M65 motorway
Length	30 miles 48 km
Direction	West - East
Start	Farington
Primary destinations	Blackburn Burnley
End	Colne
Construction dates	1981 - 1997
Motorways joined	1 - M6 motorway 2 - M61 motorway

The M65 motorway is a major road in England. It runs from just south of Preston, Lancashire, through the major junction of the M6 and M61 motorways, east past Blackburn, Accrington and Burnley, to end at Colne. Image File history File links UK_motorway_M65. ... Farington is a small village to the immediate north of Leyland in Lancashire in the United Kingdom. ... The colour scheme used to denote a primary route. ... Location within the British Isles Blackburn is a town in Lancashire, England (2001 census population 105,085: source ONS). ... Location within the British Isles Burnley is a market town in the east of Lancashire in north-west England with a population of around 74,000. ... Colne is a town (population approx 20,000), in the Pendle district of Lancashire, England, close to the Yorkshire border. ... 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1997 (MCMXCVII in Roman) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Image File history File links UK_motorway_M6. ... This article concerns the M6 motorway in England. ... Image File history File links UK_motorway_M61. ... The M61 motorway is a major road in England. ... Royal motto (French): Dieu et mon droit (Translated: God and my [birth]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... Preston is a city and local government district in North West England. ... Lancashire is a county in the North of England, bounded to the west by the Irish Sea. ... This article concerns the M6 motorway in England. ... The M61 motorway is a major road in England. ... Location within the British Isles Blackburn is a town in Lancashire, England (2001 census population 105,085: source ONS). ... Map sources for Accrington at grid reference SD7528 Arms of Accrington Borough Council Accrington, in the County of Lancashire, is a small former mill town in the industrial north-west of England. ... Location within the British Isles Burnley is a market town in the east of Lancashire in north-west England with a population of around 74,000. ... Colne is a town (population approx 20,000), in the Pendle district of Lancashire, England, close to the Yorkshire border. ...

The motorway was opened in 1981, connecting Burnley to Brierfield. Over the years, several extensions were made, the largest being the link from Whitebirk to the M6 and M61 motorways in 1997. This particular extension was the scene of a lengthy stand-off between construction workers and police, versus protestors often known as 'eco-warriors'. 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Location within the British Isles Burnley is a market town in the east of Lancashire in north-west England with a population of around 74,000. ... Location within the British Isles Brierfield is a small town (population approx. ... Whitebirk is a suburb in the east of Blackburn, England. ... 1997 (MCMXCVII in Roman) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The term eco-warrior is used to describe an environmental activist that adopts a hands-on effort to save or salvage a plot of land, or to advance some ecological ideology. ...

A large section of the 1997 extension was relaid a short while after opening. The amount of road noise was so great that it prevented birds of prey (mainly owls) from foraging effectively. A new, quieter tarmac was then laid.

Originally, the M65 was planned to go via the town centre of Blackburn, but local council opposition effectively killed this plan off. It was cancelled by the Thatcher government in 1980, and not re-entered into the roads programme until the 1990s Location within the British Isles Blackburn is a town in Lancashire, England (2001 census population 105,085: source ONS). ... A council is a group of people who usually possess some powers of governance. ... Margaret Hilda Thatcher, Baroness Thatcher, LG, OM, PC, FRS (née Roberts, born 13 October 1925) is a British politician and a former barrister and chemist. ... 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... The 1990s decade refers to the years from 1990 to 1999, inclusive. ...

Walton Summit motorway

The Walton Summit motorway is an unofficial name given by to a slip road to the roundabout linking Junction 9 of the M61 and Junction 2 of the M65, to the south-east of Preston. It is a single carriageway road, with two lanes towards the junction (uphill), and one away (downhill). It is around 500 m long. In the field of road transport, a road junction is a place where two or more roads either meet or cross. ... 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. ... The M61 motorway is a major road in England. ... Preston is a city and local government district in North West England. ... The Metre (or Meter) is the base fundamental unit of length in the metric measurement system as defined originally by the French Academy of Sciences during the French Revolutionary–Napoleonic war era, and subsequently adopted by various successive International Standards Committees as the utility, elegance, and self-consistency of the...

This road has no official named designation, which suggests it may be a sliproad or spur of the M61 or M65. However, signage claims it is actually part of both, so it is difficult to ascertain what the true designation is. There are many roads in the United Kingdom that are classified and numbered by local authorities, but not mentioned on street signs or maps. All sides agree that the name Walton Summit is not an official name of the road, but it does not appear to have been given an official Motorway or A-road number. The road replaced an A-road spur of the A6 which was built in the 1980s, due to the M65 being built on top of the original spur. M61 may refer to: M61 motorway, a major road in England M61, a spiral galaxy M61, a grenade M61 Vulcan, a Gatling gun in use by the U.S. military This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... This article is about the A6 road in England. ... The 1980s decade refers to the years from 1980 to 1989, inclusive. ...

See also Mancunian Way, another motorway with a secret number The A57(M) motorway in Manchester, known as the Mancunian Way forms the southern part of Manchesters ring road, and runs directly through the centre of the campuses of UMIST (now part of the University of Manchester) and Manchester Metropolitan University. ...

Operators

The M65 is one of the few motorways in England that is not operated and maintained exclusively by the Highways Agency (the British Government body responsible for the motorways and main trunk roads in England). Royal motto (French): Dieu et mon droit (Translated: God and my [birth]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... The Highways Agency is an executive agency, part of the Department for Transport, in the United Kingdom. ... The United Kingdom is a unitary state and a democratic constitutional monarchy. ... 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. ...

The Highways Agency is only responsible for the section from Junction 1a at Farington to Junction 10 at Burnley. The Highways Agency is an executive agency, part of the Department for Transport, in the United Kingdom. ... Farington is a small village to the immediate north of Leyland in Lancashire in the United Kingdom. ... Location within the British Isles Burnley is a market town in the east of Lancashire in north-west England with a population of around 74,000. ...

The section from Junction 10, Burnley, to the M65's eastern terminus at Junction 14, Colne, is operated and maintained by Lancashire County Council. Location within the British Isles Burnley is a market town in the east of Lancashire in north-west England with a population of around 74,000. ... Colne is a town (population approx 20,000), in the Pendle district of Lancashire, England, close to the Yorkshire border. ... Lancashire County Council is the local authority for the county of Lancashire, England. ...

External links

• Highways Agency
• Lancashire County Council
• Pathetic Motorways about the Walton Summit motorway

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