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101-504: Allestree is a suburb and ward of the city of Derby , a unitary authority area , in Derbyshire , England. It is the northernmost ward and is on the A6 road , about 2 miles (3 km) north of Derby city centre. It is bordered by the district of Amber Valley along its western and northern edges and Erewash in its north-east corner. To the south it borders the ward of Mackworth and to

202-845: A ku (or 区 in Japanese writing ) is an administrative unit of one of the larger cities, closely equivalent to the divisions or wards of a London Borough or a New York Borough. In Vietnam , a phường is an administrative subunit of an inner city district, or quận . Wards and electoral divisions of Nepal are political divisions which are grouped into Gaunpalika ( Rural council ) and Municipality . A rural municipality or municipality has minimum of five and maximum of 33 divisions. A38 road [REDACTED] M5 [REDACTED] M50 [REDACTED] M42 [REDACTED] A38(M) [REDACTED] M6 [REDACTED] M6 Toll [REDACTED] M1 The A38 , parts of which are known as Devon Expressway, Bristol Road and Gloucester Road ,

303-680: A continuous dual carriageway route to Cornwall can use the A30 rather than using the Devon Expressway before joining the less major roads over the border in Cornwall. It then runs concurrently with the M5 until junction 27, where it splits and enters Somerset independent but parallel to the M5. During the mid-1960s, small sections of the route between Plymouth and Exeter were upgraded to dual carriageway, such as those at Dean Prior and Heathfield. This

404-480: A direct route for the A38 to meet the M5 at Junction 4 at Lydiate Ash, with the dual carriageway continuing North to Rubery. The original Birmingham Road survives to this day, but is noticeably lightly trafficked due to its cul-de-sac nature. Its considerable width makes it a very popular route for learner drivers and as such is affectionately named by local people as "Learners Mile". The road from Lydiate Ash to Longbridge

505-599: A district or municipality , used in local government elections. In the United States, wards are usually subdivided into precincts for polling purposes. In Wisconsin, a 'ward' is what in most other states would be a precinct In some cities of India , such as Mumbai and Delhi , a ward is an administrative unit of the city region; a city area is divided into Zones, which in turn contain numerous wards. The smallest administrative unit of Gram Panchayats in India

606-433: A light railway . The park attracts people from around Derby but also from smaller surrounding towns such as Belper, Ilkeston and Ashbourne and even from as far as Nottingham and Sheffield . Markeaton Park can, therefore, be considered to be of regional significance. The historical village centre is centred on the junction of St Edmund's Close, Cornhill and Park Lane. This area has the majority of listed buildings within

707-455: A locally well known retailer, is passed by the road. The Ashburton bypass, much like the Kennford bypass, uses the alignment of a much older 1930s single carriageway bypass, which was subsequently upgraded to dual carriageway by 1974. At the town of Buckfastleigh , the route once again bypasses on a new alignment, although due to the challenging topography of the area, the road crosses part of

808-473: A new alignment, as well as being the first sizeable dual carriageway section of the route. Before Ivybridge, the route roughly parallels the original route, bypassing the village of Lee Mill which is now home to a large trading estate. The Ivybridge bypass opened in 1973 and the South Brent bypass in 1974, both on new alignments. The A38 passes Endsleigh Garden Centre, which used to have direct access from

909-632: A pass in the Lickey Hills . The Roman road also went through the same pass, but its route to the pass was probably rather straighter. Beyond the motorway junction, the A38 was turnpiked, not as the turnpike to Birmingham, but to Halesowen and Dudley , by the 1726 Act that also turnpiked Old Birmingham Road. The next Acts appointed separate trustees for the Dudley Road in 1742 and for the Birmingham Road in 1748. The road continues from

1010-586: A single carriageway configuration of 1980s construction, including multiple traffic light controlled junctions – such as the Mansfield, Ashfield Regeneration Route ("MARR"). The final section of the A38 from Sutton, past King's Mill Hospital into Mansfield , is purely urban in nature and is single carriageway, joining the A6009 in Mansfield Town Centre at the end of the route from Cornwall to

1111-465: A suitable scheme to enable its redevelopment. As of July 2022, it remained on the Heritage at Risk register. Markeaton Park lies in the south of the suburb, bordering Mackworth Estate below and Darley Abbey to the east. The park has a long history, being used to raise deer and boar as far back as the 1500s. A hall was built on the estate in the 16th century though the exact dates are unknown; this

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1212-690: A three-level stacked roundabout for the A386 , which heads out towards Dartmoor National Park. The route was reserved for the Parkway as early as 1943, when it was included in the Plan for Plymouth. In the early 1990s, the Marsh Mills junction was significantly remodelled, reducing the size of the roundabout and building a flyover over the top of it, allowing free flowing access from the Plympton bypass onto

