49-564: The Denham Roundabout is a road junction in Denham, Buckinghamshire. It was originally opened in 1943 in conjunction with the completion of the new Western Avenue route into west London. The Western Avenue took over the classification of the A40, with the previous route to London, via Uxbridge and Ealing, being reclassified as the A4020. The roundabout also included a new link to A412 that formed part of
98-595: A date in the 11th century BC. Pottery was found on the Manor Ground , suggesting an Iron Age settlement there in the 7th century BC. Roman kilns from about 300 have been found, including one now on display at the Museum of Oxford . Anglo-Saxon burial remains from about 500 have also been discovered. Headington's toponym is derived from the Old English Hedena's dun , meaning "Hedena's hill", when it
147-541: A new roundabout just west of Llain Cottage. The Secretary of State for Wales was asked a written question by Rhodri Morgan about adding a second carriageway to the Whitland bypass scheme, to which John Redwood replied "There are no proposals to add a second carriageway to the Whitland bypass. The design capacity of a single carriageway two-lane highway is more than adequate to cater with the anticipated traffic flows for
196-451: A point on the trunk road approximately 622 metres south of the centreline of the junction of the A40 trunk road with the C3059 road to Spittal and extending in a generally northerly direction to a point approximately 112 metres south of the junction of the trunk road with the C3059 road to Spittal. This resulted in the road being rerouted through pasture to the east of the original road, taking
245-436: A right hand bend about 160 metres (520 ft) south of The Old Mill, taking a 5.5% gradient, and rejoining the original road 210 metres (690 ft) north of The Kell. The original road has subsequently been converted to an access road for The Old Mill, Beavers Lodge and The Kell, accessing the new road at The Old Mill. Fishguard Bypass The Fishguard Bypass was planned to provide a more direct route with greater capacity to
294-480: Is Shotover Hill , a heath and woodland area with views over Oxfordshire , and listed as a Site of Special Scientific Interest . The Warneford Meadow a wild grassland, bought in 1918 by public subscription for the adjacent Warneford Hospital , has been registered as a Town Green and has thus escaped development. Oxford United were formed as Headington F.C. in 1893, adding the suffix United in 1911 after merging with Headington Quarry. Until 2001 their home ground
343-662: Is a trunk road which runs between London and Goodwick ( Fishguard ), Wales , and officially called The London to Fishguard Trunk Road (A40) in all legal documents and Acts. Much of its length within England has been superseded by motorways, such as the M40, and has lost its trunk road status, though it retains it west of Gloucester, including its length within Wales. It is approximately 260 miles (420 km) long. The eastern section from Denham, Buckinghamshire to Wheatley, Oxfordshire
392-571: Is better served by the M40 and its former function of linking London with Cheltenham and Gloucester has been taken by the M4, A419 and A417 via Swindon. The A40 1923 route was from the City of London to Fishguard. The road still begins and ends in the same places, but a number of changes have been made to its route. The first change dates from 1935, between Ross-on-Wye and Abergavenny . The original route of
441-634: Is controlled by the Welsh Government (formerly 'Welsh Assembly Government'), which describes it as "one of the lowest standard sections of the Trans European Road Network in the United Kingdom". St Clears to Haverfordwest dualling There were plans in 2002 for a major improvement of the 23-mile stretch between St Clears and Haverfordwest which included upgrading to a dual carriageway; described as an extension of
490-632: Is located less than 1 mile (1.6 km) east of Trecastle . In Llandovery the road crosses the Heart of Wales railway and the River Tywi ; the road, railway and river then run parallel until Llandeilo , where the National Park ends and the railway turns south. The A40 continues west along the Tywi valley to Carmarthen where as a dual carriageway it forms the eastern bypass, meeting the terminus of
539-534: Is proposed that a roundabout would be created just north of Glenfield Farm, where the straight section from St Clears ends at Bethel Chapel, and then take a new route north-west of the town of Llanddewi Velfrey, south-west over Pentroydin Fawr and Penttroydin Fech farms with cattle underpasses, a new underpass beneath the existing Llanddewi Velfrey to Llanfallteg road, before going over the original A40 at Ffynnon Wood . To
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#1732775683263588-722: The A470 north, which is the main north–south road through mid-Wales. Continuing as a dual carriageway, the A40 and A470 concurrent bypass Brecon to the south, crossing the River Usk here. At the western end of the bypass is a further junction with the A470 south. Beyond this point the A40 continues as a single carriageway, now south of the River Usk, and roughly follows the northern edge of the Brecon Beacons National Park. A height of 820 feet (250 m) above sea level
