold Wildlife Park 799: 703:and into Wiltshire at 622: 1930:Roads in Warwickshire 949:GPX (all coordinates) 918:at its northern end. 789: 689:East Somerset Railway 620: 1920:Roads in Oxfordshire 1732:. Environment Agency 914:to terminate on the 757:Stratton St Margaret 1225: /  1171: /  1117: /  1063: /  1009: /  102:Major intersections 64:The A361 bypassing 1935:Roads in Wiltshire 1683:"Filleigh Viaduct" 1230:52.3340°N 1.1730°W 1176:52.0727°N 1.3133°W 1122:51.6924°N 1.6924°W 1068:50.9177°N 3.3562°W 1014:51.2053°N 4.1270°W 992:Start: Ilfracombe 922:Points of interest 800: 755:. It emerges near 623: 525:A and B road zones 1925:Roads in Somerset 1632: 1631: 1261: 1260: 1100:Halfpenny Bridge 1025:Start: Ilfracombe 687:(the home of the 570: 569: 566: 565: 73:Route information 16:(Redirected from 1942: 1905:Roads in England 1876: 1875: 1873: 1871: 1855:Historic England 1851: 1845: 1844: 1842: 1840: 1824:Historic England 1820: 1814: 1813: 1811: 1809: 1795: 1789: 1788: 1786: 1784: 1773: 1767: 1766: 1764: 1762: 1756: 1748: 1742: 1741: 1739: 1737: 1726: 1720: 1719: 1717: 1715: 1704: 1698: 1697: 1695: 1693: 1679: 1673: 1668: 1662: 1661: 1659: 1657: 1646: 1307: 1287: 1280: 1273: 1264: 1249: 1248: 1246: 1245: 1244: 1242: 1237: 1236: 1235:52.3340; -1.1730 1231: 1226: 1223: 1222: 1221: 1218: 1195: 1194: 1192: 1191: 1190: 1188: 1183: 1182: 1181:52.0727; -1.3133 1177: 1172: 1169: 1168: 1167: 1164: 1141: 1140: 1138: 1137: 1136: 1134: 1133:Halfpenny Bridge 1129: 1128: 1127:51.6924; -1.6924 1123: 1118: 1115: 1114: 1113: 1110: 1087: 1086: 1084: 1083: 1082: 1080: 1075: 1074: 1073:50.9177; -3.3562 1069: 1064: 1061: 1060: 1059: 1056: 1033: 1032: 1030: 1029: 1028: 1026: 1021: 1020: 1019:51.2053; -4.1270 1015: 1010: 1007: 1006: 1005: 1002: 969: 862:Northamptonshire 812:Halfpenny Bridge 792:Halfpenny Bridge 790:Grade II listed 771:This road links 751:town centre via 747:as it heads for 636:Atlantic Highway 627:dual carriageway 562: 558: 557: 547: 543: 542: 534: 409: 408: 400: 399: 391: 390: 382: 381: 373: 372: 364: 363: 355: 354: 346: 345: 337: 336: 328: 327: 319: 318: 310: 309: 301: 300: 292: 291: 283: 282: 274: 273: 265: 264: 256: 255: 247: 246: 238: 237: 229: 228: 220: 219: 211: 210: 202: 201: 193: 192: 184: 183: 175: 174: 166: 165: 157: 156: 148: 147: 139: 138: 130: 129: 121: 120: 112: 111: 103: 62: 52: 40: 32: 21: 1950: 1949: 1945: 1944: 1943: 1941: 1940: 1939: 1895: 1894: 1885: 1880: 1879: 1869: 1867: 1853: 1852: 1848: 1838: 1836: 1822: 1821: 1817: 1807: 1805: 1803:National Trails 1797: 1796: 1792: 1782: 1780: 1775: 1774: 1770: 1760: 1758: 1754: 1750: 1749: 1745: 1735: 1733: 1728: 1727: 1723: 1713: 1711: 1706: 1705: 1701: 1691: 1689: 1681: 1680: 1676: 1669: 1665: 1655: 1653: 1648: 1647: 1643: 1638: 1633: 1628: 1610: 1552: 1369: 1308: 1297: 1291: 1240: 1238: 1234: 1232: 1228: 1227: 1224: 1219: 1216: 1214: 1212: 1211: 1186: 1184: 1180: 1178: 1174: 1173: 1170: 1165: 1162: 1160: 1158: 1157: 1132: 1130: 1126: 1124: 1120: 1119: 1116: 1111: 1108: 1106: 1104: 1103: 1078: 1076: 1072: 1070: 1066: 1065: 1062: 1057: 1054: 1052: 1050: 1049: 1024: 1022: 1018: 1016: 1012: 1011: 1008: 1003: 1000: 998: 996: 995: 978: 967: 966: 965: 964: 963: 924: 872:Chipping Warden 864: 832:Chipping Norton 824: 769: 733: 672:Somerset Levels 656: 615: 610: 582: 555: 553: 540: 538: 491: 487: 483: 479: 475: 471: 467: 463: 455: 414: 406: 404: 397: 395: 388: 386: 379: 377: 370: 368: 361: 359: 352: 350: 343: 341: 334: 332: 325: 323: 316: 314: 307: 305: 298: 296: 289: 287: 280: 278: 271: 269: 262: 260: 253: 251: 244: 242: 235: 233: 226: 224: 217: 215: 208: 206: 199: 197: 190: 188: 181: 179: 172: 170: 163: 161: 154: 152: 145: 143: 136: 134: 127: 125: 118: 116: 109: 101: 86:Major junctions 68: 53: 41: 28: 23: 22: 15: 12: 11: 5: 1948: 1946: 1938: 1937: 1932: 1927: 1922: 1917: 1912: 1910:Roads in Devon 1907: 1897: 1896: 1893: 1892: 1884: 1883:External links 1881: 1878: 1877: 1846: 1815: 1790: 1779:. 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Index

A361
A361 shield

A361 Frome bypass looking south from Clink Road - geograph.org.uk - 1630330.jpg
Frome
Ilfracombe
A399
A3123
A39
A3125
A396
M5
A38
A372
A39
A37
A371
A359
A362
A3098
A36
A363
A350
A365
A342
A4
A4361
A419
A417
A40

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