A427 road

A427 road
The A427 at Upper Benefield
Route information
Length:	21.0 mi^[1] (33.8 km)
Major junctions
West end:	Market Harborough
	A6 road A4304 road A6003 road A6014 road A6116 road A43 road A605 road
East end:	Oundle
Location
Primary destinations:	Market Harborough Corby
Road network
Roads in the United Kingdom Motorways A and B road zones

The A427 road is a major road in the English Midlands. It connects the Leicestershire town of Market Harborough and the A6 with the Northamptonshire town of Oundle and the A605.

History

When first designated the A427 ran from a junction with the A45 southwest of Rugby through Rugby itself to Clifton upon Dunsmore crossing the A5 through Catthorpe (past what is now the Catthorpe Interchange between the M1 motorway, the M6 and the A14 road). It then passed through Swinford, South Kilworth, North Kilworth, Husbands Bosworth, Theddingworth, Lubenham and Market Harborough, and from there along its current route to Oundle.^[2] By 1976 the former A4114 road from Coventry via Lutterworth to North Kilworth had taken the designation A427 in place of the earlier route. By 2010 the A427 ended in Market Harborough.

A section of the original route SW of Rugby is now the A4071. From Rugby to South Kilworth it is the B5414, from South Kilworth and North Kilworth is no longer classified. The section from North Kilworth and Market Harborough is now part of the A4304. The 1976 route has now taken the B4027 and A4303 designation between Coventry and Market Harborough.

Route

From West to East its route is:

Market Harborough
Dingley
Brampton Ash
Stoke Albany (bypassed)
Wilbarston (bypassed)
East Carlton (bypassed)
Corby
Weldon
Upper Benefield
Lower Benefield
Oundle

Running through Corby, the A427 meets with the A6003 on the western edge of the town and it has a 1.0-mile (1.6 km) overlap with the A43)A43 in the Weldon North Industrial Estate, where it is briefly dual carriageway.

References

↑ "Directions to Harborough Rd/A427". Google. Retrieved 9 April 2013.
↑ "A427 History". The Society for All British and Irish Road Enthusiasts. 15 April 2012. Retrieved 11 April 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

Coordinates: 52°29′34″N 0°36′53″W / 52.49289°N 0.61472°W / 52.49289; -0.61472

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