The A45 is a major road in England. It runs east from Birmingham past the National Exhibition Centre and the M42, then bypasses Coventry and Rugby, where it briefly merges with the M45 until it continues to Daventry. It then heads to Northampton and Wellingborough before running north of Rushden and Higham Ferrers and terminating at its junction with the A14 road near Thrapston. 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 (dark green) within the British Isles Languages 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... The city from above Centenary Square. ... The National Exhibition Centre (NEC) is the seventh largest exhibition centre in Europe, located in Solihull, near Birmingham, England. ... For other uses of the term M42, please see M42. ... The Precinct in Coventry city centre. ... Rugby is a market town in the county of Warwickshire in central England on the River Avon. ... The M45 is a short stretch of motorway in central England. ... For other uses see Daventry (disambiguation) Daventrys High Street Daventry is a market town in Northamptonshire, England with a population of 22,367 (2001 census). ... Northampton Guildhall, built 1861-4, E.W. Godwin, architect Northampton is a large market town and a local government district in central England upon the River Nene, and the county town of Northamptonshire. ... Map sources for Wellingborough at grid reference SP8967 Wellingborough is a town in Northamptonshire, England situated some eleven miles from the county town of Northampton. ... Map sources for Rushden at grid reference SP9566 Rushden is situated at the heart of England in the county of Northamptonshire, lying on the A6 mid-way between Bedford and Kettering. ... Higham Ferrers is an old town in Northamptonshire, adjacent to (and forming a single urban area with) Rushden to the west. ... The A14 is a major road in England, running from The Port of Felixstowe to the junction of the M1 and M6 motorways near Rugby. ... Thrapston is a small town in Northamptonshire, England. ...

The road used to run to Felixstowe but most of the route was re-designated as the A14 in the mid-1990s. Map sources for Felixstowe at grid reference TM3034 Felixstowe is a North Sea seaport in Suffolk, England, with a population of 2,705,200,000 (2001 census). ... The A14 is a major road in England, running from The Port of Felixstowe to the junction of the M1 and M6 motorways near Rugby. ...

The road begins on the B4100 in central Birmingham, then crosses over the Bordesley Circus roundabout intersecting with the A4540. The Small Heath Highway passes over a roundabout with the B4145 near Small Heath train station, then resumes onto its former route along Coventry Rd at a roundabout near a large Asda supermarket. It passes over the River Cole and meets the A4040 at a GSJ in Yardley. It meets the B425 at Sheldon, then enters the borough of Solihull. The section of the A45 from Birmingham city centre to the M45 is all dual-carriageway. The A4540 is the Inner Ring Road in Birmingham, England, previously known as the Middle Ring Road. ... Sparkbrook and Small Heath constituency shown within Birmingham Small Heath is an area within the city of Birmingham, West Midlands, England. ... For other uses, see ASDA (disambiguation). ... The River Cole is a short river in the English Midlands. ... The A4040 is the Outer Ring Road in Birmingham, England. ... Yardley constituency shown within Birmingham Yardley is an area in east Birmingham, England. ... Sheldon is one of the 40 electoral wards in Birmingham, England. ... The Metropolitan borough of Solihull is a metropolitan borough in the West Midlands of England. ...

