A422 road

A422
Route information
Length:	83 mi (134 km)
Major junctions
East end:	A428 near Bromham 52°08′27″N 0°32′43″W / 52.14073°N 0.54537°W / 52.14073; -0.54537
	A428 road A509 road A5 road A413 road A43 road [[Image:Motorway Left.svg\|[ \|x30px\|link=]] M40 motorway A361 road A46 road A44 road
West end:	A44 near Broughton Hackett 52°11′01″N 2°08′18″W / 52.18351°N 2.13821°W / 52.18351; -2.13821Coordinates: 52°11′01″N 2°08′18″W / 52.18351°N 2.13821°W / 52.18351; -2.13821
Location
Primary destinations:	Bedford Milton Keynes Banbury Stratford upon Avon Worcester

Road network
Roads in the United Kingdom Motorways A and B road zones

The A422 is an "A" road for east-west journeys in south central England, connecting the county towns of Bedford and Worcester by way of Milton Keynes, Buckingham, Banbury and Stratford-upon-Avon. For most of its length, it is a narrow single carriageway.

Route (east to west)

The eastern end of the road is at Bromham on the outskirts of Bedford, where it branches off the A428. Its route then crosses into the Borough of Milton Keynes. It briefly merges with the A509 to bypass Newport Pagnell. Passing over the M1, it crosses through the northern part of Milton Keynes as a dual carriageway, known locally additionally as the H3 Monks Way.

Upon meeting the A5 in Milton Keynes, the A422 multiplexes northbound with it for 3 miles (4.8 km) as far as Old Stratford in Northamptonshire where it regains its identity (and single carriageway status). Resuming its east/west orientation, it bypasses Deanshanger, goes through the centre of Buckingham, around Brackley, on into Oxfordshire just before crossing the M40 at Junction 11 and then into Banbury. From the A422/B4525 roundabout, on the western edge of Middleton Cheney (east of Junction 11), the road is dualled until it meets the A423 and resumes as a single carriageway. From there to Stratford-upon-Avon, it is a minor road crossing into Warwickshire at the Battle of Edgehill site, where it descends steeply down the Sunrising Hill escarpment and then across the Fosse Way.

From the western side of Stratford-upon-Avon, the road multiplexes with the A46 until its junction with the A435 trunk road at Oversley on the outskirts of the historic market town of Alcester. At that roundabout junction, the A422 heads briefly north to cross the River Arrow before heading west into the village of Arrow. In the village the road takes a right hand turn at the old Toll House, heading for the border with Worcestershire and passing through the village of Inkberrow, said^[1] to be the village that was the inspiration for Ambridge, the centre of the world for fans of the long-running BBC radio series The Archers, which began in 1951.

The last section to Worcester is narrow and winding until it terminates at the A44 just south of M5 junction 6.

The road is 83 miles (134 km) long.^[2]

References

↑ "The Archers now priced out of Ambridge" The Telegraph
↑ "A422 to A422". Google. Retrieved 23 March 2013.

A roads in Zone 4 of the Great Britain road numbering scheme
	A4 A40 A41 A42 A43 A44 A45 A46 A47 A48 A49
	A403 A404 A405 A406 A412 A413 A414 A415 A417 A418 A419 A420 A421 A422 A423 A425 A426 A427 A428 A429 A431 A432 A433 A435 A441 A442 A444 A445 A446 A448 A449 A452 A453 A454 A456 A458 A461 A465 A468 A469 A470 A472 A473 A474 A475 A476 A477 A478 A482 A483 A484 A485 A486 A487 A488 A489 A490 A491 A493 A494 A496 A497 A498 A499
	A4005 A4006 A4008 A4010 A4012 A4018 A4025 A4032 A4037 A4040 A4042 A4050 A4053 A4054 A4055 A4059 A4060 A4061 A4063 A4067 A4069 A4074 A4076 A4080 A4085 A4094 A4103 A4107 A4109 A4110 A4113 A4117 A4118 A4119 A4123 A4130 A4133 A4135 A4136 A4138 A4142 A4146 A4148 A4150 A4155 A4160 A4161 A4169 A4173 A4174 A4202 A4212 A4216 A4217 A4221 A4226 A4230 A4232 A4234 A4240 A4241 A4260 A4361 A4400 A4536 A4540
List of A roads in Zone 4 List of B roads in Zone 4