1313-491: A vacancy rate 4% lower than the national average. The centre contains a variety of shops and services, including a doctors' surgery, a library and small businesses. There are two primary schools in Allestree: Portway Junior School on Robincroft Road, and Lawn Primary School on Norbury Close behind Park Farm. At the 2007 Ofsted inspection, Portway had 298 students from age 7–11. The report gave

1414-539: A whole being in the top 25%. Allestree is a largely residential ward and does not have large-scale business in the area. At the 2001 census the unemployment rate was lower at 3.6% than the English average of 5.8%, with 25.67% of those being long-term unemployed compared with the national average of 30.26%. Allestree residents are less likely to work within the city centre than other areas of the city and tend to travel further for work than other wards. The main employers within

1515-631: A youth football club within the Derby City Youth Football League . The club was founded in 1977 with a single team, but by their 25th anniversary in 2012 this had grown to 29, covering ages from under 7 to under 18. Their most famous alumnus is Nigel Clough , whose father, Brian Clough , also acted as the club President at the time. Woodlands Football Club are a girls' football club, established in 2007, based at Woodlands School. The club has teams across seven age groups from under-9s to Ladies, and play competitive football in both

1616-399: Is Markeaton Manor, its grounds and Markeaton park. Substantial development in the 1960s and 1970s led to the incorporation of Allestree into the borough of Derby in 1968. Allestree is the northernmost ward of the district of Derby and as such its northern and western borders are mainly countryside as the ward gives way to the district of Amber Valley. The border with Darley to the east follows

1717-756: Is a major A-class trunk road in England. The road runs from Bodmin in Cornwall to Mansfield in Nottinghamshire . It is 292 miles (470 km) long, making it the longest two digit A road in England. It was formerly known as the Leeds–Exeter Trunk Road , when this description also included the A61. Before the opening of the M5 motorway in the 1960s and 1970s, the A38 formed the main "holiday route" from

1818-636: Is a member of the South Derbyshire Crown Green Bowling Association. Allestree Park Golf Club, on Allestree Hall estate, was established in 1947 and is an 18-hole, par 68, course. Ward (politics) The word "ward", for an electoral subdivision, appears to have originated in the Wards of the City of London , where gatherings for each ward known as "wardmotes" have taken place since the 12th century. The word

1919-440: Is also known as a ward. In Bangladesh wards are subdivisions of a city or town which administrates under City Corporations and municipalities ( pourashova ) In East Africa, the word ward used in English is translated into Swahili/Kiswahili as Kata. In the case of a municipal amalgamation , the former cities and towns that make up the new metropolis may be referred to as wards. In Monaco , wards are informal divisions of

2020-850: Is crossed at this point by the Midshires Way and Centenary Way. There is a junction for the B6179 to Ripley and Belper . At Alfreton, there is a grade separated junction with the A61, A615 and B6179. The section from Alfreton to the M1, the Alfreton– South Normanton Bypass, opened as the A615 in the late 1960s. This section has a grade separated junction with the B600 for Somercotes and the Cotes Park industrial estate, and where it crosses

2121-401: Is in the northern part of Allestree Park next to the water tower. This is also the highest part of the city of Derby. Because of its location in southern Derbyshire, Allestree has a temperate climate ( Köppen climate classification Cfb ) with a small variation in daily and annual temperatures. The warmest month is July, with an average temperature range of 11.4 °C to 21.3 °C, and

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2222-514: Is predominantly white and born in England, with 95.6% declaring themselves white at the 2011 census. Only 8.24% of Allestree residents were born outside England with that figure dropping to 4.54% for outside the UK. Under-16s account for 17% of the population while over-75s account for 11.35%, which is higher than the national average 7.54%: this is reflected by a high mean age. The area is largely Christian, 68.8% identifying themselves as such, according to

2323-470: Is single-carriageway and suffers from heavy volume of traffic at peak times, and congestion along Bedminster Down. From Bedminster Down the A38 follows West Street and East Street through the centre of Bedminster, but drivers from the south were advised by road signs not to follow the A38 into the city, but to use the A3029 (Winterstoke Road) to enter from the west, as this route had a greater capacity. As part of

2424-640: The A368 between Weston-super-Mare and Bath . This route is the suggested route for accessing the south of Bristol and Bristol Airport from the South West. The centre of Bridgwater was a notorious bottleneck on the "holiday route" as traffic from both the A38 and the A39 had to negotiate through the town centre in order to cross the River Parrett . The construction of a new reinforced concrete road bridge,

2525-586: The A38 from Ashbourne Road roundabout until it crosses the River Derwent . The border then follows the river, then crosses the A6 and follows the border of Allestree Park. To the south the border runs along Ashbourne Road from the A38 to Markeaton Lane until it meets Markeaton Brook, which it follows. It then runs along Kedleston Road which it leaves and goes behind Woodlands Community School and Laburnum Crescent and finishes at Allestree Park. The geology of

