141-433: [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 , 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
282-720: 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 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
423-560: 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
564-613: 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
705-480: 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
846-555: A dual two-lane motorway would be built at a cost of around £8 million. The Motorways Archive also records that the carriageways were also built to a lower overall width of 88 feet (27 m) rather than 100 feet (30 m) to reduce the loss of agricultural land. When the decision became necessary to widen the Worcestershire section of M5, it cost £123 million. The 2-mile (3.2 km) dual two-lane section between junctions 16 and 17 built at Filton , near Bristol,
987-535: A few people stating other religions: 0.3 (31 people) as other religions, 0.2% (18 people) stated as Buddhist , 0.1 (16 people) as Muslim , 0.1% (7 people) as Hindu , and one Jew. Since 2001, there has been a shift from Christian (down 13 percentage points) to non-religious (up 12 points). The town hosts the following sports teams and clubs: There are several leisure facilities in the town: Local news and television programmes are provided by BBC South West and ITV West Country . Television signals are received from
1128-586: 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
1269-573: A town in 1977. Its local government district has been the South Hams since 1 April 1974 and its county constituency has been South West Devon since 1997. The town forms part of the county constituency of South West Devon . Its Member of Parliament is Gary Streeter formerly an SDP politician, but now a member of the Conservative party who held 56.6% of the votes at the 2015 election . The town's two wards are each used for voting at
1410-713: A walking centre for southern Dartmoor . There is good access to Dartmoor from the town. For example, one route follows the route of the old china clay railway to Redlake in the heart of the moor, another follows the Erme through Longtimber Woods. There are other accesses to the Moor. The Two Moors Way , which crosses Dartmoor and Exmoor starts in Ivybridge and finishes in Lynmouth on the North Devon coast. The shopping area
1551-506: 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 a pass in
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#17327724408801692-583: Is a town and civil parish in the South Hams , in Devon , England. It lies about thirteen miles (twenty-one kilometres) east of Plymouth . It is at the southern extremity of Dartmoor , a National Park of England and Wales and lies along the A38 "Devon Expressway" road . There are two electoral wards in Ivybridge East and Ivybridge West with a total population of 11,851. Mentioned in documents as early as
1833-623: 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 , a locally well known retailer, is passed by the road. The Ashburton bypass, much like
1974-429: Is advertised as a Park and Ride for the nearby city of Plymouth, although the level of service is infrequent and sporadic. The town has a bus service (Gold) to Plymouth , Totnes , Paignton and Torquay operated by Stagecoach South West . It operates a half hourly route with Ivybridge as a primary stop. The X38 bus to Exeter is every 2 hours, and is also operated by Stagecoach South West . Plymouth Citybus operate
2115-413: 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
2256-899: 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
2397-525: Is from 1836. In the 1830s the Ivy Bridge lost its position as the only means of crossing the river when the 'New Bridge' was built joining Fore Street and Exeter Road. Today, this bridge has been modernised so as to carry the increased weight and traffic of the 21st century. Stowford Mill is depicted on a commemorative coin produced for the town of Ivybridge by Bigbury Mint Ltd , based in Ermington near
2538-704: Is mainly along Fore Street and Glanvilles Mill and provides many jobs and services for the town, although the local schools combine to be the biggest employers. There are some out of town jobs at the Tesco Extra superstore at Lee Mill and Endsleigh Garden & Leisure (Wyevale). The town has six traditional public houses : The Sportsmans, the Trehill Arms, the Exchange, the Old Smithy, the Duke of Cornwall and
2679-576: Is one of the town's modern landmarks, which began construction in 2007 and was completed in March 2008 at a cost of £1.4 million. It functions as a library, entertainment venue, cinema and offers office space. Ivybridge has long been a staging post on the Exeter to Plymouth road dating back to the 13th century and the "Ivy Bridge" was the only way over the River Erme at the time. The bridge itself
