Дорога A508: от Лестершира до Нортгемптоншира

Road in Leicestershire and Northants

The A508 is a , See the length table further down the article. name=perimeter A class road for north–south journeys in central and south central England, forming the route from Market Harborough in Leicestershire, Great Oxendon, Kelmarsh, Maidwell, Hanging Houghton, Brixworth, Pitsford, Boughton, Northampton, Grafton Regis, Yardley Gobion, before finishing in Old Stratford.

The road commences in the town of Market Harborough, and was named one of the best places to live in the country. It is the only area in Leicestershire to be included in the Sunday Times Best Places to Live 2023 guide.

See Paragraph 1, Sentence 1 and Theddingworth,See Paragraph 1, Sentence 2 whilst following the road east takes you to Market Harborough railway station, Great BowdenSee Paragraph 6, Sentence 1 and an interchange with the A6 and A427.

Heading south as Kettering Road, we almost immediately cross over the River Welland and just further south from the start of the A508 route, we come to a roundabout, where Waitrose, Aldi and Lidl compete for customers. It is also the place where the A508 changes its name

Kettering Road now bears off to the south east and sets its sights on the A6, whilst the A508 continues to the south west as Springfield Street. We pass two residential roads; named Britannia Walk and Springfield Court, and before too long we pass another supermarket; this time a Sainsbury's (with an Argos and a petrol station included ) in Springfield Retail Park, alongside a Shoe Zone, Pets at Home and Homebase. At the end of Springfield Street approximately after the road started, we turn right to head south along Northampton Road at a T junction.

We turn right onto Northampton Road from Springfield Street, towards Northampton, the A14, Leisure centre, East Farndon and Welland Park Community College. Use Google Street View We continue along Northampton Road for approximately , and in that time, we pass junctions with Welland Park Road, Nithsdale Crescent, Nithsdale Avenue, Auriga Street, Patrick Street, Gladstone Street, Granville Street, Bath Street, Caxton Street, Clipston Street, Scotland Road and Lathkill Street. Afterwards, we pass a car retail company and a petrol station on our left, with some allotments and Market Harborough cemetery on our right. Roughly along, the road name changes from Northampton Road to Harborough Road at a roundabout.

At this roundabout, we meet Moseley Avenue on our left, which guides drivers into a housing estate. On our left, we pass a leisure centre, a football team (Harborough Town) and a rugby team (Market Harborough Rugby Union). We continue along Harborough Road, and later, as soon as the rugby and football pitches end to our right, so does Leicestershire. This the point where the A508 leaves Leicestershire and joins Northamptonshire. The A508 is also known by the name Harborough Road for , until it becomes Harborough Road North at a roundabout in the village of Boughton. However, there is a small occurrence of Main Street in Kelmarsh, away. We act as a country lane for , and along that section, we pass a metal recycling plant, and a golf course. Then, we enter Great Oxendon, which in the 2011 Census only had a population of 331, and immediately we pass St. Helen's Church. We continue for a further to get to the main section of the village. We pass about 16 houses through the trees to our left, before we meet about five unnamed road and The George Public House. We also meet Main Street and Braybrooke Road slightly further to the south, before leaving Great Oxendon behind us.

We continue Northampton bound along the road, meeting Oxendon Road (after ), and Church Lane (after a further ). The village of Arthingworth is roughly east of this point, as the crow flies. We encounter a lay by after another , and after a further we reach Kelmarsh Hall and Gardens, after leaving Great Oxendon. However, it is still another , before we arrive at the centre of Kelmarsh village. We pass about a dozen cottages, pass a crossroads with some unnamed roads, leading towards Harrington and Thorpe Underwood (both adjacent to the A14), to the left, and Clipston and Sibbertoft to the right. We continue for ,Measurement taken from Kelmarsh Hall & Gardens we arrive at Kelmarsh Junction; the place where the A508 and A14 intersect at A14 Junction 2. We also now have to say goodbye to Kelmarsh, and hello to Maidwell

After passing Kelmarsh Junction with the A14, we continue on towards the centre of Northampton, and after , we arrive at Maidwell.

as of September 2022, a bypass is being built around Roade as part of enabling works for the rail freight interchange under construction between Roade and the M1.

