"was through Skenfrith. When the A40 was rerouted via Monmouth in 1935, the A49 was extended to Ross. At a later date, the A49 was rerouted between Shrewsbury and Whitchurch. The 1923 route was via Wem, but the road now passes close to Prees. Much of the current route was originally the B5064. A49 road The A49 is an A road in western England, which traverses the Welsh Marches region. It runs north from Ross-on-Wye in Herefordshire via Hereford, Leominster, Ludlow, Shrewsbury and Whitchurch, then continues through central Cheshire to Warrington and Wigan before terminating at its junction with the"
"Ludlow Ludlow is a market town in Shropshire, England, south of Shrewsbury and north of Hereford via the main A49 road, which bypasses the town. With a population of approximately 11,000, Ludlow is the largest town in South Shropshire. The town is significant in the history of the Welsh Marches and neighbouring Wales. The town is near the confluence of the rivers Corve and Teme. The oldest part is the medieval walled town, founded in the late 11th century after the Norman conquest of England. It is centred on a small hill which lies on the eastern bank of a"
"Ashford Bowdler Ashford Bowdler is a small village and civil parish in south Shropshire, England, near the county border with Herefordshire. The parish lies south of the market town of Ludlow. The Parish is bisected West to East by the A49. The village of Ashford Bowdler lies 2.5 miles (4.0 km) South of Ludlow on the western side of the River Teme, facing the larger Ashford Carbonell, at an elevation of between and above sea level. The A49 road passes just to the west of the village. The River Teme acts as the boundary between the parishes of Ashford Bowdler"
"did Pete Postlethwaite (1946–2011). The actress Holly Davidson (born 1980) (from ""Casualty"" and ""The Bill"") grew up locally. Hollie Robertson (born 1985), winner of the BBC's ""Strictly Dance Fever"" in 2006 is from Ludlow. Ludlow Ludlow is a market town in Shropshire, England, south of Shrewsbury and north of Hereford via the main A49 road, which bypasses the town. With a population of approximately 11,000, Ludlow is the largest town in South Shropshire. The town is significant in the history of the Welsh Marches and neighbouring Wales. The town is near the confluence of the rivers Corve and Teme. The"
"Ludlow railway station Ludlow railway station in Ludlow, Shropshire, England, lies on the Welsh Marches Line between Shrewsbury to the north and Hereford. The station is on Station Drive, to the northeast of Ludlow town centre. The station opened on 21 April 1852, as the southern terminus of the first section of the Shrewsbury and Hereford Railway. Trains travelling to or from the south of the station pass through the short Ludlow Tunnel ( long), which passes under Gravel Hill and has its tunnel entrance immediately south of the platforms. A quarter of a mile to the north of the"
"Ludlow Brewery. It has been renovated and is open to the public, with information on local railway history. Ludlow railway station Ludlow railway station in Ludlow, Shropshire, England, lies on the Welsh Marches Line between Shrewsbury to the north and Hereford. The station is on Station Drive, to the northeast of Ludlow town centre. The station opened on 21 April 1852, as the southern terminus of the first section of the Shrewsbury and Hereford Railway. Trains travelling to or from the south of the station pass through the short Ludlow Tunnel ( long), which passes under Gravel Hill and has"
"measure, Ludlow was the 35th most populous town in England. On 4 February 1980, the £4.7 million single-carriageway by-pass road was officially opened by Kenneth Clarke. The by-pass had been built to the east of Ludlow in the late 1970s (opening to traffic in the summer of 1979) and diverts the A49 trunk road around the town. The former route of the A49 through the town was re-classified as the B4361. The town centre retains its medieval streets and has had long-running problems with motor traffic and car parking, which is now restricted 7 days a week. There is a"
"particular for children. National Cycle Network route 44 passes through the village, on its way between Bishop's Castle and Ludlow. It passes under the A49 by a subway, an unusual feature for a village in Shropshire. Bromfield, Shropshire Bromfield is a village and civil parish in Shropshire, England. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 306, falling to 277 at the 2011 Census. Bromfield is located near the market town of Ludlow, two miles (3 km) northwest of the town centre, on the A49 road. The A4113 road (to Knighton) has its eastern end in Bromfield, at"