2820-465: Is responsible for waste management. The town's Distribution Network Operator is Western Power Distribution. Currently the town along with the rest of Devon relies on electricity generated further north from the national grid, although Langage Power Station in Plympton is now generating. The town has two health centres: Ivybridge Health Centre and Highlands Health Centre, both located near the centre of
2961-470: 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
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#17327724408803102-400: Is slightly higher than the local average of the South Hams (98.3%) and much higher than the national average for England (85.5%). Of the remaining ethnic groups, 0.7% are mixed, 0.5% are Asian, 0.1% are Black and 0.1% are classed as other . Ivybridge's earliest known economy relied on the River Erme with a corn mill, tin mill and an edge mill in existence in the town. Later development of
3243-417: Is still in use to this day taking cars (one-way) and pedestrians across the river. In the 1830s a new bridge was built at the top of Fore Street (approximately 130 yards down the river). It is now used as a 1-way road across the river for vehicles and a separate pedestrian bridge lies alongside it. Another bridge (Marjorie Kelly Way/ B3213 , built in the 1990s) is situated at the bottom of Fore Street. In 1974
3384-640: 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,
3525-524: The A38 Ivybridge's transport to nearby city Plymouth was made possible as a commuter route. As a result, a lot of Ivybridge's work or "economy" is made in Plymouth and nearby towns. Ivybridge does still have some of its own industry with a small industrial estate at the south of the town and very nearby an industrial estate just to the west at Lee Mill. There have been attempts to brand the town as
3666-453: 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 the same maximum gradient). The third lane is lost at the top of
3807-483: 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 the majority of the route between Exeter and Plymouth, containing several side turnings with short exit/entry slips, and properties which back onto
3948-509: The Caradon Hill TV transmitter and the local relay transmitter. Local radio stations are BBC Radio Devon , Heart West , Greatest Hits Radio South West , and TorDab, a community based station which broadcast from Torquay . The town is served by the local newspaper, Ivybridge & South Brent Gazette which publishes on Fridays. South West Water supplies the town with water and sewage services. South Hams District Council
4089-519: The Devonian period . To the north of the town Granite can be found as it is situated on the slopes of Dartmoor – a large pre-volcanic area of Granite . Along the River Erme large boulders and rocks can be found deposited on its meandering path brought all the way from Dartmoor; the Ivy Bridge itself is made out of Granite . The built environment in and around Ivybridge is mainly characterised by its suburban streets plans and houses, although in
4230-580: 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,
4371-619: 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
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4512-669: 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
4653-654: The M6 at West Bromwich near Birmingham to Exeter in Devon . Heading south-west, the M5 runs east of West Bromwich and west of Birmingham through Sandwell Valley . It continues past Bromsgrove (and from Birmingham and Bromsgrove is part of the Birmingham Motorway Box), Droitwich Spa , Worcester , Tewkesbury , Cheltenham , Gloucester , Bristol , Portishead , Clevedon , Weston-super-Mare , Bridgwater , Taunton , Tiverton , Cullompton terminating at junction 31 for Exeter. The M5 quite closely follows
4794-558: The River Erme and the paper mill. The original viaduct was built by Isambard Kingdom Brunel in 1848, only the granite piers remain. The operational line alongside was built by Sir James Charles Inglis opened in 1894 for the Great Western Railway . It still carries the mainline trains. They were key to the town's initial growth in the Industrial Revolution and are still importance to the town today. In
4935-416: The community college include sports teacher Michaela Breeze who won a gold medal weightlifting in the 2002 Commonwealth Games for Wales and won another gold medal in the 2006 Commonwealth Games ., Nigel Martin (footballer) was a pupil, Chris Bell , a retired rugby union player with Leeds , Harlequins , Sale Sharks and Wasps , and the school's former principal – Geoffrey Rees now retired, who
5076-465: The south western peninsula of England , Ivybridge is 182 miles (293 kilometres) from London, 10 miles (16 km) from Totnes and 28 miles (45 km) from Exeter . The main road in and out of the town (the A38) allows fast access to its nearby city Plymouth for many of Ivybridge's commuters. The topography of Ivybridge is generally hilly. This is because of the River Erme which flows right through