637-629: The A5 Edgware Road as far as the Marylebone Flyover to become Westway (classified A40(M) as an elevated motorway) then meets Western Avenue . For the greater part, this section is six lanes, otherwise four lanes. With two exceptions, Western Avenue forms a grade-separated motorway standard dual-carriageway between Paddington and the M40 motorway . The two at-grade intersections are Gypsy Corner and Savoy Circus; both of which are traffic light controlled. At Denham Roundabout ,
686-652: The M5 motorway . In February 2015, the Witney Oxford Transport Group proposed the reopening of Yarnton railway station as an alternative to improvements to the A40 road proposed by Oxfordshire County Council . The A40 is the Gloucester bypass, most of which is dual carriageway. The junction with the A48 to Chepstow is at Highnam. For the remainder of Gloucestershire, and a part of Herefordshire ,
735-442: The civil parish had a population of 5328. On 1 April 1929 the parish was abolished and merged with St Giles and St John , Stowood , Horspath , Forest Hill with Shotover and Elsfield . Headington has a large and growing population. Headington's main employment sectors are medicine, education, and research. In the centre of Headington are a number of shops, pubs , cafés, restaurants, and other services. The area also includes
784-722: The A40 becomes a busy dual carriageway, carrying traffic from the M40 to Oxford and beyond. The road forms the northern section of the Oxford Ring Road , crossing the A44 and the A34 . In Oxford, it passes the Thornhill Park and Ride, where the OxfordTube, The Airline to Heathrow & Gatwick, & Oxford Park and Ride buses stop. The A40 passes under the A34 , reverting to single carriageway for 10 miles (16 km) until
833-609: The A40 was via Skenfrith , avoiding Monmouth; this road was renumbered the B4521. The A40 was rerouted via Raglan ; between Ross and Raglan it replaced part of the A48, between Raglan and Llanvihangel-nigh-Usk it replaced the B4234, and between Llanvihangel and Abergavenny it replaced part of the A471. Subsequently, the A40 was rerouted within west London. Western Avenue dates from the 1930s, but
882-591: The A465, M4 and A48. The A40 becomes single carriageway and continues through Abergavenny, following the north side of the Usk valley through the eastern part of the Brecon Beacons National Park until Brecon . At Bwlch between Abergavenny and Brecon, the A40 is 660 feet (200 m) above sea level. The A40 is dualled for over 1.5 miles (2.4 km) as it approaches a junction east of Brecon with
931-487: The A48 at Pensarn. Here the A40 returns to being a primary route westwards. At Carmarthen the A40 crosses the River Tywi twice with two 90-degree junctions and continues on 10 miles (16 km) of dual carriageway as far as St. Clears , where the dual carriageway ends at the junction with the A477 trunk road . Now the A40 is a mixture of 2 or 3 lane single-carriageway to Haverfordwest and Fishguard . This section of road
980-712: The Headington Brass Band having been founded in the 19th century. In 2002 a re-warding of the City created a ward called Headington representing both sides of the London Road, from Bury Knowle Park to Headley Way, with two elected representatives. The first councillors for this ward were David Rundle (2002–2014) and Stephen Tall (2002–2008). Ruth Wilkinson was elected to succeed Stephen Tall in May 2008, and Mohammed Altaf-Khan to succeed David Rundle in 2014. In 1921
1029-478: The Port of Fishguard at Goodwick avoiding the town centre of Fishguard. It was constructed during the late 1990s and opened in 2000. It takes the form of a three-lane carriageway on an approx. 10% gradient around the western edge of Fishguard. It runs from its highest point at Rafael roundabout 1 km south of Fishguard town in a generally northerly direction to its lowest point at Windy Hall roundabout where it rejoins
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#17327756832631078-490: The assembly committee has come to the right decision". Whitland Bypass The last improvement to the A40 on this section prior to the Welsh Assembly Government having the devolved responsibility for this road was a 4.1 kilometres (2.5 mi) £8 million bypass around Whitland . Constructed in 1994, the road started east of Black Bridge on the original A40, then running north of the town before to
1127-604: The blue route, and only 20% preferred the red route. 54% felt the section from Ffynnon Wood and Penblewin Roundabout needed improvement, with both orange and purple routes preferred by 42% of the respondents. Welsh Water/Dwr Cymru expressed concerns with the red route affecting water mains and sewers, and Henllanfallteg Community Council felt the red route would not improve the quality of life in Llanddewi Velfrey. Pembrokeshire County Council expressed concerns that
1176-579: The city in the Thames valley below, and bordering Marston to the north-west, Cowley to the south, and Barton and Risinghurst to the east. The life of the large residential area is centred upon London Road, the main road between London and Oxford. The site of Headington shows evidence of continued occupation from the Stone Age , as the 2001 field excavations in Barton Lane found, suggesting
1225-522: The dual carriageway just east of Witney with a grade-separated junction. The dual carriageway finishes at a roundabout. For the rest of Oxfordshire and Gloucestershire until Cheltenham , other than for a few short stretches, the road is single carriageway. A height of 820 feet (250 m) above sea level is located 3 miles (4.8 km) west of the A429 junction. Before Andoversford the A436 breaks off to