Here is a table, showing the lengths between different villages and junctions. #Road nameFromToLength01Kettering Road St. Mary's RoadKettering Road + Springfield Street02Springfield StreetKettering RoadNorthampton Road03Northampton RoadSpringfield Street Harborough Road + Moseley Avenue04Harborough RoadMoseley Avenue RoundaboutLeicestershire + Northamptonshire boundary05Harborough RoadL/N boundary lineGreat Oxendon village06Harborough RoadThrough the centre of Great Oxendon07Harborough RoadGreat OxendonKelmarsh Hall08Harborough RoadKelmarsh HallKelmarsh Village09Main StreetKelmarsh VillageKelmarsh Junction10Harborough RoadLength of Kelmarsh Junction11Harborough RoadKelmarsh JunctionStart of Maidwell Village (heading south towards Northampton)12Harborough RoadLength of Maidwell Village13Harborough RoadEnd of Maidwell Village (heading south towards Northampton)Lamport (High Street)14Harborough Road Lamport (High Street)Hanging Houghton (High Street)15Harborough RoadHanging Houghton (High Street)Start of Brixworth Bypass (heading south towards Northampton)16Harborough Road (Brixworth Bypass)Harborough RoadScaldwell Road Roundabout17Harborough Road (Brixworth Bypass)Scaldwell Road RoundaboutNorthampton Road Roundabout18Harborough RoadNorthampton Road RoundaboutPitsford (High Street)19Harborough Road NorthPitsford (High Street)Brampton Lane/Vyse Road Roundabout 20Harborough Road/Harborough Road NorthBrampton Lane/Vyse Road Roundabout Holly Lodge Drive21Harborough Road Holly Lodge Drive Welford Road22Harborough Road Welford RoadMill Lane/ Kingsthorpe Drive23Queen's Park Parade + Kingsthorpe RoadMill Lane/ Kingsthorpe DriveBalfour Road/ Burleigh Road24Kingsthorpe Road + Barrack RoadBalfour Road/ Burleigh RoadCampbell Street/ Grafton Street25Broad Street, Horse Market + Horseshoe StreetCampbell Street/ Grafton Street St. Peter's Way + Towcester Road/St. Peter's Way.26St. Peter's Way St. Peter's Way + Towcester Road/St. Peter's Way. Bridge Street/Victoria Promenade.27Bridge Street, Victoria Gardens + Cattle Market Road. Length of / one way systemname=perimeter 28Cotton End + London RoadOne way system: Cattle Farm Road/Bridge RoadQueen Eleanor Interchange: Nene Valley Way + Mere Way.29Queen Eleanor InterchangePerimeter of Queen Eleanor Interchange. name=perimeter30Queen Eleanor Interchange: Nene Valley Way + Mere Way. Junction 15: Collingtree Junction31 Junction 15: Collingtree JunctionLength of Junction 15: Collingtree Junctionname=perimeter 32Northampton Road Junction 15: Collingtree JunctionRail Freight Terminal Roundabout33Northampton RoadRail Freight Terminal RoundaboutNorthampton Road/London Road 34London RoadNorthampton Road RoundaboutRoade High Street Roundabout35London Road + Stratford RoadRoade High Street RoundaboutEnd of Roade village36Stratford Road + Northampton RoadEnd of Roade villageStart of Yardley Gobion village37Northampton RoadLength of Grafton Regis38Northampton RoadEnd of Grafton RegisYardley Gobion (Grafton Road)39Northampton RoadYardley Gobion (Grafton Road)Old Stratford Roundabout: Watling Street/Stratford Bypass + Deanshanger Road 40Total