2626-582: The Greater Bristol Strategic Transport Study , a link road had been under consideration to the south of Bristol. This is in part due to the congestion at Winterstoke Road and Barrow Gurney, both of which are very busy, especially the latter where the road can only accommodate travelling at one direction at a given time; and the incomplete Bristol Ring Road ( A4174 ). This road, named the South Bristol Link,

2727-602: The Highways Agency stabilised a 840-metre (0.52 mi) section of the road near Bodmin Parkway railway station . The work, which commenced in October 2007, was carried out to shore up the verge, which had been built on an embankment supported by dry stone walling and the root systems of large trees. It was completed in May 2008 seeing the installation of kerbing, road drainage gulleys, safety barriers as well as increasing

2828-669: The M42 and the B4096 at junction 1 at Lickey End . It passes through Upper Catshill and meets the M5 at junction 4 (along with the A491 road ) near Lydiate Ash . From here to Edgbaston , the road is mostly dual carriageway, single-lane sections having been replaced in the first decade of the 21st century (see history section, below). Following completion of the Selly Oak bypass, the A38 deviates from its original route and briefly multiplexes with

2929-521: The Midlands to Somerset , Devon and Cornwall. Considerable lengths of the road in the West Midlands closely follow Roman roads , including part of Icknield Street . Between Worcester and Birmingham the current A38 follows the line of a Saxon salt road . For most of the length of the M5 motorway, the A38 road runs alongside it as a single carriageway road. The road starts on

3030-406: The 2011 census. The oldest church in the ward is St Edmund's Church (Anglican) which has parts that date back to the 12th century. There are six churches in total in the suburb. After Christianity the largest group is "No religion" then followed in descending order by Islam, Sikhism, Buddhism, Hinduism , Other and Judaism . The ward experienced large expansion in the 1930s when the area surrounding

3131-580: The 2014 Ofsted inspection report it was rated Good. It was a former secondary modern school, becoming comprehensive in September 1975. The University of Derby has its main campus within the ward. It is situated on Kedleston Road and has been since the buildings were opened in 1960 for the College of Technology. Allestree Football Club is the main adult football team in the area; they play their home games at Eye's Meadow. Allestree Juniors Football Club are

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3232-490: The A38 heads north via Wellington , Taunton , Bridgwater , Highbridge and Bristol . From Waterloo Cross to Birmingham, the road is paralleled by the M5, where the A38 has reverted to taking local traffic only. From Bristol, it continues north via Gloucester , Tewkesbury , Worcester and Bromsgrove to Birmingham . Between Worcester and Birmingham the A38 followed the line of an identified Saxon Salt road , one of six leading out of Droitwich . At Bromsgrove, it meets

3333-456: The A38 is one of the areas chosen by the Highways Agency to monitor the effectiveness of driver location signs in assisting motorists to communicate their location to the emergency services. From Birmingham the road bypasses Sutton Coldfield and Lichfield , before taking up the route of the Roman road , Ryknild Street , (also spelt Icknield or Rykneld ), as far as Derby . At Wychnor ,

3434-579: The A38 near the Abbey. The current A38 road follows from the southern end of one of the Worcester turnpike trust's roads which was originally (in 1726) at Severn Stoke , but an Act of 1737 extended it to Upton Bridge (taking it past Bluebell Farm). North of the city, the road was a particularly important one as it connected the saltmaking centre of Droitwich with the River Severn . In 1706, this

3535-719: The A4040 outer Ring Road before forming the new bypass which is controversially named New Fosse Way. (The old route is designated B384 having been briefly B38). In the centre of Birmingham, a section of the road becomes the Aston Expressway A38(M) motorway , running from the north-eastern side of the Inner Ring Road through Aston to the junction with the M6 motorway at Gravelly Hill Interchange , better known as Spaghetti Junction . The West Midlands section of

3636-623: The A5111; Markeaton for the A52 ; and Little Eaton (or Abbey Hill ) for the A61 and B6179. The section of road between Kingsway roundabout to just north of Markeaton is urban in nature and thus subject to a 40 mph (64 km/h) speed limit. Originally terminating in Derby at the junction of Babington Lane with St Peter's Street (formerly the A6 ), the road enters the district of Amber Valley where it passes Drum Hill just north of Little Eaton and

3737-598: The Blake Bridge, which opened in March 1958 as part of a southern bypass took much of the traffic away from the centre of Bridgwater. The opening of the M5 in 1974 further reduced the traffic pressure. This is complemented by a link road (Western Way) linking the A38 and the A39 north and west of the town respectively. Much of the A38 through Somerset was built as single carriageway, with some three-lane passing points. However,