The £1.2m dual-carriageway Bickenhill Junction opened in late 1978. This intersects with the B4438, a dual-carriageway access road for Birmingham International Airport, the N.E.C. and Birmingham International railway station. There is a GSJ with the M42 at junction 6. On this roundabout is also access to the National Motorcycle Museum. The one-mile £8m dual-carriageway Stonebridge GSJ with the A446 opened in June 1995. This passes over the River Blythe, which is briefly the boundary between Solihull borough and Warwickshire where the road briefly enters Warwickshire. Close by is Meriden, and just north on the B4102 is the main transmitter for BBC CWR and some excellent spots for dogging. The Heart of England Way passes under the road, and the road enters the borough of Coventry. The A45 used to pass through Meriden, though it is confusingly also now called B4102. The road enters the outskirts of Coventry, The former route of the A45 through Coventry exits at a junction as the A4114, in the part of Coventry called Allesley, the western end of the Coventry bypass. At the staggered junction with the B4101, there is the factory of Massey Ferguson, now owned by TRW, and a Sainsburys supermarket in Tile Hill. The road passes over the West Coast Main Line, then enters Canley near a roundabout which is the main exit for the University of Warwick. There is a traffic-light junction with the A429, heading to Kenilworth. There is a roundabout with the B4113, then a GSJ with the A46 and A444. This busy section has many speed cameras and multiplexes with the A46. The next roundabout near Baginton is one of the busiest in the Midlands and has exits for the A46 north/Coventry Eastern Bypass, Coventry Airport, and B4110, the former route of the A45. There is also a Birmingham International Airport in the United States. ... The National Exhibition Centre (NEC) is the seventh largest exhibition centre in Europe, located in Solihull, near Birmingham, England. ... Birmingham International railway station is located in the borough of Solihull, just east of the city of Birmingham in England. ... For other uses of the term M42, please see M42. ... The Blythe is a river in the English Midlands. ... The Metropolitan borough of Solihull is a metropolitan borough in the West Midlands of England. ... Warwickshire (pronounced either /ˈwɔːɹɪkˌʃə/ or /ˈwɔːɹɪkˌʃɪə/) is a landlocked non-metropolitan county in central England. ... Warwickshire (pronounced either /ˈwɔːɹɪkˌʃə/ or /ˈwɔːɹɪkˌʃɪə/) is a landlocked non-metropolitan county in central England. ... Meriden is a village in the metropolitan borough of Solihull, West Midlands, England, midway between Birmingham and Coventry, approximately 5 miles away from Birmingham International Airport. ... BBC WM (Coventry and Warwickshire) is the BBC Local Radio service for Coventry and Warwickshire. ... The Heart of England Way[1] is a long distance walk of around 100 miles through the Midlands of England. ... The Precinct in Coventry city centre. ... Allesley is a village and civil parish in the City of Coventry, West Midlands, England, about three miles west of Coventry City Centre. ... A Massey-Ferguson 135. ... TRW Incorporated was an American corporation involved in a number of businesses, mostly defense-related, but including automotive supply and credit reporting. ... J Sainsbury HQ in Holborn Circus J Sainsbury plc is the parent company of Sainsburys Supermarkets Ltd, commonly known as Sainsburys, which is a chain of supermarkets in the United Kingdom. ... The WCML running alogside the M1 motorway in Northamptonshire The West Coast Main Line (WCML) is one of the most important intercity railway lines in the United Kingdom, part of the British railway system. ... The University of Warwick is a campus university in the United Kingdom. ... The A429 is a main road in England. ... Map sources for Kenilworth at grid reference SP295715 Kenilworth is a town in Warwickshire, England. ... The A46 is a trunk road in England. ... A red-light camera in use in Beaverton, Oregon A road-rule enforcement camera is a system including a camera and a vehicle-monitoring device used to detect and identify vehicles disobeying a road rule or road rules. ... Coventry Airport is a small airport located 10 miles south of Coventry, England. ...

