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The A127 is a trunk road in England linking London with Southend-on-Sea. It is a dual carriageway for its entire length. A trunk road or strategic road is a major road, usually connecting one or more cities, ports, airports etc, which is the recommended route for long-distance and freight traffic. ... Royal motto: Dieu et mon droit (French: God and my right) Englands location within the UK Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area - Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population - Total (2001) - Density Ranked 1st UK 49,138,831 377/km² Religion... London is the capital city of the United Kingdom and of England. ... Southend-on-Sea is a resort town in Essex, England. ... This early German Autobahn uses a dual carriageway design. ...

The A127 starts as a turning off the A12 at Gallows Corner in the London Borough of Havering. The first stretch is called the Southend Arterial Road. Its first significant junction is a crossroads (Squirrels Heath) with Squirrels Heath Road and Ardleigh Green Road. There are traffic lights here, but after that, for most of its length there are no traffic lights or roundabouts, though there are a few side turnings. The A12 is a major road in England, running from London to Great Yarmouth in Norfolk. ...

The A127 crosses the M25 motorway at M25 Junction 29, and then immediately crosses into Essex. The next major junction is with the A128 at East Horndon. The M25 motorway looking south between junctions 14 and 15, near Heathrow Airport. ... This article is about the county of Essex in England. ...

It continues through southern Essex, bypassing Laindon, Basildon and Thundersley, before entering Southend-on-Sea. A bypass is a highway that avoids (passes by) a built-up area, town, or village, to let through traffic flow without interference from local traffic, to reduce congestion in the built-up area, and to improve road safety. ... For the Berkshire villages, see Upper Basildon and Lower Basildon. ...

It terminates in the centre of Southend-on-Sea at a roundabout junction with the A13. The A13 is a trunk road in England, between London and south Essex. ...

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A127 road (873 words)
	It is a dual carriageway for its entire length, and is known as the Southend Arterial Road except for part of its length in Southend-on-Sea.
	After a couple of minor side road exits, the next major junction is with the A128 Brentwood exit at the Halfway House (pub) near West Horndon, three miles east of the M25.
	The A127 terminates in the centre of Southend-on-Sea at a roundabout junction with the A13.

Great Britain road numbering scheme - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (1935 words)
	Each road is given a single letter, which represents the road's category, and a subsequent number, with a length of between 1 and 4 digits.
	The numbers of the roads changed quite frequently during the early years of the system as it was a period of heavy expansion of the network and some numbered routes did not follow the most usual routes taken.
	For example, the A38 road, a trunk road running from Bodmin to Mansfield starts in Zone 3, and is therefore numbered with a A3x number, even though it passes through Zones 4 and 5 to end in Zone 6.

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