1274-576: The existing route including bypasses around Robeston Wathen and Llanddewi Velfrey using a three-lane option. This was welcomed by the Friends of the Earth , saying "The dual carriageway on the A40 would increase traffic levels, increase the emission of greenhouse gases, it would be harmful for the environment, it would be hugely expensive. That money would be better spent on improving public transport, on health, on education, there's no need for it. We think
1323-466: The foreseeable future." Llanddewi Velfrey Bypass A new bypass has been granted approval by the Welsh Assembly Government at Llanddewi Velfrey in Pembrokeshire . The scheme would improve the A40 between Llanddewi Velfrey and Penblewin , to the west of St Clears and meet the aim of the targeted investment in infrastructure along the east–west road corridor in south Wales. From the east, it
1372-463: The improvements. The following Welsh elections saw both constituencies change the party of majority. The political party at the centre of the row instead directed the project deferment to damning environmental statements by Friends of the Earth Cymru. The scheme was officially scrapped in 2008 after a Welsh Assembly committee decided to abandon the proposals. Instead, it recommended upgrades to
1421-612: The main campus of Oxford Brookes University , Ruskin College (which moved in its entirety from central Oxford to its Headington site in 2012), and the city's main hospitals, including the John Radcliffe , Nuffield and Churchill . Headington's most famous modern landmark is The Headington Shark , made by John Buckley for local broadcaster Bill Heine in 1986. Headington has a number of green spaces including Headington Hill Park , Bury Knowle park and South Park . Close by
1470-582: The medieval village, now known as Old Headington, around the original parish church of St Andrew. In 1927, it became an urban district separate from the Headington Rural District and in 1929 it was added to the city of Oxford. New Headington refers to some of the area on the south side of the London Road, originating as a late 19th-century suburb. Other neighbourhoods of the modern Headington suburb include Highfield, Quarry, and Headington Hill . The City of Oxford Silver Band began as
1519-526: The national motorway network to the West Wales coast by virtue of the route from the M4 motorway being entirely dual carriageway. The £60 million scheme was subject to a European Environmental Assessment. Within a couple of years, the project appeared to be dying a very quiet death, causing local newspapers to report it being an election stunt for the two marginal constituencies that would best benefit from
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1568-450: The old A40 route at Gasworks Hill. The bypass is concurrent with a section of the A487 trunk road with the A40 dominant. 51°52′42″N 2°01′51″W / 51.87824°N 2.03084°W / 51.87824; -2.03084 Headington Headington is an eastern suburb of Oxford , in the county of Oxfordshire , England. It is at the top of Headington Hill overlooking
1617-745: The only tunnels on the A40. Near Raglan , the A40 has a grade separated junction with the A449 . The A40 continues as a dual carriageway to Abergavenny . At Abergavenny is the A40 junction with the Heads of the Valleys road, ( A465 ) and the A4042. Now the A465 becomes the primary route between the Midlands to the South Wales Valleys and Swansea; there is a dual-carriageway route to Carmarthen via
1666-554: The original budget did not include either, as well as additional statutory procedures, additional works following some design standards, and the increase in VAT. The Kell The Kell is located on a section of the A40 that forms a north–south corridor between Fishguard , 17 kilometres (11 mi) to the north and Haverfordwest , 7.5 kilometres (4.7 mi) to the south, close to Treffgarne and Spittal . The improvement saw about 0.48 kilometres (0.30 mi) of new trunk road commencing at
1715-403: The outer London orbital route. Since 1973, the westbound A40 , now flows into the M40 motorway at this point. The roundabout below facilitates junction 1 (J1) of the motorway to connect with the westbound continuation of the A40, together with the intersection of the road from Uxbridge ( A4020 ) and the road from Slough to Watford ( A412 ). When the M40 from Denham to High Wycombe
1764-742: The points that other roads join the main roundabout. 51°33′40″N 0°29′46″W / 51.561°N 0.496°W / 51.561; -0.496 This England road or road transport-related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . A40 road [REDACTED] A5 in Greater London [REDACTED] M40 in Greater London [REDACTED] [REDACTED] A34 / A44 near Oxford [REDACTED] M5 near Cheltenham [REDACTED] A38 in Gloucester [REDACTED] A48 near Gloucester [REDACTED] A49 at Bridstow The A40
1813-639: The road is single carriageway until Ross-on-Wye . There it connects with the M50 motorway , and forms part of the high quality dual carriageway between South Wales and the English Midlands . From Ross-on-Wye to Monmouth the road follows the Wye Valley , an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty , crossing the Wales–England border a mile east of Monmouth. Just west of Monmouth are twin tunnels; these are