Where the road crosses the River Avon, the road re-enters Warwickshire. The A423 exits to the south-east at a GSJ near the UK factory of Peugeot. The main road from Warwick, the A445, meets near Ryton-on-Dunsmore at traffic lights. This section has many speed cameras. Further east, there is a roundabout with the B4455, the Fosse Way. There is a GSJ with the main road for Rugby, the A4071, and the B4453. There is a Texaco garage here. The next roundabout near Thurlaston used to be very busy before 1972, when the M6 opened. It is now the start of the M45. The former A45 passes through Dunchurch as the B4429. A junction was built on the M45 in 1991 to allow traffic to head south-east onto the A45, and to alleviate traffic congestion in Dunchurch. The River Avon or Avon is a river in or adjoining the counties of Leicestershire, Northamptonshire, Warwickshire, Worcestershire and Gloucestershire in the midlands of England. ... Warwickshire (pronounced either /ˈwɔːɹɪkˌʃə/ or /ˈwɔːɹɪkˌʃɪə/) is a landlocked non-metropolitan county in central England. ... Peugeot is a major French car brand which is today part of PSA Peugeot Citroën. ... Map sources for Warwick at grid reference SP2865 Warwick (pronounced warrick ) is the historic county town of Warwickshire in England and has a population of 25,434 (2001 census). ... Ryton-on-Dunsmore is a village and civil parish in the Rugby district of Warwickshire, located just to the South East of Coventry, England. ... The Fosse Way was a Roman road in England which linked Exeter (Isca Dumnoniorum) in South West England, to Lincoln (Lindum) in the East Midlands, via Bath (Aquae Sulis), Cirencester (Corinium) and Leicester (Ratae Coritanorum). ... Rugby is a market town in the county of Warwickshire in central England on the River Avon. ... Texaco was the name of an American oil company that was merged into Chevron Corporation in 2001. ... Thurlaston is a village and civil parish in the Rugby district of Warwickshire, England. ... This article concerns the M6 motorway in England. ... The M45 is a short stretch of motorway in central England. ... Guy Fawkes House Map sources for Dunchurch at grid reference SP485712 Dunchurch is a historic village and civil parish on the south-western outskirts of Rugby in Warwickshire, England. ...

Heading towards Daventry, the road is fairly wide and single-carriageway. The road passes a prison at Rye Hill and a Young Offender Institution next to it at Onley. After Willoughby, the road enters Northamptonshire, where it crosses the Oxford Canal and Grand Union Canal near Braunston. The Jurassic Way crosses the road here. The road enters Daventry, home to large distribution centres for Ford, Tesco and Diageo. The road briefly multiplexes with the A425 heading to Leamington Spa, then heads south-east on the Daventry bypass, called the Stefen Way. The road meets the B4038 at a roundabout where the A425 exits. The road heads west to Weedon Bec, where it crosses the West Coast Main Line and Grand Union Canal, then meets the A5 at traffic lights. The road passes through Flore, then meets the M1 at junction 16. For other uses see Daventry (disambiguation) Daventrys High Street Daventry is a market town in Northamptonshire, England with a population of 22,367 (2001 census). ... Her Majestys Young Offender Institution (or HMYOI) is a type of British prison intended for offenders aged between 18 and 20. ... Willoughby is a village and civil parish in the Rugby borough of Warwickshire, England. ... Northamptonshire (abbreviated Northants or Nhants) is a landlocked county in central England with a population of 629,676 (2001 census). ... The canal at Braunston The Grand Union Canal is a canal in England and part of the British canal system. ... Braunston is the name of a few places: United Kingdom: Braunston, Northamptonshire, England Braunston-in-Rutland, England This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... The Jurassic Way is a designated and signed long-distance footpath that connects the Oxfordshire town of Banbury with the Lincolnshire town of Stamford in England. ... Ford may mean a number of things: A ford is a river crossing. ... Tesco PLC (LSE: TSCO) is a United Kingdom-based international supermarket chain. ... Diageo plc, the largest multinational beer, wine and spirits company in the world, listed on the London Stock Exchange was formed in 1997 from the merger of Guinness plc and Grand Metropolitan plc. ... The A425 road is an A road in England, which runs between Daventry in Northamptonshire, to Warwick in Warwickshire via Southam At Southam it links to the A426 and the A423 Categories: United Kingdom road stubs ... The Royal Pump Rooms and Baths Leamington Spa, properly Royal Leamington Spa but commonly just Leamington, (pronounced Lemmington — IPA: ) is a spa town in central Warwickshire, in England. ... Weedon Bec (usually called just Weedon) is a large village and parish in the Daventry district of Northamptonshire, England. ... Marble Arch - the start of the A5 road The A5 is a major road in the United Kingdom. ... Flore is a village in the Daventry district of the county of Northamptonshire in England. ... The M1 motorway heading south towards junction 37 at Barnsley. ...