5217-577: The (proposed) construction of an incinerator southwest of the town (at the New England Quarry) with possible implications for health. Ivybridge's most recent census indicates that Ivybridge had a population of 11,851. The United Kingdom Census 2011 was carried out by the Office for National Statistics in England and Wales , on Sunday, 27 March 2011. To put that figure into comparison with
5358-471: The 13th century, Ivybridge's early history is marked by its status as an important crossing-point over the River Erme on the road from Exeter to Plymouth . In the 16th century mills were built using the River Erme's power. The parish of Saint John was formed in 1836. Ivybridge became a civil parish in 1894 and a town in 1977. The early urbanisation and development of Ivybridge largely coincided with
5499-459: The 16th century there was a corn mill , a tin mill and an edge mill . One of the mills, 'Glanville's Mill' (a corn mill), was situated where many of the town shops are today and gives its name to the shopping centre. The first church (Saint John's) was built in 1790 as a chapel of ease , but 45 years later in 1835 it was consecrated as a district church. The oldest burial in St John's church yard
5640-489: 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
5781-519: 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 ,
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5922-578: 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
6063-554: The A38 road was opened linking Ivybridge to Plymouth and Exeter. It was the first major trunk road for Ivybridge and was bypassed at the B3213, which runs through the centre of Ivybridge and connects it to the nearby villages of Bittaford and Wrangaton . The first railway station at Ivybridge was not complete when the South Devon Railway was opened, but was brought into use six weeks later on 15 June 1848. The building
6204-672: 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
6345-670: 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
6486-545: 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,
6627-470: The Dame Hannah Roger's special school, and Ivybridge Community College , the town's secondary state school, which has a sixth form . It has specialist status as a sports college and has recently been given awards in science and mathematics as well as languages. The school has a very large catchment area which stretches from Shaugh Prior on Dartmoor, to Bigbury on the coast and covers many of
6768-515: The Imperial. The town's natural landmark is Western Beacon; a hill that overlooks the town. People walk up there for the views of Ivybridge and the South Hams . The town's first manmade landmark is the Ivy Bridge; a 13th-century hump-backed bridge covered in Ivy. It is still in use today and gives the name of the town – Ivybridge. The two remaining industrial landmarks of the town are the viaduct over
6909-418: The Industrial Revolution. Stowford Paper Mill was built in 1787 and rebuilt again in the 1860s with extensive investment. In 1848 the South Devon Railway arrived on the northern edge of the village. The paper mill closed in 2013 after 226 years in Ivybridge and the buildings are being converted to homes and shops. Ivybridge is often referred to as a commuter town , although a small proportion of people work in
7050-445: 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 the town on a viaduct. The road occupies part of the alignment of the former Totnes to Ashburton railway line. From Buckfastleigh to
7191-405: The M1) south of Birmingham or the spur from it to Birmingham (now part of the M6), and that the Birmingham to Bristol motorway, now the M5, could be the M38. However, by 1959, the name M5 for the Birmingham to Bristol motorway had been agreed. Rather than take its number from the sector radiating from London, as would be the case for a non-motorway road, it formed (along with the Bristol Channel and
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#17327724408807332-411: 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
7473-403: The M5 ascends the hillsides above the Gordano Valley , between Portishead , junction 19 and Clevedon , junction 20. Between junction 21, Weston-super-Mare and junction 22, Burnham-on-Sea , the M5 passes by an isolated landmark hill called Brent Knoll and crosses the western end of the Mendip Hills . The Willow Man sculpture is visible from both carriageways, and acts as a landmark just to
7614-447: The M5 is a large four-level stack interchange , named the Almondsbury Interchange , where the M5 meets the M4 . The Avonmouth Bridge , between junctions 18 and 19, is often a bottleneck during heavy traffic periods, due mainly to lane drops at either end of the bridge for the respective junctions, and the sharp angle in the centre of the bridge, which causes larger vehicles to slow considerably. There are split-level carriageways where