"Burway Bridge Burway Bridge is a bridge in Ludlow, Shropshire, England. It takes the B4361 road across the River Corve. The original bridge was built in the mid-20th century to take the new Coronation Avenue across the Corve, relieving the historic Corve Bridge just upstream. Before its construction the A49 trunk road crossed Corve Bridge; its construction diverted that route, but consequently meant the less-major A4117 road crossed the Corve Bridge in order to meet the A49. The opening of the A49 Ludlow by-pass in 1979 removed these A roads from the vicinity, with the former A49 route crossing Burway"
"of the route (from Henley to Fingerpost) was the B4200, and the remainder (between the A49 in Ludlow and Henley) was part of the B4364. (These B roads having been classified only five years earlier in 1922.) The route number 'B4200' has since been re-used for a short road in Wednesbury. Prior to the opening of the A49 Ludlow bypass in 1979, the A4117 continued into the town along Henley Road and New Road to the old A49 route (passing under the Welsh Marches railway line at the foot of New Road). The junction with the A49 was at the"
"World War I as well as a Roll of Honour of all who served. The churchyard contains a Commonwealth war grave of a World War I Royal Naval Reserve officer. Ashford Bowdler Ashford Bowdler is a small village and civil parish in south Shropshire, England, near the county border with Herefordshire. The parish lies south of the market town of Ludlow. The Parish is bisected West to East by the A49. The village of Ashford Bowdler lies 2.5 miles (4.0 km) South of Ludlow on the western side of the River Teme, facing the larger Ashford Carbonell, at an elevation"
"route linking South Wales with the West Midlands and the north of England. The A49 runs north–south through the county and is a strategic route between North and South Wales as well as catering for local traffic. The Welsh Marches Railway Line also runs north–south with passenger trains operated by Transport for Wales offering links to Manchester as well as to North and South Wales. Hereford is the western end of the Cotswold Line which runs via Worcester with through services to Oxford and London Paddington (operated by Great Western Railway) and to Birmingham (operated by West Midlands Trains). The"
"A49 south of Church Stretton. No one was killed. Minsterley Motors Minsterley Motors is a bus company in Shropshire, England. The company's main operations concentrate on stage service and schools contract work for Shropshire Council. It also provides transport for the Shropshire Schools & Colleges Football Association. The stage service work was concentrated on the routes 552/553 between Bishop's Castle and Shrewsbury, which was significantly improved in 2003. This was supplemented in 2007 when the company was awarded the tender to operate route 435 between Shrewsbury and Ludlow, via Church Stretton. Two Plaxton Centro bodied Volvo B7RLEs joined the fleet"
"of the Ludlow by-pass in 1979, the A49 road used the bridge (the B4361 through Ludlow and Ludford was then the A49). Vehicular traffic over the bridge is restricted to one direction at a time, and the two-way traffic of the road is controlled by traffic lights on both sides. Pedestrian refuges exist above the cutwaters between the arches. Ludford contains the world-renowned fossil site known as Ludford Corner, where the Ludlow bone beds can be viewed. It is situated in the centre of the village, at the junction of the B4361 ('Overton Road') and the road to Wigmore ('Ludford"
"Cradley, Herefordshire Cradley () is a village and civil parish in Herefordshire, England. The nearest towns are Ledbury, to the south, and Bromyard, to the north west, in Herefordshire and Malvern, Worcestershire, to the south east on the other side of the Malvern Hills. Cradley parish, including Storridge and Ridgeway Cross, had a population in 2011 of 1,667. There are two villages named Cradley in the Midlands of England although the names are pronounced differently; the ""other"" Cradley being situated close to Halesowen. Cradley has a butcher/general store and a doctors' surgery. St James Church. The chancel was added by"
"Middleton (near Ludlow) Middleton is a small village in south Shropshire, England. It is located northeast of Ludlow town centre, on the B4364 road (which runs between Ludlow and Bridgnorth), in the civil parish of Bitterley. The settlement existed at the time of the Domesday Book (1086) when it had a mill on the Ledwyche Brook. At the time it formed part of the hundred of Culvestan, which merged into the new hundred of Munslow in the early 12th century. For several hundred years it was known as Middleton ""Higford"" after its chief tenant Walter de Huggeford who had his"
