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A double-sided map designed for long-distance road users, covering the whole of Great Britain. Road (1:250,000) A series of eight sheets covering Great Britain, designed for road users. These, along with fifteen Tour maps, were discontinued during January 2010 as part of a drive for cost-efficiency. The Road series was reintroduced in September ...
Numbered roads in the UK are signed as M (Motorway), A, [12] or B [12] roads (legal "classification" varies between countries), as well as various categories of more minor roads: for internal purposes, local authorities may also use C, [13] D [citation needed] and U [13] (the letter standing for "Unclassified"); use of C and U numbers on signs is unusual but examples can be found in all four ...
Geographers' A–Z Map Company Ltd. is the largest independent map publisher in the United Kingdom, providing cartographic services, [1] digital data products [2] and paper mapping publications [3] (including Street Atlases, Visitors' Guides, Great Britain Road Atlases, and The Adventure Atlas). The company is based in Dunton Green, Kent.
United Kingdom. List of numbered roads in the British Isles. List of motorways in the United Kingdom. List of road junctions in the United Kingdom. List of primary destinations on the United Kingdom road network. List of road projects in the UK.
Depending on the first digit of the road's number see: Zone 1 (road beginning with 1) Zone 2 (road beginning with 2) Zone 3 (road beginning with 3) Zone 4 (road beginning with 4) Zone 5 (road beginning with 5) Zone 6 (road beginning with 6) Zone 7 (road beginning with 7) Zone 8 (road beginning with 8)
The M25 or London Orbital Motorway is a major road encircling most of Greater London. The 117-mile-long (188 km) motorway is one of the most important roads in the UK and one of the busiest. Margaret Thatcher opened the final section in 1986, making the M25 the longest ring road in Europe upon opening. [ a ] The Dartford Crossing completes the ...
Road is the most popular method of transport in the United Kingdom, carrying over 90% of motorised passenger travel and 65% of domestic freight. [35] The major motorways and trunk roads, many of which are dual carriageway, form the trunk network which links all cities and major towns. These carry about one third of the nation's traffic, and ...
Signpost in Stockport, seen in 2006, showing A6 distances to London (182 miles) and Carlisle (119 miles). The A6 is one of the main north–south roads in England.It runs from Luton in Bedfordshire to Carlisle in Cumbria, although it formerly started at a junction with the A1 at Barnet in north London, and is described as running from London to Carlisle.