7755-426: 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
7896-460: 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
8037-427: The M5, from junctions 4 to 8, was widened to provide six lanes in the early 1990s. During this work, the northbound Strensham services were rebuilt further away from the modified M50 junction. Worcestershire County Council, the police and particularly the county surveyor of Worcestershire made repeated representations that a dual three-lane standard motorway was appropriate. The Ministry of Transport insisted that
8178-446: The M6 motorway, was constructed as an elevated dual three-lane motorway over Birmingham Canal (Old Main Line) , Birmingham Canal (New Main Line) , and Titford Pool using concrete pillars. The M5 was also extended southwards, in sections, from 1967 to 1977, through Gloucestershire and Somerset, to Exeter in Devon as a dual three-lane motorway, together with the Strensham services. The section from Huntworth (J24) to Blackbrook, on
8319-422: The M6) the boundary of a new numbering sector for motorways. Junction 1 surrounds a surviving gatehouse from the former Sandwell Hall . The section from junctions 16 and 18 was illuminated in about 1973 as part of a wider policy announced by Minister for Transport Industries, John Peyton , in 1972 to illuminate the 86 miles (138 km) of UK motorway particularly prone to fog. In the late 1980s, junction 4a
8460-403: 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 the time for the 410 metres (1,350 ft), 5,500 tonne bridge. This required
8601-448: 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
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#17327724408808742-447: 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
8883-461: 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
9024-414: The Year. The old town hall in Chapel Place is located close to the centre of the town, while the new town hall is located at Erme Court. Before 1894 Ivybridge was made up of four neighbouring parishes: Harford – two miles (three kilometres) north; Ugborough – 2 + 1 ⁄ 2 mi (4 km) east; Ermington – 2 mi (3 km) south and Cornwood – 3 mi (5 km) northwest. All
9165-400: The area surrounding Ivybridge: it accounts for about 14% of the South Hams ' total population (83,140) and it accounts for about 1% of Devon 's total population (1,133,800). The town has a median age of 42 (up from 36 since 2001), which is above the national average of 39. The ethnicity of Ivybridge is predominately white with 98.7% of the population identifying themselves as such. This
9306-418: The centre of Ivybridge it's mainly characterised by Victorian buildings . From the centre of the town most buildings are terraced and now many of these buildings have been converted into retail outlets along Fore Street – the town's central business district. In the middle layer of the town most buildings are semi-detached and built on quite steep roads. More detached houses are found on the outer layers of
9447-401: The centre of the town a war memorial, equidistant from three of the churches, was unveiled in 1922 and each year on Remembrance Day the town holds a ceremony to those who lost their lives. In recent years another memorial has also been built nearby commemorating the lives of American servicemen stationed in and near the town in 1943–1944, many of whom died on Omaha Beach on D-Day. The Watermark
9588-429: The centre of town. To the east and to the west of the river the land is elevated forming a valley. The river first enters the town at 300 feet (91 m) above sea level and leaves the town at 130 feet (40 m) above sea level. At its height the top of the east and west of the valley is 260 feet (79 m) above sea level. The western beacon is a hill that overlooks the town; its peak can be seen from almost anywhere in
9729-520: The city on the east and on the west of the town. Over the past decades the town has been shaped by its two most essential pieces of infrastructure: the railway line to the north and the A38 dual carriageway to the south. No large scaling housing has been built on either side of these boundaries. Due to this Ivybridge has been forced to grow east and west rather than north and south; it stretches approximately 1.76 miles (2.83 km) from east to west and 1 mile (1.6 km) from north to south. Along with
9870-435: The closure of Plymouth City Airport in 2011, and the 2014 breaching of the South Devon Railway sea wall following storms that in turn, cut off Plymouth and Cornwall's rail access. However this would involve a number of reconstruction works including realignment where the current route of the A38 follows tight bends. Improvements to junction 25 at Taunton were approved with an £18 million programme that will include