3838-579: The Bromsgrove bypass, is Lickey End, where an old highway intersection has been replaced by Junction 1 of M42 motorway . Here, the road is joined from the southeast by the B4096 , Alcester Road, which was from 1754 one of the roads of the Alcester turnpike trust. The continuation northwards of B4096 is called Old Birmingham Road, because it was the original route of the turnpike to Birmingham, climbing to

3939-645: The Derbyshire Girls and Ladies League and the Nottinghamshire Girls and Ladies League. Allestree Cricket Club is an English amateur cricket club, founded in 1860. The club has been based on Allestree Recreation Ground since 1895. Allestree have two Saturday senior XI teams that compete in the Derbyshire County Cricket League , and a Sunday XI side for local friendly matches. Allestree Crown Green Bowls Club

4040-587: The M42 Junction 1 towards Catshill and up a short incline at which there is a fork. Prior to the construction of the M5 motorway in the early 1960s, the Halesowen Road continued West whilst Birmingham Road continued North to meet the existing dual carriageway just South of Rubery. After the M5 was constructed, all traffic was diverted along Halesowen Road (then the A459) which was widened and lit to provide

4141-539: The M5 it runs as a broad single carriageway, again parallel to the M5 in route towards Gloucester. The present road from Bristol through Horfield was one of the additional roads added to the Bristol turnpike roads in 1749. This passed through Thornbury to Stone , just beyond the boundary of South Gloucestershire , where it met one of the Gloucester turnpike roads . From Almondsbury, the road approximately follows

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4242-460: The M5 to East Brent , the A38 runs broadly parallel to the motorway: junctions 22 to 27 are mostly spurs connecting to the road and all no further than 1.5 miles (2.4 km) from it. The A38 runs around Wellington, through the county seat of Taunton , North Petherton and Highbridge. Beyond Highbridge and junction 22, the road departs the motorway and resumes primary status, going through Winscombe , Churchill and Lower Langford where it crosses

4343-484: The M5, and is a three-lane dual carriageway. The village of Kennford is bypassed, on an alignment of a 1930s bypass, which was upgraded to a dual-carriageway in the 1960s and then widened to a dual three-lane road in 1975. A junction to the south of Exeter represents a third meeting point of the A38 with the A30, from which point the A38 multiplexes with the M5 before re-emerging from junction 27 near Waterloo Cross, 21 miles (34 km) north of Exeter. From junction 27

4444-721: The Nottingham spur of the Midland Main Line it enters the district of Bolsover . As a 1970s upgrade to the route of the A61 north of Derby (which became the B6179), the A38 bypasses Ripley passing through former opencast mining land, before joining end-on with the former A615 Alfreton bypass at Watchorn Intersection. The road crosses the M1 at junction 28. Into Nottinghamshire , the road bypasses Sutton-in-Ashfield , dropping to

4545-590: The Parkway. The viaducts carrying the A38 over the River Plym , which after the construction of the Marsh Mills flyover became the Exeter bound sliproads, were built in 1969–70 as part of the Plympton bypass. They were replaced in the 1990s due to suffering from Alkali Silica Reaction , and the project, completed in February 1996 at a cost of £12.25 million, involved the world's largest sideways bridge slide at

4646-511: The River Plym, which after the construction of the Marsh Mills flyover became the Exeter bound sliproads, were built in 1969–1970 as part of the Plympton bypass. They were replaced in the 1990s due to suffering from Alkali Silica Reaction , and the project, completed in February 1996 at a cost of £12.25million, involved the world's largest sideways bridge slide at the time for the 410 metres (1,350 ft), 5,500 tonne bridge. This required

4747-510: The Rose Garden and herbaceous borders. In September 1975 the park and its surroundings were designated a Conservation Area and Markeaton Park today is a public park covering approximately 85 hectares (0.85 km) and the most-used leisure facility in Derby, with over 1 million visitors per year. A variety of activities are spread throughout the park, including a boating lake, pitch and putt course, children's playground, mini golf course and

4848-651: The St James Barton roundabout and Stokes Croft. The route to the north of the city is also very busy: it runs as a single carriageway up to the junction with the A4174 ring road at Filton , and where it runs as Gloucester Road is a busy shopping parade. Beyond the ring road, it runs as dual-carriageway past Filton Airport which lies in South Gloucestershire, which contains bases for Royal Mail , Airbus , Rolls-Royce and others. Beyond junction 16 of

4949-456: The adjacent Red Cow inn. The area surrounding the old village centre contains seven listed buildings, the church being the oldest. It dates from the 12th century, but all that remains of the original building is the ornately carved Romanesque doorway. The village became a parish in its own right in 1864 and was incorporated into the Borough of Derby in 1968. Parts of the civil parish of Markeaton were incorporated into Allestree in 1934. Markeaton

