The A27 near Southwick

The A27 is a major road in England. It runs from its junction with the A36 road at Whiteparish (near Salisbury) east through Romsey, Swaythling and West End, Hampshire. It then closely parallels the south coast and travels on via Fareham, Cosham, Havant, Chichester, Arundel, Worthing, Shoreham-by-Sea, Brighton, Lewes and Polegate then terminates at Pevensey in East Sussex. Image File history File linksMetadata A27_north_of_Southwick. ... Image File history File linksMetadata A27_north_of_Southwick. ... Southwick is the name of several places: Southwick in West Sussex, England Southwick in Northamptonshire, England Southwick in Wiltshire, England Southwick in Massachusetts This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... A typical rural county road in Indiana, USA, where traffic drives on the right. ... Royal motto (French): Dieu et mon droit (Translated: God and my right) Englands location within the British Isles Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area – Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population – Total (mid-2004) – Total (2001 Census) – Density Ranked 1st UK... The A36 is a trunk road in the UK that links the port city of Southampton to the city of Bath. ... Salisbury Cathedral by Constable. ... Map sources for Romsey at grid reference SU3521 Romsey is a small market town, in the county of Hampshire, England. ... Swaythling was once a village but over the years it has gradually become a suburb of Southampton. ... The Parish of West End in Hampshire is situated within Eastleigh (borough), and to the East of the city of Southampton. ... Map sources for Fareham at grid reference SU581063 Arms of Fareham Borough Council The market town of Fareham lies in the south east of Hampshire, between the cities of Southampton and Portsmouth, roughly in the centre of the South Hampshire conurbation. ... Havant is a town and district in Hampshire on the South coast of England, between Portsmouth and Chichester. ... Chichester Cross, in a circa 1831 illustration. ... This article is about the town in England. ... Map sources for Worthing at grid reference TQ1303 Worthing is the largest town and a local government district in West Sussex, England. ... Shoreham-by-Sea, West Sussex, England, is bordered on the north by the South Downs, on the west by the Adur valley and on the south by the River Adur and Shoreham Beach. ... Brighton on the southern Sussex coast is one of the largest and most famous seaside resorts in England. ... Lewes is a town in the Lewes district of East Sussex in South East England. ... Location within the British Isles Polegate is a town in East Sussex, England on the A27. ... Pevensey is a small village (1991 pop. ... East Sussex is a county in South East England. ...

A section of the A27, running from the eastern end of the M27 to the end of the road at Pevensey forms part of the long-distance South Coast Trunk Road. Much of the road has been improved to dual carriageway standard, with the westernmost section of the trunk portion even having as much as four lanes plus a hard shoulder in each direction, and on a motorway alignment with grade-separated junctions. This is perhaps a reflection that the M27 was once proposed to run as far as Chichester. The M27 motorway is a major road in England. ... This early German Autobahn uses a dual carriageway design. ... Motorway mark in Europe A motorway (in the United Kingdom, Ireland, New Zealand and some other Commonwealth nations) is both a type of road and a classification. ... An example of a four-level stack interchange in the Netherlands. ...

Between Chichester and Lewes, there are frequent roundabouts disrupting the mainline of the road, although the road largely retains a two-lane dual-carriageway standard. There are, however a couple of sections of single-carriageway; at Arundel, where a proposed bypass scheme was dropped in 2003, and at Worthing, where the possibility of a bypass has often been discussed since 1967, even getting as far as passing the inspector's report at a public inquiry, but was dropped in 1996 following rising costs. A roundabout, rotary, or gyratory circus is a type of road junction (or traffic calming device) at which traffic streams circularly around a central island after first yielding to the circulating traffic. ... Map sources for Worthing at grid reference TQ1303 Worthing is the largest town and a local government district in West Sussex, England. ... In the politics and government of Commonwealth countries such as Australia, Canada and the United Kingdom, a public inquiry is an official review of events or actions ordered by the government. ...

The road then leaves Worthing, passes through Lancing and crosses the River Adur near Shoreham. After running through the Southwick Tunnel it follows a path bypassing the rear of Brighton where it meets the A23 road. Map sources for Worthing at grid reference TQ1303 Worthing is the largest town and a local government district in West Sussex, England. ... Lancing is a village in West Sussex, England, on the western edge of the Adur Valley. ... The Adur is a river in Sussex (in England). ... Shoreham is the name of several different places: Shoreham-by-Sea in West Sussex, England Shoreham, Kent in England Shoreham, Michigan in the U.S. Shoreham, New York in the U.S. Shoreham, Vermont in the U.S. Shoreham, Victoria in Australia Shoreham is also the name of a nuclear... Brighton on the southern Sussex coast is one of the largest and most famous seaside resorts in England. ... The A23 road is a major road in England. ...

East of Lewes the A27 meets the A26 road and from this point the road is largely single-carriageway, apart from a 2.7 km bypass for Polegate, which opened in 2002. A high accident risk site is the Beddingham Level Crossing, just east of Lewes. The South Coast Multi-Modal Study proposed a dual-carriageway bypass, but the Highways Agency has opted for a cheaper single-carriageway. Subject to the results of a public inquiry, construction should start in mid-2006. Lewes is a town in the Lewes district of East Sussex in South East England. ... The A26 road is one of the two cross-country two-digit numbered roads in the southeast of England. ... A kilometre (American spelling: kilometer), symbol: km is a unit of length in the metric system equal to 1000 metres (from the Greek words χίλια (khilia) = thousand and μέτρο (metro) = count/measure). ... Location within the British Isles Polegate is a town in East Sussex, England on the A27. ... Beddingham is a village in the Lewes District of East Sussex, England, on the A27 road two miles (3. ...

At Pevensey, the road ends, and the South Coast Trunk Road transfers over to the A259, this coast road starts in Chichester and shadows the route of the A27. The A259 is a major road in England, running along the south coast parallel to the A27 road. ... Chichester Cross, in a circa 1831 illustration. ...

Landmarks on the route

• Spinnaker Tower
• Chichester Cathedral
• Arundel Castle
• River Adur
• Sussex University
• Firle Beacon

The Spinnaker Tower in June 2005. ... Chichester Cathedral today Chichester Cathedral in Chichester, Sussex, England has superposed Norman (English Romanesque) arcades in the nave and choir, with much Early English (Early Gothic) building. ... Arundel Castle Arundel Castle in West Sussex, England, is one of the most impressive and complete castles remaining in Britain. ... The Adur is a river in Sussex (in England). ... University of Sussex Logo © University of Sussex The University of Sussex is an English campus university located near the East Sussex village of Falmer, near Brighton and Hove and on the edge of the South Downs. ...

External links

• TAB-MSAS: Roads Photos: A27
• BBC News article on new subway at Falmer
• BBC News article on speed trap at Falmer