10011-444: The commercial contract, and some construction subcontractors had entered into liquidation. The short section between junctions 27 and 29 was built between 1967 and 1969, by Devon County Council , as the A38 Cullompton Bypass , with the intention that it should become part of the M5. The termini for this section have since been removed, although part of the southern terminal roundabout is now used as an emergency access. The section
10152-487: 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
10293-453: 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 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
10434-445: The east of Taunton, (J25) was built by A. Monk Ltd, of Padgate , with a contract for £5,721,086 in May 1973 for seven miles. The southbound lane opened on Tuesday 4 November 1975, and the northbound lane opened on Tuesday 25 November 1975. But the motorway section was not legally a motorway for the first few weeks, as it was incomplete. The northbound lane was not fully finished until Easter 1976. Monk Ltd had asked for two extensions to
10575-442: The enlargement of the junction roundabout, the widening of the eastern junction slip road exit, and an additional roundabout southeast of the junction to provide access to a new business park and to a proposed bypass of the hamlet of Henlade . In October 2009, workmen clearing vegetation from the slip road at junction 14 discovered human bones in a black bin bag dumped in the bushes . The police were called soon after, and it
10716-525: 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,
10857-473: 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 the M5, and is a three-lane dual carriageway. The village of Kennford
10998-586: The hourly 20A service to Plymouth, via Lee Mill and Plympton . This is a popular bus with shoppers, as it calls at the Tesco Superstore in Lee Mill. The shopping area is mainly along Fore Street, with some small shops and restaurants situated in the Glanvilles Mill shopping centre which is accessible from Fore Street and the car park. The town has six schools: four state primary schools,
11139-628: The interchange full-access and dualling the A4019 east of the junction into Cheltenham. Works will commence in 2023 (subject to permission being granted) and be completed in 2024, according to the Gloucestershire County Council. There have been suggestions that the Government extend the M5 south, to the city of Plymouth , which currently relies on the A38 road. The argument for such an extension has intensified in light of
11280-419: 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,
11421-638: The junction. In 2009, it was announced that the lighting between junctions 30 and 31 would be turned off between midnight and 05:00 to save energy. Proposals were announced in September 2009 for a new Gloucester Services between junctions 11a and 12. A planning application was submitted in December 2009. Stroud District councillors approved the services in August 2010. The Services opened in May 2014 In September 2020, Highways England announced that
11562-571: 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
11703-405: The local elections and general elections. Ivybridge's first official twinning was with Saint-Pierre-sur-Dives in 1972 before Ivybridge became a town. Since then it has developed unofficial town twinnings (exchanges) and friendship treaties: At coordinates 50°23′28″N 3°55′12″W / 50.39111°N 3.92000°W / 50.39111; -3.92000 Ivybridge is situated deep in
11844-700: 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 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
11985-460: 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 the Bromsgrove bypass,
12126-413: The motorway. The Cullompton services are signed on the motorway in the northbound direction only. This was implemented to reduce congestion at the low capacity junction, although there is still access available to the services southbound through the junction. Also, the northbound exit slip to the junction was reduced to one lane instead of two to reduce traffic on the small roundabout at the west side of
12267-505: The new traffic generated, & avoid more congestion around both Cheltenham & Gloucester, a new junction, 11A, 3.5 miles (5.6 km) south of junction 11, was constructed and opened in the mid-1990s. A further feature of this junction was to create a new route from the south west Midlands to London and central southern England via the A417, A419 and the M4 at junction 15. The Avonmouth Bridge
12408-635: 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
12549-656: 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
12690-671: 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 )