5050-428: The area consists of thick sandstones and marls formed in desert conditions in the Triassic period, some 250 million years ago, and thin-bedded sandstones and shales formed 300 million years ago in the Carboniferous period. Most of Britain at this time was a huge delta carrying vast amounts of sediment. These belong to the Millstone Grit formation which makes up much of the Peak District . Allestree's highest point

5151-487: The construction of the M5 through Somerset, in the early 1970s, led to the building of links between the A38 and the M5 in the form of new roundabouts on the A38 linking into adjacent junctions on the M5. The A38 serves Bristol Airport to the southwest of the city, and enters the city itself at Highridge, along Bedminster Down and into Bedminster . It runs through central Bristol before leaving northwards along North Street, Stokes Croft and Gloucester Road . It runs past

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5252-404: The coolest month is January, with a range of 1.2 °C to 6.9 °C. Maximum and minimum temperatures throughout the year are around the England average, and as with most of England, Allestree is in AHS Heat zone 2 . South Derbyshire's average annual rainfall is about 606 millimetres (24 in), with October to January being the wettest period but October being the wettest month, compared with

5353-452: The country, grouped into quartiers. In the Republic of Ireland , urban divisions were called wards and rural ones were called district electoral divisions . Both were renamed as electoral divisions in 1996. The electoral districts for Irish local authorities are local electoral areas . These are generally defined as combinations of electoral divisions, and in urban areas were formally described as combination of wards. In Japan ,

5454-414: The dual carriageway, although since the early 2000s this has been closed and the garden centre is accessed from the Westover junction for Ivybridge. The route originally ended at the Marsh Mills roundabout, which when opened was the largest in Europe. The section of the A38 between the A382 junction and Ashburton was built on a new alignment parallel to the old road, and was opened in 1974. Trago Mills ,

5555-404: The east the ward of Darley Abbey . Allestree village was previously part of the Earl of Northumbria's estate before the Norman Conquest , and was mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086 as part of the Markeaton estate. The Allestree estate was acquired by the Mundy family in 1516 and stayed in the family until it was bought by Derby City Council in the early 20th century. The ward now contains

5656-435: The eastern side of Bodmin at a junction with the A30 before traversing the edge of the town to meet the A30 again. It travels through the picturesque Glynn Valley to Dobwalls and Liskeard , which are bypassed by a dual carriageway . The Dobwalls section contains a bat bridge . The A38 continues through the Cornish countryside, bypassing the centre of Saltash and continuing through the Saltash Tunnel . Immediately after

5757-407: The former Filton Airport in South Gloucestershire to meet the M5 again at junction 16. Thereafter it runs through Almondsbury and by-passes Thornbury to enter Gloucestershire. South of Bristol, the road was diverted in 2001 to cater for an extension of the runway and installation of a category 3 landing system at Bristol Airport . The route south of the city, despite serving the airport,

5858-433: The historic village centre was developed; this is reflected in the increase in population between the 1931 and 1951 Census. A second wave of development occurred during the 1960s and 1970s around the Park Farm and Blenheim Drive areas, which resulted in the ward being incorporated into the Borough of Derby. Measured against the Indices of Multiple Deprivation 2010, Allestree falls within the top 5% least deprived with Derby as

5959-420: The issue, with local MP Gary Streeter calling for a review of the road. A number of improvements have been made along the route in recent years, mainly being the replacement of worn-out road surfaces, such as those at Buckfastleigh and Ivybridge. These projects have also included the replacement of signage, and the reconstruction of exit/entry slips for side turnings, in a bid to make the road safer. Presently,

6060-469: The line of the Roman road from Sea Mills to Gloucester. The previous main route out of Bristol (one of twelve roads from the city, turnpiked in 1727) was Stapleton and Hambrook to the upper end of Tytherington and thence to Stone. This seems to be parts of B4058, B4424, and then unclassified roads. However, Ogilby 's Britannia shows a route following the B4058 as far as Cromhall , then through Stinchcombe Bottom , Dursley , and Cam before joining

6161-442: The majority of the route between Exeter and Plymouth, containing several side turnings with short exit/entry slips, and properties which back onto the road. The town of Chudleigh and the village of Chudleigh Knighton are bypassed on a new alignment, which opened in 1973, and the following section at Heathfield up to the A382 junction was upgraded from the original route between 1966 and 1968. Some of this section follows part of

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6262-439: The national average of 838 millimetres (33 in). The area known as Allestree Park was enclosed in about 1818 and lies in the northern part of Allestree just inside the city boundaries. It has over 319 acres (1.29 km) of parkland, a permanent orienteering course and an angling lake. The park area, has been designated a nature reserve because of the diversity of habitats and species present. The main habitats present within

6363-423: The north and Markeaton Park to the south. Markeaton Park is the most used leisure facility in Derby with over 1 million visitors a year. The shopping needs of the area are met by the Park Farm shopping centre, which celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2013 and at its inception was one of the largest of its kind in Europe. Before the Norman Conquest , Allestree was a hamlet consisting of a few scattered dwellings that

