- A422 road
UK road routebox
road= A422
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direction= east/west
start= A428 near Bromham (Bedford )
destinations= BedfordMilton Keynes Stratford upon Avon Worcester
end= A44 nearBroughton Hackett (Worcester)
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junctions= ukroadsmall|509
ukroadsmall|5
ukroadsmall|43
ukmotorwaysmall|40
ukroadsmall|46
ukroadsmall|44The A422 is an "A" road for east-west journeys in south central
England , connecting the county towns ofBedford andWorcester by way ofMilton Keynes ,Buckingham ,Banbury andStratford upon Avon . For most of its length, is a narrow single carriageway.Route (East to West)
The eastern end of the road is at Bromham on the outskirts of Bedford as a branch off the A428. Its route then crosses into the
Borough of Milton Keynes (and traditionalBuckinghamshire ). It briefly merges with the A509 to bypassNewport Pagnell . Entering Milton Keynes itself, it crosses the northern part of the city as a dual carriageway known locally as the H3 Monks Way. Upon meeting the A5 the A422 follows the route of this for a few miles before crossing briefly intoNorthamptonshire and regaining its identity (and single carriageway status). It then bypassesDeanshanger , goes through the centre of Buckingham, aroundBrackley in Northamptonshire, intoOxfordshire , just before crossing the M40 at Junction 11 and intoBanbury . From there to Stratford upon Avon, it is a minor road crossing intoWarwickshire at theBattle of Edgehill site and then across theFosse Way .From the western side of
Stratford-upon-Avon the road becomes the A46 until the junction of the A435 trunk road at Oversley on the outskirts of the historic market town ofAlcester . At that roundabout junction the A422 heads briefly north to cross theRiver 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 ofInkberrow , saidWho|date=October 2007 to be the village that was the inspiration forAmbridge , the centre of the world for fans of the long-running BBC radio series "The Archers ", which began in 1951.The last section to
Worcestershire is narrow and winding until it meets the A44 just south of M5 junction 6.The road is about 90
mile s / 145 km long.
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