"town centre residents' parking permit scheme in operation. Council-owned car parks exist in a number of locations in Ludlow to cater for much of the long-stay car parking. The Eco-Park situated on the eastern outskirts of the town, at the Sheet and adjacent to the A49, includes a new Park & Ride facility, with a frequent bus service to and from the town centre. The A4117 begins at the Rocks Green roundabout on the Ludlow by-pass, and runs across the Clee Hills to Cleobury Mortimer and then via the A456 onwards to Bewdley and Kidderminster. Two historic bridges cross the"
"Wilton, Herefordshire Wilton is a village in south Herefordshire, England just under a mile west of the market town of Ross-on-Wye. In 1100, Henry 1 set up 3 royal manors in Herefordshire, including the manor of Wilton. This included a number of surrounding villages such as Peterstow. Wilton Bridge was a major crossing of the River Wye and was protected by Wilton Castle . Both suffered significant damage during the English Civil War. The bridge has been restored and strengthened and updated with a sundial . Now the village is known for the roundabout where the A49 trunk road joins"
"were greatly reformed and the hundred of Munslow was created; this hundred took in Overton. Businesses include Overton Grange Hotel and Overton Service Station (an independent car fuel and repair garage). Overton, Shropshire Overton is a small village in south Shropshire, England. It is situated west of the River Teme, south of the town of Ludlow and close to the border with Herefordshire. The B4361 (until 1979 the A49) road runs through. It comes within the civil parish of Richard's Castle, a village to its south. In the Domesday Book it is recorded as the manor of ""Avretone"", which included"
"A49 derby The A49 derby is a football rivalry between Hereford United and Shrewsbury Town. The derby was listed as the nineteenth fiercest rivalry in English football by ""The Daily Telegraph"", with the two clubs last facing each other in the league during the 2011–12 season which concluded with Shrewsbury being promoted to League One and Hereford relegated to the Conference National. The last meeting to date was an FA Cup first-round tie the following season at Edgar Street, with Hereford winning 3–1. Hereford United were subsequently wound-up at the High Court in December 2014. With the phoenix club Hereford"
"Parkway, Herefordshire The hamlet of Parkway is centred south of the market town of Ledbury in Herefordshire, England centred on the direct single-carriageway north-south A417 main approach to the town from the M50 motorway. Parkway is sparsely populated and its land mainly consists of woodland, heathland, five mainly arable farms with farm houses and about 25 other houses. Parkway had in the 20th century a hall used to host table tennis matches and local meetings. The locality is the extreme south of the ecclesiastical and civil parish (town council area) of Ledbury. Hospital Wood immediately east of a brief section"
"is a striking black and white survival, and is a landmark on the A456 road. There is also a historic church dedicated to Saint Mary Magdalene.There used to be a school and Agnas Challiss headteacher Little Hereford Little Hereford is a small village and civil parish in Herefordshire, England. The civil parish includes the hamlet of Middleton. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 394. The village is in the north of the county and is almost surrounded by the counties of Worcestershire and Shropshire. The parish is situated between the Ledwyche Brook and the River"
"The village of Caynham is located along Caynham Road which also runs through the village of Knowbury. The road can be reached from the west by the A49 (north of Ashford Bowdler) or from the east from the A4117 near Clee Hill Village. There is also the minor road to Ludlow and the A49 there, via the Sheet. The village lies on fairly high ground surrounded by rural foothills. Ledwyche Brook runs through the village. Shrewsbury lies 32 miles to the north and can be accessed via the A49. Hereford is 24 miles south of Caynham and can also be"
"(at the Dun Cow farm) and is a location for further urban expansion of Ludlow. There is a long-established pub here – the Nelson Inn. The A4117 road runs through Rocks Green and the roundabout where it joins the A49 is named the Rocks Green roundabout. The Elan aqueduct passes through the parish, largely in tunnel, and crosses the Teme by way of a bridge near Steventon. Ludford Bridge is a 3-arch grade I listed masonry bridge crossing the Teme immediately north of the village of Ludford. It is also a scheduled ancient monument. Built in the 15th century, replacing"
"the A456 and A49 (i.e. via Woofferton) instead, if travelling between Bewdley and Ludlow; these two A roads are designated primary routes, whilst the A4117 is not. The 2L bus service (Ludlow-Bewdley-Kidderminster; formerly the 292) runs along the entire length of the road, providing regular public buses Monday to Saturday. The modern route as of 2018 has three filling stations, at Mawley Oak (the B4202 junction), in Cleobury Mortimer, and at Foxwood near Doddington. Another opened in 2017 at the original junction with the former route of the A49 in Ludlow. The A4117 was created in 1927. Previously the majority"