6464-411: The northern Midlands. When first designated in 1922, the A38 ran from the centre of Plymouth to Derby. It was later extended west from Plymouth on the former route of the A389 over the Torpoint Ferry to a junction with the A30 at Bodmin. When the Tamar Bridge was opened in 1961, the A38 was rerouted on the former line of the A374 , through Tideford, over the new bridge and through Crownhill , joining

6565-450: The old Teign Valley Line railway. Before Kennford, the route splits, with the A38 heading for Plymouth and the A380 heading towards Torbay . At this point, the road becomes a dual two-lane road although a third-lane emerges immediately for uphill traffic as the route climbs Haldon Hill , which has an average gradient of 1 in 20 over a 4 km distance, and a maximum gradient of around 1 in 10 (the adjacent A380 Telegraph Hill has about

6666-444: The old route at Plympton. The old route of the A38, via Torpoint and the centre of Plymouth, was redesignated the A374. The A38 was extended north from Derby to the M1 motorway and Mansfield in 1977, partly on the former line of the A615. The Liskeard bypass, stretching for 6 miles (10 km) from the west of Liskeard to Trerulefoot , opened in June 1976. A public inquiry was held for the Dobwalls bypass in February 2005, which

6767-536: The old route through the city became the A430. In 2007 the Gloucester South Western Bypass opened to traffic, costing £43 million. Though it is numbered A430 and not technically part of the A38, traffic wishing to continue on the A38 on the other side of the city is signed to use the bypass, rather than the existing A38. Beyond Gloucester, the A38 was probably only improved in 1756 under an Act ( 29 Geo. 2 . c. 58) dealing with roads from that city towards Cheltenham and Tewkesbury . The next section (from Coombe Hill )

6868-404: The present road. The Bristol turnpike roads were continued by a turnpike road established in 1727, described as "from the City of Gloucester to the village of Stone being the great road from the north to west of this kingdom". Much of the road, follows a Roman road, but deviates from it between Buckover and Whitfield . The A38 was rerouted along the Gloucester Bypass when it was built, and

6969-412: The remaining parts of the village of Markeaton and became a parish in its own right in 1864 and was incorporated into the Borough of Derby in 1968. In 1961 the civil parish had a population of 7298. On 1 April 1968 the parish was abolished and merged with Derby, Little Eaton and Quarndon . It is now in the unparished area of Derby. The ward is largely residential and has two parks, Allestree Park to

7070-455: The reserve include a large area of woodland to the north, a number of fields with a mixture of quality of grassland and a stream that flows through the site and a number of associated marshes. The park is currently (as of July 2024) the site of the largest urban rewilding project in the UK. Allestree Hall is a 19th-century former country house in Allestree Park. It is a Grade II* listed building made of millstone grit from Derwent Bank. The house

7171-405: The road crosses the River Trent and enters the district of East Staffordshire . At Barton Turn, near the B5016 junction, the road runs right alongside the Cross Country Route for around 1 mile (1.6 km). This railway line follows the line of the A38 from Derby to Plymouth. From Alrewas to Burton, the path called The Way for the Millennium follows the northbound carriageway. From Clay Mills,

7272-518: The road cut through existing bat flight lines. After opening the Dobwall bypass experienced problems with surface water. This led to lane closures in winter due to risk of ice. A major scheme to reconstruct a mile of the bypass started in September 2014 and is expected to last until May 2015. It is thought it will cost an extra £10.6 million. In a separate improvement within the Glynn Valley,

7373-618: The road originated as a Roman road, but the later road left the Roman line near Naunton in Ripple . The name Stratford Bridge on the county boundary confirms its Roman origin there. The A38 into Tewkesbury has been diverted away from the now declassified Gloucester Road along a new link road to the A438 east of the town centre. The A38 resumes in Tewkesbury town centre where the A438 has always met

7474-680: The road passes through the district of South Derbyshire , passing the grade separated junction with the A5132 for Willington . There is the Derby with Burton services at the Burnaston A50 interchange. The road enters the City of Derby borough 0.5 miles (0.8 km) north of the Littleover interchange. For nearly 4 miles (6.4 km), the A38 forms part of Derby's outer ring road, including three roundabouts: Kingsway (or Grand Canyon ) for

7575-521: The road to be closed for only 48 hours, winning it an AA National Motoring Award in 1996 for innovation and minimisation of traffic congestion. As with any major road, accidents are likely to occur; however due to the substandard design of some sections of the route between Exeter and Plymouth, the accident rate has been identified as being above the national average for the type of road. A spate of accidents in April 2009 heightened local awareness of