1862-569: The route planned was a single carriageway, and that within seven years, a dual carriageway would be required. Robeston Wathen Bypass A new bypass has been constructed between Penblewin and Slebech Park making the road straighter and with a '2+1' road layout to help improve overtaking opportunities. Starting to the west of Toch Lane (approx. 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) east of Slebech ), the route travels eastwards for 4.6 kilometres (2.9 mi), passing 200 metres (660 ft) south of Robeston Wathen , and ending 0.5 kilometres (0.31 mi) east of
1911-509: The six lane Western Avenue flows into the M40 . The A40 branches off the Denham roundabout to run as a dual carriageway. After the junction with the A413 , the A40 follows the same route as the M40 as a single carriageway, passing through Beaconsfield and High Wycombe . Beyond Stokenchurch the road is much quieter; when meeting the B4009 and A329 those roads have priority. Approaching Oxford ,
1960-485: The village, just west of Flimstone Lane. Construction started on the route in February 2009, with the works completed and the new road opening 1 March 2011. The road was built by Costain . The scheme was nearly £14 million over the initial budget of £27.6 million, eventually costing £41.4 million. The Welsh Assembly Government explains this increase as being the result of inflation and land costs, saying
2009-576: The west of Ffynnon Wood, the road would then cross back over the original A40 to the east of Henllan Lodge in a way to maintain the tree lined avenue to Henllan, then run parallel to the A40 on the north side of the existing A40 to a new roundabout at Penblewin and the junction with the A478 . This was originally known as the Blue and Purple routes during the Consultation in 2006 for which 75% preferred
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2058-486: The west to try to take traffic away from descending into the centre of Cheltenham itself. The road travels through Cheltenham town centre along at least two parallel routes (neither is part of a one-way system: Sandford Road and Montpellier Terrace make up one part, Thirlestaine Road and Suffolk Road the other). Becoming a dual carriageway, it passes GCHQ in Cheltenham and the three-level stacked roundabout junction with
2107-534: The years. They include Lord Krebs , David Marquand , Anthony Kenny , Sir Isaiah Berlin , the historian A. B. Emden , the chemist Dalziel Hammick , Lord Elton , Michael Ernest Sadler , Cyril Bailey , his daughter Mary Creighton Bailey who was born there, and John Johnson (the University Printer). Others included the author Elizabeth Bowen , Robert Maxwell and his daughter Ghislaine Maxwell , Lord Nuffield (William Morris), and Anne Diamond ,
2156-444: Was built in the middle of the 12th century and enlarged in the 13th century. The bell tower was started in the 13th or 14th century and completed in about 1500. St. Andrew's was repaired in the 17th and 18th centuries. The Gothic Revival architect J.C. Buckler restored the building and lengthened the nave in 1862–1864. Headington developed rapidly in the early 20th century, significant amounts of housing developing around
2205-435: Was built, Western Avenue was extended at high level to make an end-on join with the motorway, and a larger roundabout was built below the bridges carrying the motorway. When first laid out, the roundabout had the traffic going round it clockwise in the usual way, but as traffic volumes built up, the layout was altered so that the traffic moved round the roundabout in both directions, making it a ring junction with roundabouts at
2254-741: Was originally opened as the A403. After the Second World War, the A40 was rerouted along part of the A219 (west of Notting Hill) and Western Avenue. The old route (via Acton, Ealing, Southall, Hayes, Hillingdon and Uxbridge) was renumbered the A4020. Initially, the A40 went through the centre of Oxford, via Headington , Magdalen Bridge , the High Street , Carfax and Botley , and over the Swinford Toll Bridge to Eynsham . It
2303-571: Was rerouted in the 1930s to follow the first section of the Oxford Ring Road to the north of the city, and then followed a direct line to bypass Eynsham. The old route became part of the A420 to Botley, and the section between Botley and Eynsham was renumbered the A4141, renumbered again in the 1960s to the B4044. In central London it is High Holborn and then Oxford Street . At Marble Arch it joins
2352-605: Was the Manor Ground , which had its main entrance on London Road. In 2001 Oxford United moved to the Kassam Stadium near Blackbird Leys . The Manor Ground has since been demolished and a private hospital built on the site. Headington has a non-league football team, Headington Amateurs , who play at the Barton Recreation Ground. A number of Oxford academics have lived in Headington over
2401-448: Was the site of a palace or hunting lodge of the Kings of Mercia . In a charter of 1004, Æthelred the Unready , "written at the royal ville called Headan dune", gave land in Headington to St Frideswide's Priory , which included the quarry and the area around it. Henry I granted a chapel at Headington to the Augustinian canons regular of St Frideswide's Priory, when the priory was founded in 1122. The parish church of Saint Andrew
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