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.jpg) A508 in Grafton Regis | ||||
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| North end | Market Harborough 52°28′42″N 0°54′49″W / 52.4782°N 0.9136°W | |||
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| Country | United Kingdom | |||
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The A508 is a north-south A-class road in central England, forming the route from Market Harborough in Leicestershire, via Northampton, to Old Stratford in Northamptonshire, just outside Milton Keynes.
History
[edit]The route of the A508 follows a long-established route from Northampton to Market Harborough, crossing medieval bridges, or their replacements, at Pitsford and Great Oxendon.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ Burton, Philip; Evans, Martin Marix; Westaway, M. (22 January 2002). Naseby-June 1645: English Civil War. Pen and Sword. p. 33. ISBN 978-0-85052-871-8.
the direct route to Market Harborough (now A508) crossed the medieval bridges at Pitsford and Great Oxendon
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