7676-486: The route between Plymouth and the end of M5 is all dual carriageway, and branded the Devon Expressway, being the primary route that links Plymouth to the rest of the country. Beyond the end of the M5, the road runs concurrently with and as the M5 until junction 27. The original route between Exeter and junction 27 of the M5 (Waterloo Cross) was downgraded to become the B3181 when the M5 was opened in 1977 From Junction 27 of

7777-468: The same maximum gradient). The third lane is lost at the top of the hill, and the next section, the Harcombe bends is an original dual carriageway section, older than the rest of the route and this is evident with its sharp bends. The Devon Expressway ends near the village of Kennford , south of Exeter, at the terminus of the M5. This initial section was opened in 1977, along with the remaining section of

7878-539: The same year. Whilst many of the sections were newly constructed realignments, some sections such as the Ashburton and Kennford bypasses were upgraded from the original 1930s single carriageway bypasses. The Parkway, the section of dual carriageway through the suburbs of Plymouth between the Tamar Bridge and Marsh Mills, was constructed in 1983–84, along a route which had been reserved for this road since 1943. This

7979-460: The school an overall score of Good, saying, however, that personal development and well-being were Outstanding. Lawn is a larger school than Portway (owing to Portway being split into separate infant and junior schools) and at the 2016 Ofsted report had 395 children from age 4–11 on roll. The school was said to be Outstanding. Allestree Woodlands School is the local secondary school with a sixth form , catering for around 1150 pupils aged 11–18. In

8080-650: The space of nine months. When it was renewed in 1725, it was extended from the Tything of Whistons to the Lower Slip of the Quay of Worcester; from Droitwich to Dyers Bridge (M5 Junction 5) near Bromsgrove; and through the town of Droitwich from "Netherwith" [Netherwich] Bridge to a place called "Chapel on the Bridge". In 1749, this was again extended through the town of Bromsgrove to Spadebourne Bridge, immediately north of

8181-455: The time for the 410 metres (1,350 ft), 5,500 tonne bridge. This required the road to be closed for only 48 hours, which won it an AA National Motoring Award in 1996 for innovation and minimisation of traffic congestion. The road widens to a three-lane dual carriageway for the Plympton bypass. This opened in 1971 and was the first section of the Devon Expressway to be built on

8282-469: The town on a viaduct. The road occupies part of the alignment of the former Totnes to Ashburton railway line. From Buckfastleigh to the A385 junction, the current road follows the route of original single carriageway, with the majority of this section being upgraded between 1973 and 1974, although a small section at Dean Prior was upgraded between 1966 and 1967. This section is of a poor quality when compared to

8383-475: The town. Where the road leaves Worcester, it again does not follow the line of the Roman road in the same direction until it picks up the Roman line, just south of Martin Hussingtree . The Roman road took a more direct line over Rainbow Hill and through Blackpole, now B4550 . From Martin Hussingtree, the A38 closely follows the Roman line to beyond Bromsgrove. The present road deviates from its line when it

8484-614: The tunnel the River Tamar is crossed using the Tamar Bridge where the route resumes dual carriageway status. The section from Plymouth to Exeter is known locally as the Devon Expressway; it forms the southern border of Dartmoor National Park , and serves as a southward extension of the M5 motorway opening in 1977. It is 42 miles (68 km) long and was completed in the early 1970s. There are several grade separated junctions along its length mainly for local traffic; including

8585-572: The verge width to allow for a new surface water drainage system. The A38 in Devon runs between Tamar Bridge outside Plymouth and junction 31 of the M5 , where the motorway ends; this section is known as the Devon Expressway . It is mainly a two-lane dual carriageway which runs between Exeter and Plymouth serving as a continuation of the M5 motorway. It is a popular route for tourists travelling to Cornwall , though those wanting to use

8686-523: The village, rather than vice versa. Allestree was formally a distinct rural settlement centred around St Edmund's Church. The old village centre was designated a Conservation Area by the City Council in September 1991. The designated area starts on Cornhill encompassing part of the golf course on Allestree Park. All houses on St Edmund Close, Siddals Lane, The Poplars and the area to the north of Church Walk are included, as well as St Edmund's Church and

8787-606: The ward are the University of Derby, which employs around 3000 people, and the shops and businesses within Park Farm. Park Farm Shopping Centre is a shopping centre located on Birchover way. It was opened in October 1963 and at the time was one of the largest of its kind in Europe. The centre was designed by Burton architects William Blair and Partners and was built on farmland. At the time of its 50th anniversary in 2013 it had

8888-420: The ward, with the 12th-century St Edmund's Church, Red Cow inn and Old School house along St Edmund's Close and three properties along Cornhill. Yew Tree Cottage is further along Cornhill away from the village centre, but is the only timber-framed and thatched cottage left in the area. At the 2011 census Allestree had a population of 13,622 spread out over its 648 hectares (6.48 km) hectares. The population