Until 2004, the route of the A45 headed east along the dual-carriageway from junction 16 towards Northampton, but now it has been diverted to follow the M1 south, then to follow the route of the A508 north from junction 15, to follow the main flow of traffic on the Northampton bypass. This route although slightly longer does involve fewer roundabouts. From where it meets the old route at the A45/A508 GSJ, near Northampton High School, it crosses the River Nene and Nene Way, then there is a large GSJ with the A428. This section is the Nene Valley Way, and multiplexes with the A43, which exits at a GSJ near Weston Favell. The GSJ with the A5076 is also the exit for Billing Aquadrome. The former route of the A45 to Wellingborough is now the A4500. The road has a GSJ with the B573 near Earls Barton], which has a famous Saxon church. The road meets the Wellingborough bypass (A509) at a roundabout. It multiplexes with the A509 to the GSJ near the bridge over the River Nene, where the A509 exits south near Irchester Country Park. The River Nene is a river in the east of England. ... The A428 road is a major road in central and eastern England. ... The A43 is a primary road in the English Midlands. ... Weston Favell is a district of Northampton in the English county of Northamptonshire. ... Billing Aquadrome is a leisure park on the outskirts of Northampton, England. ... The famous parade helmet found at Sutton Hoo, probably belonging to King Raedwald of East Anglia circa 625. ... Map sources for Wellingborough at grid reference SP8967 Wellingborough is a town in Northamptonshire, England situated some eleven miles from the county town of Northampton. ...

East of Wellingborough, the road crosses the Midland Main Line. There is a GSJ for the A5001, which heads to Rushden. There is then a roundabout with the A5028. This is the point where the new road (post-A14), heads north-east rather than due east. The old route, now the B645, heads through Higham Ferrers, which is now bypassed by the A45. The bypass runs alongside the River Nene. At the roundabout with the A6 near Irthlingborough, it starts the follow the former route of the A605. The section of dual carriageway from the M1 now ends at the next roundabout. This is the start of the Raunds bypass. The next roundabout is with the B663. The route bypasses Ringstead and the A45 finishes at a GSJ with the A14 near Thrapston. This article is about the Midland Main Line railway route. ... Map sources for Rushden at grid reference SP9566 Rushden is situated at the heart of England in the county of Northamptonshire, lying on the A6 mid-way between Bedford and Kettering. ... The A14 is a major road in England, running from The Port of Felixstowe to the junction of the M1 and M6 motorways near Rugby. ... Higham Ferrers is an old town in Northamptonshire, adjacent to (and forming a single urban area with) Rushden to the west. ... This article is about the A6 road in England. ... Map sources for Irthlingborough at grid reference SP9470 Irthlingborough is a small town on the River Nene in Northamptonshire, England with a population of around 6,000 people. ... Map sources for Raunds at grid reference SP9972 Raunds is a small market town situated in rural Northamptonshire, England. ... Ringstead is a small village situated in Northamptonshire, England and is located approximately 15 miles to north-east of Northampton in the Nene Valley. ... Thrapston is a small town in Northamptonshire, England. ...

A bypass for the village of Eltisley was built in 1972, along with a bypass on the B1040 road. The three-mile £8m St Neots Bypass opened in December 1985 on what was then the A45. When the M6-to-Felixstowe route was moved and upgraded to become the A14, this bypass became redesignated part of the less important Cambridge/Northampton A428 . St Neots is a town of about 26,000 people on the River Great Ouse, the largest town in Cambridgeshire, England (Cambridge itself is a city). ... The A428 road is a major road in central and eastern England. ...

External links

• Highways Agency - A43/A45 Route Management Strategy
• SABRE - The A45
• The A45 in Birmingham