"and trunk road) runs through the Stretton Gap, connecting Shrewsbury to the north with Ludlow and Hereford to the south. The B5477 runs through the villages of All Stretton and Little Stretton, as well as the historic core and town centre of Church Stretton. The B4371 starts at the B5477 in the town centre and heads east, having a crossroads junction with the A49, then up to Hazler and on towards Much Wenlock. The B4371 in the town (on both sides of the A49) is known as Sandford Avenue and is partially lined with lime trees. The B5477 was, until"
"Hoddesdon Hoddesdon () is a town in the Broxbourne borough of the English county of Hertfordshire, situated in the Lea Valley. It grew up as a coaching stop on the route between Cambridge and London. It is located West of Harlow southeast of Hertford, north of Waltham Cross and southwest of Bishop's Stortford. At its height during the 18th century, more than 35 coaches a day passed through the town. It saw a boom in the mid 20th century as gravel was extracted from the area, but was exhausted by the 1970s. The lakes and water pits left behind have"
"Aberford Aberford is a large village and civil parish on the eastern outskirts of the City of Leeds metropolitan borough in West Yorkshire, England. It has a population of 1,059 according to the 2001 census, increasing to 1,180 at the 2011 Census. It is situated east of Leeds city centre and lies in the LS25 Leeds postcode area. Aberford was the crossing point of the ancient Great North Road over the Cock River (now reduced in volume as the Cock Beck). the considered the midway point between London and Edinburgh, being around distant from each city, until the construction of"
"of the River Wye. The dual-carriageway Greyfrairs bridge over the Wye opened in 1967. The A49 meets the A438 at the ""Edgar Street Roundabout"". The road then swings south-eastwards out of Hereford, meeting the A465 at the ""Belmont Roundabout"". At Ross-on-Wye the road ends, joining the A40 and B4260 at the ""Wilton Roundabout"". The original (1923) route of the A49 was Ross-on-Wye to Bamber Bridge (near Preston), but there have been some changes in its course. The A49 used to start on the A40 at Old Pike, a few miles west of Ross, as the original route of the A40"
"or Church Stretton. The part of the road within the town is called Burway Road and begins at the crossroads in the town centre, where the B5477 and B4371 meet. The Welsh Marches Line runs through the town parallel to (and west of) the A49 road. The town's station is off Sandford Avenue just east of the town centre, near the junction of the A49 and B4371. The railway was originally built as the Shrewsbury and Hereford Railway in 1852. Trains on the Heart of Wales Line also call at the station. Today there are direct train services to Shrewsbury,"
"A49 road, north-east of Shrewsbury town centre at Battlefield. The road is single carriageway apart from a section of dual carriageway between the A500 and Stoke-on-Trent City Centre (Hanley). The A53 has been reported as a high risk road for several years. According to a report done by the Road Safety Foundation for the European Road Assessment Programme (EuroRAP), the A53 is one of the most dangerous roads in the UK. In June 2008, a stretch of the A53 between Leek and Buxton was named as the most dangerous road in the West Midlands. This single carriageway stretch had fourteen"
"the middle section of the main road and spreading a little further north and south is home to wildlife such as pine martens, deer, foxes and a variety of birds. Parkway, Herefordshire The hamlet of Parkway is centred south of the market town of Ledbury in Herefordshire, England centred on the direct single-carriageway north-south A417 main approach to the town from the M50 motorway. Parkway is sparsely populated and its land mainly consists of woodland, heathland, five mainly arable farms with farm houses and about 25 other houses. Parkway had in the 20th century a hall used to host table"
"the data. Since 2001, extremes at Hereford Credenhill have ranged from during July 2006, to as low as during December 2010. There have been plans for many years for a north–south bypass and currently the plan is for a nine-mile (14 km) dual carriageway; however, HM Government as yet has refused to grant permission or supply funds. However, as of April 2017, Herefordshire Council are doing work on a new Hereford Link Road. Until then the A49 Trunk Road, A465, and A438 continue to run through the city centre. Hereford has been named as the UK's second slowest city with"