The A4 at Hotwells in Bristol

The A4 crosses Picadilly Circus in central London

The A4 is a major road in England, also known as the Great West Road. It runs from London to Avonmouth, near Bristol. Historically the road has been the main route from London to the west of England, and has formed the main western artery of London. Much of the route has now been bypassed by the M4 motorway. The A4 road at Hotwells, Bristol. ... The A4 road at Hotwells, Bristol. ... Piccadilly Circus 2004-08-07. ... Piccadilly Circus 2004-08-07. ... 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. ... Categories: Stub | Bristol | Ports and harbours of the UK ... Bristol is a port city in south-western England, on the River Avon. ... The M4 motorway is also a motorway in the Republic of Ireland, on the route from Dublin to Sligo. ...

Starting at Holborn Circus in the City of London, it runs west into Westminster through Fleet Street, the Strand, Trafalgar Square, Haymarket, Pall Mall, Piccadilly Circus, Green Park, Hyde Park Corner and Knightsbridge. The road runs past some of London's most famous buildings and institutions, including the Royal Courts of Justice, London School of Economics, St Martin-in-the-Fields Church, Bush House, Nelson's Column, the National Gallery, Royal Academy of Arts, Ritz Hotel, Harrods, the Victoria and Albert and Natural History Museums and Heathrow Airport. The road is London's main western artery, forking into the old A4, M4 motorway and A30 in the suburbs. This article is about a small section of central London. ... The City of Westminster is a London borough and a city in its own right, situated to the west of the City of London and north of the River Thames. ... For the television series tentatively titled Fleet Street, see Boston Legal. ... Strand is: The municipality Strand in Norway. ... Trafalgar Square is a square in central London that commemorates the Battle of Trafalgar (1805), a British naval victory of the Napoleonic Wars. ... The Haymarket is a street in the St Jamess district of the City of Westminister in London, England. ... Pall mall illustrated in Old English Sports, Pastimes and Customs, published 1891 Pall mall (pronounced pal-mal or pell-mell) or palle maille was a game played in the 16th and 17th centuries, and a precursor to croquet. ... Piccadilly Circus is a plaza and traffic intersection in the West End in the City of Westminster, London, United Kingdom, near Soho and Theatreland. ... Green Park is also: the name given to the old Aston Clinton House site in Buckinghamshire, and; the name of a new business park just off the M4_motorway at Junction 11, on the outskirts of Reading, Berkshire (see www. ... Hyde Park Corner is a place in London, England, at the south-east corner of Hyde Park. ... Knightsbridge is a place in the City of Westminster, London notable for its expensive shops including Harrods. ... The Royal Courts of Justice on The Strand in London The Royal Courts of Justice, commonly called the Law Courts, is a building in London, which houses the Court of Appeal and the High Court of Justice of England and Wales. ... The London School of Economics and Political Science, often referred to as the London School of Economics or the LSE, is a specialist university based in London, often regarded as one of the worlds most prestigious social science institutions. ... St Martin-in-the-Fields is a Church of England church just northeast off Trafalgar Square in the City of Westminster, London. ... The portico of Bush House Bush House is a building between Aldwych and The Strand in London. ... Nelson on his column Nelsons Column is a monument in the centre of Trafalgar Square in London. ... National Gallery is a common name for a countrys major public art gallery. ... This article refers to an art institution in London. ... The neoclassical Ritz Hotel London is one of Londons most famous landmarks. ... Harrods is best known as an upmarket department store in Knightsbridge, London. ... The Cromwell Road entrance to the Victoria and Albert Museum The Victoria and Albert Museum (the V&A) is on Cromwell Road in Kensington, West London. ... The Natural History Museum in South Kensington, London, has an ornate terracotta facade typical of high Victorian architecture. ... London Heathrow Airport (IATA airport code: LHR, ICAO airport code: EGLL, and often simply Heathrow) is the United Kingdoms busiest and best-connected airport. ... 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. ...

Outside London the road runs through Slough, Maidenhead, Reading, Newbury, Hungerford, Marlborough, Cherhill, Calne, Chippenham, Corsham, Bath and Bristol. In Bristol the road forms an inner city ring road and runs through the Avon Gorge, terminating at the M5 motorway and Avonmouth docks. Slough (pronounced ) is a town and unitary authority in the county of Berkshire in the south of England. ... This article is about the town in England. ... St Marys Church and market Reading is a town and unitary authority in Berkshire in England. ... Newbury is the principal town in the west of the county of Berkshire in the United Kingdom. ... For other uses, see: Hungerford (disambiguation) Hungerford is a market town by the River Kennet in the English county of Berkshire. ... Marlborough is a market town in the English county of Wiltshire on the Old Bath Road, the old main road from London to Bath. ... Cherhill is a village in Wiltshire, England. ... Calne is a town in Wiltshire, England. ... Chippenham is the name of more than one place: Chippenham, Cambridgeshire, England Chippenham, Wiltshire, England This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Categories: UK geography stubs | Villages in Wiltshire ... Palladian Pulteney Bridge and the weir at Bath Bath is a city in south-west England, most famous for its baths fed by three hot springs. ... A beltway (American English), ring road or orbital motorway (British English) is a circumferential highway found around many cities. ... The Avon Gorge and Clifton Suspension Bridge, looking south from the Downs The Avon Gorge is a 2. ... M5 Motorway External links UK Roads Portal CBRD Motorway Database - M5 M5 (Birmingham to Exeter) Categories: Road stubs | UK motorways ...

The road was formerly classified as a trunk road, but since the 1960s the M4 motorway has relieved the road of long distance and freight journeys. Sections in Bath, Bristol and central London remain designated as trunk road, and traffic is mostly segregated on dual-carriageway on these sections. 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. ... Events and trends The 1960s was a turbulent decade of change around the world. ...