A44 road
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The A44 near Capel Bangor |
The
A44 is a major road in the
United Kingdom that runs from
Oxford in southern
England to
Aberystwyth in west
Wales.
England
The road begins at a
roundabout junction with the
A40 road on the northern outskirts of Oxford in
Oxfordshire. It has a
grade separated junction with the
A34 road (leading to the
M40 motorway and
Winchester). From here, the road runs north-west, and has a two-mile section of
dual carriageway close to the village of
Kidlington. It continues through
Woodstock and
Chipping Norton, where it meets the
A3400 road to
Stratford-upon-Avon. It then crosses the border into the county of
Gloucestershire where it meets the
A429 road at a junction in
Moreton in Marsh. The road then crosses into
Worcestershire and bypasses the town of
Broadway. It
joins the route of the
A46 road near
Evesham, then bypasses the town, re-emerging to the north. Continuing in a north-westerly direction, the road passes the town of
Pershore, and later meets the
A422 road and
A4538 road at a junction where the road turns left. It meets the
A4440 road to the east of
Worcester prior to travelling through the centre of the city. It meets the A4440 again to the west of the city before crossing into
Herefordshire and through the town of
Bromyard. At
Leominster it meets the
A49 road, and beyond the town turns right at a junction with the
A4112 road, and proceeds through the small town of
Kington.
Wales
The A44 then crosses the border into the county of
Powys in Wales. It heads through the
Cambrian Mountains, meeting the
A483 road north of
Llandrindod Wells. It then reaches the small town of
Rhayader, where it joins the route of the
A470 road for 9½ miles. The road re-emerges at
Llangurig, and heading north-westerly still crosses the border into
Ceredigion before reaching the coast at Aberystwyth. It terminates on the
A487 road in the centre of the town.
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SABRE page on the A44