12831-525: The parishes' boundaries met at the Ivy Bridge. In 1836 the Parish of Saint John was formed (the name of the church at the time, which was named after John the Evangelist ). The parish represented the small central area of Ivybridge known at present. In 1894 St John's parish became a parish church for the newly created parish of Ivybridge. 83 years later the village and civil parish of Ivybridge became
12972-481: The police contacted Ford to help them trace the vehicle. On the evening of Friday 4 November 2011, seven people were killed and a further 51 injured in a major crash involving over 50 vehicles which included cars, vans and large goods vehicles near junction 25 in West Monkton , near Taunton . Several vehicles were burnt out in the fire which developed at the scene as the result of a series of explosions, and
13113-519: 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
13254-436: The rain which falls in those seasons in the south-west is from this source. Average annual rainfall is around 980 millimetres (39 in). The number of days with snow falling is typically less than ten per winter. November to March have the highest mean wind speeds, with June to August having the lightest winds. The predominant wind direction is from the south-west and, as a result, the air quality in Ivybridge may be reduced by
13395-633: The rest of South West England , Ivybridge has a temperate climate which is generally wetter and milder than the rest of the British Isles . The annual mean temperature is approximately 11 °C (52 °F) and shows a seasonal and a diurnal variation, but due to the modifying effect of the sea the range is less than in most other parts of the British Isles. February is the coldest month with mean minimum temperatures between 3 °C (37 °F) and 4 °C (39 °F). July and August are
13536-645: 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,
13677-547: 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, the Highways Agency stabilised
13818-502: 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 was originally classified at Droitwich where
13959-565: 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
14100-680: 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
14241-425: The road surface was seriously damaged, not just by the fire and explosions, but also by fuel spillage. The cause of the crash, which took place in wet foggy conditions close to a firework display , was investigated. One person was charged for breach under health and safety laws and found not guilty. Data from driver location signs are used to provide distance and carriageway identifier information. Where both
14382-426: 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 a new alignment, as well as being the first sizeable dual carriageway section of the route. Before Ivybridge,
14523-518: 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
14664-455: 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 the old Teign Valley Line railway. Before Kennford, the route splits, with the A38 heading for Plymouth and
14805-486: 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
14946-478: The route of the A38 road . The two deviate slightly around Bristol and the area south of Bristol from junctions 16 to the Sedgemoor services north of junction 22. The A38 goes straight through the centre of Bristol and passes by Bristol Airport , while the M5 skirts both, with access to the airport from junctions 18, 19 or 22. The A38 continues south into Devon from junction 31, near Exminster . Junction 15 of
15087-459: 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 the dual carriageway, although since the early 2000s this has been closed and the garden centre
15228-404: The same name. The Ivy Bridge was the only means of crossing the river until the 1830s although plans were put forward in 1819. "Ivy" was used to describe the bridge, because there was ivy growing along the bridge. As the bridge was the centre of the village and important to its very existence, it was named the "parish of Ivybridge" in 1894. The first mention of a settlement in the Ivybridge area
15369-477: 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
15510-409: The section between junctions 1 and 2 in the West Midlands will be one of four in England to have its speed limit reduced to 60 mph (97 km/h) in a bid to reduce high levels of atmospheric nitrogen dioxide in the particular area. In 2020, it was announced that junction 10 would be undergoing significant roadworks as part of a redevelopment project on the A4019. The works will involve making
15651-532: The south of junction 23, which as of 2021 had degraded and lost its head and arms. The first 26 miles (42 km) of the M5 motorway was constructed as a dual two-lane motorway with Worcestershire County Council acting as engineer. This section – from junction 4 ( Lydiate Ash ) in the north to a trumpet junction with the M50 in the south – opened in July 1962. This original section of
15792-451: 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 a three-level stacked roundabout for the A386 , which heads out towards Dartmoor National Park. The route
