The A303 is a trunk road in England. The A303 is the main road between Basingstoke in Hampshire and Honiton in Devon. The M3, A30 and A303 make up the main route from London to South West England, running from London to Land's End in Cornwall. The A303 is almost continuously dual carriageway, except at Stonehenge and Chicklade in Wiltshire, and the Blackdown hills in Somerset. The Secretary of State for Transport announced major road widening schemes in 2003, including to the A303. 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... Location within the British Isles. ... Hampshire (abbr. ... Honiton is a town in Devon, England. ... Devon is a county in South West England, bordering on Cornwall to the west, Dorset and Somerset to the east. ... The M3 motorway links West London (junction 1 at Sunbury) to Southampton and the M27 (junction 14). ... The A30 is an old trunk road (main road) which runs from central London right down to Lands End, the westernmost point of the mainland England (though not Britain), and is sometimes called the Great South West Road. ... The Clock Tower of the Palace of Westminster which contains Big Ben Tower Bridge at night A red double-decker bus crosses Piccadilly Circus. ... Location within the British Isles. ... Cornwall (Cornish: Kernow or occasionally Curnow) is a county of England, the part of Great Britains south-west peninsula that is west of the River Tamar, often known as the Cornish peninsula or plateau. ... This early German Autobahn uses a dual carriageway design. ... Stonehenge Stonehenge is a Neolithic and Bronze Age monument located near Amesbury in the English county of Wiltshire, about 8 miles (13 km) northwest of Salisbury. ... Wiltshire (abbreviated Wilts) is a large southern English county. ... Somerset is a county in the south-west of England. ... The Secretary of State for Transport is the member of the cabinet responsible for the British Department for Transport. ...

On June 5, 2003, 7¾ miles of improvements, including the new 1⅓ mile bored Stonehenge road tunnel under Stonehenge were announced. On September 4 a public enquiry into whether the plans are adequate was announced, concluding on May 11, 2004, that they were, despite protests from charities and landowners that the tunnel should be longer. June 5 is the 156th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (157th in leap years), with 209 days remaining. ... 2003 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A mile is any of several units of distance, or, in physics terminology, of length. ... The Stonehenge road tunnel is a controversial tunnel proposed by the United Kingdom Highways Agency that will take the busy A303 road under Stonehenge in Wiltshire. ... Stonehenge Stonehenge is a Neolithic and Bronze Age monument located near Amesbury in the English county of Wiltshire, about 8 miles (13 km) northwest of Salisbury. ... September 4 is the 247th day of the year (248th in leap years). ... May 11 is the 131st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (132nd in leap years). ... 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

The other improvements are: Wyle to Stockton Wood, Chicklade to Mere, Sparkford to Ilchester and the Ilminster Bypass. Mere is a large village in Wiltshire, England, having many interesting features. ... Ilchester is a village in Somerset, England, situated on the River Yeo five miles north of Yeovil. ... Ilminster is a town in Somerset, England very near the River Isle, with a population of about 5,000 people. ...

In November 2004 plans to improve the route through the Blackdown Hills were abandoned in favour of upgrading the A358 from Ilminster to the M5 motorway at Taunton to reduce traffic west of Ilminster. 2004 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December See also: November 2004 in sports November 2004 in science Deaths in November • 30 Pierre Berton • 29 John Drew Barrymore • 26 Bill Alley • 24 Arthur Hailey • 23 Rafael Eitan • 18 Bobby Frank Cherry • 16 John Morgan • 13... M5 Motorway External links UK Roads Portal CBRD Motorway Database - M5 M5 (Birmingham to Exeter) Categories: Road stubs | UK motorways ... Map sources for Taunton at grid reference ST2324 Taunton is the county town of Somerset, England. ... Ilminster is a town in Somerset, England very near the River Isle, with a population of about 5,000 people. ...

Because of the A303's fame as the main route from London to the Glastonbury Festival and Stonehenge (also a festival site) it was the subject of a song, 303, by pop group Kula Shaker on their number one hit debut album "K" in 1996. It was also mentioned in the Levellers' song Battle of the Beanfield, about the attack by police on travellers celebrating the Solstice at Stonehenge (1st June, 1995): "Down the '303 at the end of the road, Flashing lights, exclusion zones". A sign for the road was also featured on the label for the Universal Indicator Yellow album (see the Discogs link), perhaps a dual reference to the Roland TB-303 synthesiser (featured heavily on Universal Indicator recordings) and to Cornwall the home of Universal Indicator artist Richard D. James. The Clock Tower of the Palace of Westminster which contains Big Ben Tower Bridge at night A red double-decker bus crosses Piccadilly Circus. ... The site from the stone circle on Thursday afternoon, 2004 The Glastonbury Festival of Contemporary Performing Arts, commonly abbreviated to Glastonbury Festival or Glasto, is the largest [1] greenfield music and performing arts festival in the world. ... Stonehenge Stonehenge is a Neolithic and Bronze Age monument located near Amesbury in the English county of Wiltshire, about 8 miles (13 km) northwest of Salisbury. ... Kula Shaker were a psychedelic rock band in the Brit Pop genre. ... 1996 is a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... This page is about the chemical pH indicator Universal Indicator, for the musical artists, see Universal Indicator (music). ... Roland TB-303 The TB-303 was a synthesizer/sequencer produced by the Roland corporation in 1982 and 1983 that had a crucial role in the development of contemporary electronic music. ... Cornwall (Cornish: Kernow or occasionally Curnow) is a county of England, the part of Great Britains south-west peninsula that is west of the River Tamar, often known as the Cornish peninsula or plateau. ... Richard D. James, aka Aphex Twin Aphex Twin (born Richard David James, August 18, 1971, Ireland) is a UK-based electronic music artist, credited with pushing forward the genres of techno, ambient, IDM, acid, drum and bass (specifically drill n bass). ...

References

• Clark, A., 2004, "Darling to signal roadbuilding rethink" in The Guardian, Nov 27, 2004 [1].