8989-488: Was begun by Bache Thornhill and completed by John Giradot ( High Sheriff of Derbyshire ) with three storeys and five bays, the central three bowed with an ionic columned porch. Since the 1980s the hall has been unoccupied, and was included in the English Heritage at Risk Register 2010 , which states that the internal condition of the building is poor but fair overall. The city and English Heritage are looking to find

9090-413: Was demolished in 1755 and a new hall erected in the same location designed by James Denstone of Derby. In 1964 Markeaton Hall was demolished because of neglect and structural damage caused during the army's stay there. The only remnants of the original hall are the late 18th-century Grade II listed orangery that is used as a café, a number of walled gardens and ornamental gardens such as the formal terrace,

9191-455: Was described as heavily used for the 'carriage of salt, iron, coals and other wares'. The first Turnpike Act for this road was an extremely early one, being passed in 1713 and recites: The highway from the city of Worcester to the Borough of Droitwich ... by reason of the heavy and many loads and carriages of salt and other goods which daily pass through the said road is almost impassible for

9292-617: Was expected to cost £32 million. The bottleneck was removed when the bypass, linking the existing Liskeard bypass to the current single carriageway section through the Glynn Valley opened in the Winter of 2008. A campaign to open this road was started by villagers in Dobwalls in 1930, but planning for building the road was not granted until 2006, the work starting on 15 November that year. Two bat bridges and one bat house were added as

9393-463: Was followed by the construction of Plympton bypass in 1970–71, with the majority of realignment, such as the Ivybridge and Buckfastleigh bypasses, being completed during 1973–74. The route, now known as the Devon Expressway, was largely complete by 1975, with the final section between Kennford and the M5 opening in 1977, coinciding with the completion of the final section of the M5 around Exeter during

9494-474: Was followed by the construction of a flyover over Marsh Mills roundabout in 1992, providing a non-stop route between the Plympton bypass and the Parkway. The Plympton bypass opened in 1971, and was used for a stage in the 1974 Tour de France , with a 3.5 miles (5.6 km) stretch closed to traffic in order to allow the visit of the race to the United Kingdom. The viaducts carrying the A38 over

9595-676: Was improved as one of the Tewkesbury roads, again from 1727. The Act refers to this as the Upper Way to Gloucester in contrast to the Lower Way, which went via Wainsload Bridge. When this Act was renewed in 1756, the road from Tewkesbury to a farmhouse called the Old Blue Ball (now Bluebell Farm) was also included. This was in Earls Croome , Worcestershire, and was where one of the Worcester turnpikes ended. Much of this stretch of

9696-586: Was much later applied to divisions of other cities and towns in England and Wales and Ireland . In parts of northern England , a ward was an administrative subdivision of a county , very similar to a hundred in other parts of England. In Australia , Canada , New Zealand , South Africa , Sri Lanka , the United Kingdom , and the United States , wards are an electoral district , within

9797-519: Was originally a large estate that spread out through the northwest of Derby. It contained three outlying settlements that would later become Manors in their own right: Allestree, Knivedon, and Mackworth. It was owned at the time, as was Allestree, by Earl Hugh of Chester and controlled by a member of the Touchet family. The area now within Allestree contains what is left of the old village centre, which

9898-423: Was originally classified at Droitwich where the main road is a bypass, the old road now mostly being B4090 . This happens again at Bromsgrove, where A38 is again a bypass, the old line mostly now being B4091 and Bromsgrove High Street (now partly pedestrianised, then through the town centre. The Bromsgrove Eastern Bypass was constructed in 1980. A short distance north of where the old A38 (now declassified) joins

9999-690: Was part of the holding of the Earl of Northumbria. Later it was recorded in the Domesday book of 1086 as Adelardestreu , an outlier of the Manor of Markeaton held by Hugh, Earl of Chester . It was given by William the Conqueror to Henry de Ferrers as a reward for his work during the Conquest and later it passed to the Touchet family of Markeaton. During the 12th century, most of the land changed hands and

10100-591: Was sold to the Abbey of St Mary, in Darley , and then rented back to the Touchet family. It was purchased by Sir John Mundy along with the estates of Markeaton and Mackworth from Lord Audley in 1516 and stayed in the family's possession until it was sold to the Evans family in 1781. Between 1660 and 1690, Derby was represented in Parliament by Roger Allestry and his son William Allestry . They took their name from

10201-560: Was subsequently opened in 2017 and now surpasses the A3029 (Winterstoke Road) as the main route from Bristol Airport to the city centre and the motorway network north of Bristol. In central Bristol, the original route from Bedminster Bridge ran up Redcliffe Hill and then along Redcliff Street to Bristol Bridge . In the 1950s Redcliff Street was declassified, following completion of the Inner Circuit Road . The route resumes at The Centre . It then follows Rupert Street to

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