15933-502: The start and end point of the junction are known, both have been included. Almondsbury Interchange Download coordinates as: M5#1 is a song from the 1994 album Middle Class Revolt by post-punk band The Fall which uses the M5 to describe reverting to a romanticised agricultural past that never really existed. [REDACTED] Geographic data related to M5 motorway at OpenStreetMap Download coordinates as: Ivybridge Ivybridge / ˈ aɪ v i b r ɪ dʒ /
16074-535: The town growth during this period. Ivybridge is represented by five tiers of elected government. It is a town and parish divided into two wards: Ivybridge East (the east of the River Erme) and Ivybridge West (the west of the River Erme). The current mayor is Councillor Dave Gray-Taylor who was appointed in 2015. In 2007 Ivybridge town council won the Aon/NALC (National Association of Local Councils) Council of
16215-441: The town itself, and agriculture continues to play an economic role for the surrounding area. The area surrounding Ivybridge is varied and complex, including river valleys, farmland and dense woodland. While heavy industry diminished during the latter half of the 20th century, the population grew significantly from 1,574 people in 1921 to 12,056 in 2001. The name Ivybridge is derived from a small 13th century hump-backed bridge of
16356-474: The town relied on both the River Erme and the railway, which was built in the latter part of the Industrial Revolution of the United Kingdom. The largest employer to the town from 1787 Stowford Paper Mill , which led to population growth in the town. The paper mill closed in 2013. With the expansion of the town in the late 20th century much of the new jobs are in the service sector of industry. Due to
16497-404: The town's policing matters and there is a small police station in the centre of the town. Ivybridge has one retained fire station (number 53) on the southern outskirts of town, which is in the west division of Devon as part of Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service . It has a water tender ladder, prime mover, environmental pod and an incident support unit. The fire station used to be closer to
16638-448: The town. It also has four dentist surgeries: Victoria House Dental Surgery, Fore Street Dental Practice, Browns Dental Practice and Highland Dental Practice. Ivybridge is served by Plymouth Hospitals NHS Trust and the nearest hospital is Derriford Hospital in Plymouth. South Western Ambulance Service NHS Trust operates in Ivybridge and the rest of the south west; its headquarters are in Exeter . Devon and Cornwall Constabulary serve
16779-406: The town. It is 1,076 feet (328 m) above sea level and 912 feet (278 m) above the town. There is also an area of woodland called Longtimber Woods to the north of the town, which attracts many walkers along its riverside path. The geology of Ivybridge is varied. Throughout most of the town the rock is Old Red Sandstone (correction:this should read ‘heat-altered slates), ( sedimentary ) from
16920-431: The town. The 25 mm diameter coin also features the town's viaduct which stands at an impressive 104 feet high. The coin was first struck circa 2005 by Bigbury Mint. In 1977 Ivybridge became a town. Throughout the 1980s and 1990s it underwent a period of rapid growth and was designated as the fastest growing town in Europe, the construction of the A38 "Devon Expressway" adjacent to the town significantly contributed to
17061-571: 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
17202-554: The villages in the South Hams such as Ugborough , Modbury and Yealmpton . There are no independent schools in Ivybridge, but Dame Hannah Rogers School provides a boarding education for children with disabilities and communication needs. The nearest university is the University of Plymouth . In 2008 a new library and resource centre called the Watermark was opened, replacing the small library on Keaton Road. Notable people from
17343-553: The warmest months with mean daily maxima over 19 °C (66 °F). The climate of South West England has a favoured location with respect to the Azores high pressure when it extends its influence north-eastwards towards the British Isles, particularly in summer. Coastal areas have average annual sunshine totals over 1,600 hours. Rainfall tends to be associated with Atlantic depressions or with convection. The Atlantic depressions are more vigorous in autumn and winter and most of
17484-470: Was also opened in 1962, and was intended to replace the pre-war Filton bypass. Gloucestershire County Council acted as engineer for this section, which was widened to a dual three-lane motorway in 1969. North of junction 4 the M5 was constructed in sections, from 1967 to 1970, together with the Frankley services . Much of the northern section beyond junction 3, from about Oldbury to the junction with