Transport in Buckinghamshire

Road

Motorways	M1 M4 M25 M40
A-roads	A4 A40 A41 A404 A412 A413 A418 A421 A422 A428 A4010 A4012 A4146 A4155 A5 A508 A509 A5130
Roman roads	Akeman Street Watling Street
Notable junctions	Handy Cross roundabout Denham Roundabout Magic Roundabout (High Wycombe)
Motorway service stations	Beaconsfield Newport Pagnell

Rail

Main lines	West Coast Main Line Chiltern Main Line Great Western main line
Other lines	Marston Vale line London–Aylesbury line Metropolitan line Aylesbury–Princes Risborough line Marlow branch line
Closed lines	Varsity Line Great Central Main Line Banbury to Verney Junction branch line Brill Tramway Wycombe Railway Watlington and Princes Risborough Railway Cheddington to Aylesbury Line Aylesbury and Buckingham Railway Wolverton–Newport Pagnell line Bedford–Northampton line
Other	Chinnor and Princes Risborough Railway East West Rail Link Buckinghamshire Railway Centre Seer Green rail crash List of railway stations

Air

Waterways

Rivers	River Thames River Great Ouse
Canals	Bedford & Milton Keynes Waterway (under construction) Grand Union Canal Branches: Slough Arm Wendover Arm Aylesbury Arm

Footpaths

National Trails	Thames Path The Ridgeway
Long-distance footpaths	Icknield Way (path) Chiltern Way Greater Ridgeway Midshires Way Ouse Valley Way Shakespeare's Way Swan's Way

Cycle paths

Transport in Milton Keynes
Road	Milton Keynes grid road system A421 A422 A4146 A5 A509 A5130 H6 Childs Way H10 Bletcham Way V6 Grafton Street V8 Marlborough Street
Rail	Bletchley railway station Bletchley TMD Bow Brickhill railway station East West Rail Link Fenny Stratford railway station Marston Vale line Milton Keynes Central railway station Varsity Line West Coast Main Line Woburn Sands railway station Wolverton railway station Wolverton–Newport Pagnell line
Bus	Buses in Milton Keynes Arriva Shires & Essex Milton Keynes Coachway MK Metro Stagecoach in Northants United Counties Omnibus
Water	Bedford & Milton Keynes Waterway (under construction) Cosgrove aqueduct Grand Union Canal
Other transport	Milton Keynes redway system Watling Street Wolverton and Stony Stratford Tramway

Transport in Worcestershire

Road

Motorways	M5 M42 M50
A-roads	A38 A44 A46 A422 A435 A441 A442 A448 A449 A456 A491 A4025 A4536
Service stations	Frankley services Hopwood Park services Strensham services
Other	Icknield Street List of settlements on the A38

Rail

Main lines	Cross-City Line Cross Country Route North Warwickshire Line Birmingham to Worcester via Bromsgrove Line Birmingham to Worcester via Kidderminster line Cotswold Line
Closed lines	Oxford–Worcester–Wolverhampton line (Dudley to Wolverhampton section)
Stations	Alvechurch Barnt Green Blakedown Bromsgrove Droitwich Spa Evesham Great Malvern Hagley Hartlebury Honeybourne Kidderminster Malvern Link Pershore Redditch Worcester Foregate Street Worcester Shrub Hill Wythall
Closed stations	Astwood Bank Aston-under-Hill Beckford Bengeworth Bredon Eckington Foley Park Halt Hinton Littleton and Badsey Malvern Wells Ripple Upton-on-Severn Wadborough
Heritage stations	Arley Bewdley Kidderminster Town Northwood Halt
Heritage railways	Severn Valley Railway
Under construction	Broadway Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway

Buses

Routes	Worcestershire bus route 144
Companies	Diamond Bus First Midland Red
Other	Bus transport in Bromsgrove

Waterways

Rivers	River Arrow River Avon River Severn River Stour River Teme
Canals	Droitwich Canal Leominster Canal Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal Worcester and Birmingham Canal
Other	Diglis Basin Hampton Ferry Tardebigge Engine House Tardebigge Locks

Footpaths

Long-distance footpaths	Cotswold Way Monarch's Way Severn Way Worcestershire Way Wychavon Way

Cycle paths

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