17625-720: Was built as part of the M42 motorway construction project. The route of the M42 was decided as early as 1972 but, owing to planning delays, the short section of the M42 north of Bromsgrove did not open until December 1989. As the M5 traffic increased in the 1980s, junction 11, the main Gloucester and Cheltenham access (via the A40 Golden Valley by-pass) became increasingly congested. At the same time there were plans for large scale business and housing developments at Brockworth, near Gloucester. To relieve junction 11 of some of
17766-519: Was converted to eight lanes (four lanes in each direction) in the early 2000s. Later, in 2005–2006, parts of the M5 between junctions 17 and 20 were widened to 7 lanes (four lanes climbing the hills and three lanes descending the hills); variable message signs were added and parts of the central reservation was converted to a concrete step barrier . During this stage of construction the M5 became Britain's longest contraflow system, spanning 9 miles (14 km) between junctions 19 and 20. The M5 contraflow
17907-488: 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 the space of nine months. When it
18048-485: Was developed to motorway standards, and incorporated into the M5 in 1975. When the initial English motorway system, including the now-M5, was being planned, no numbering system had been agreed. A 1958 Ministry of Transport and Civil Aviation memo suggested basing motorway numbers on the existing A road numbering scheme , suggesting that "M5" would be either the section of the London-Doncaster motorway (now
18189-614: 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
18330-406: 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
18471-462: 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
18612-656: Was given a CBE for his services to education. Ivybridge has five churches. St John's Church (Anglican) is the parish church situated in Blachford Road. There is also an Evangelical Baptist church and a Methodist church . On the western outskirts of the town is a Roman Catholic church – St Austin's Priory. The Salvation Army Church hold meetings in Fore Street. In 2011, 65.1% of the population stated that they were Christian, 26.5% stated as no religion and 7.8% did not state their religion. Furthermore, there were
18753-674: 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
18894-465: Was laid out as a new road in the early 1960s to collaborate with the construction of the M5 motorway which opened in 1962. The road passed through the centre of Rubery until the £770,000 (£18.8 million in 2023), Rubery Bypass opened in December 1965. M5 motorway (Great Britain) The M5 is a motorway in England linking the Midlands with the South West . It runs from junction 8 of
19035-629: 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 the town. Where
19176-515: 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 the Parkway. The viaducts carrying the A38 over the River Plym , which after the construction of
19317-535: Was said to be the most complicated ever built in the UK as the motorway is on a split level around the steep hills of the Gordano Valley ; meaning four lanes plus an additional emergency vehicle lane were squeezed into that section. In 2002, extended exits for junction 12 were constructed. The Highways Agency did not anticipate the traffic flows through the junction and the resultant queues soon extended back onto
19458-413: Was situated on the north side of the track, immediately to the west of Ivybridge Viaduct. Passenger trains were withdrawn in 1959 and the goods facility closed in 1965. On 15 July 1994 a new station was opened on a new site costing £380,000, outside the town, to the east. It is operated by Great Western Railway who run links to London Paddington via Exeter and also south west to Cornwall . The station
19599-559: Was soon established that the bones were those of a young female. A few days later, DNA found on the remains confirmed that the body was that of Melanie Hall , a Bath hospital worker who disappeared in June 1996 after a night out in Bath , and who had been declared dead in absentia in 2004. Dental records confirmed that the body was hers, and the police began a formal investigation into her murder. As of 2016 no one has been prosecuted in connection with this case. Some keys were also discovered and
19740-557: 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
19881-492: Was the manor of Stowford in the Domesday Book of 1086. Although the first mention of Ivybridge came in 1280 when it was described as "dowry of land on the west side of the River Erme, by the Ivy Bridge." There was once a chapel, that was on the site of present-day Saint John's Church, originating from 1402. From the 16th century onwards mills were built in the town, harnessing the power of the river. Records show that in
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