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The
A43 is a
primary route in the
English Midlands, that runs from the
M40 motorway near
Bicester in
Oxfordshire to
Stamford in
Lincolnshire. On the way it passes many large
towns, including
Northampton,
Kettering and
Corby, as well as linking to the
M1 motorway.
The section of the road between the M40 and M1 is designated a
trunk road, managed and maintained by the
Highways Agency. The remainder of the route is the responsibility of local authorities.
Route of Road
M40 to M1
The A43 originally ran from the Pear Tree Roundabout north of
Oxford up the present
A34, running though
Weston on the Green and
Middleton Stoney. Since the opening of the M40 in
1991, this stretch between the A34 and junction 10 of the
M40 has been downgraded to the B430.
The A43 starts at M40 junction 10 (the home of
Cherwell Valley Services) and is widely regarded as being one of the worst
motorway junctions in the country despite improvements made in the early
2000s. There are often long tailbacks at the junction, even at off-peak times.
The stretch of A43 through
Northamptonshire was upgraded to
dual carriageway standard in the early
2000s, primarily to improve access to
Silverstone, home of the
British Grand Prix.
The town of
Brackley was bypassed in
1987, and the road continues towards Silverstone, where the road joins the
A413 at a
Grade-Separated junction.
The A43 then continues towards
Towcester, where it meets the
A5 (
Roman Watling Street) at a
roundabout. This roundabout is dangerously unsuited to the traffic volumes it handles on both roads. Continuing towards
Northampton, it
bypasses Towcester and numerous other villages, before reaching the M1 at junction 15A.
M1 to Corby
From M1 junction 15a the A43 continues on the Northampton
ring road, Lumbertubs Way. It
runs concurrent with the
A45 and other roads for part of this length. North of Northampton, it rejoins the old course of the A43 and passes through
Moulton. A
bypass is proposed for here.
Following this, the road has a straight, rural stretch before reaching a roundabout at
Broughton. After bypassing Broughton, it continues towards
Kettering. It
overlaps the
A14 at its Junction 8, to bypass
Kettering. At Junction 7 the A43 re-emerges on a new dual carriageway bypass. The old route of the A43 through Kettering town centre is still intact.
After bypassing Kettering, the road passes
Boughton House, and travels through the historic village of
Geddington. The traffic is often heavy here, and a
bypass is proposed. Continuing from here, it passes the Euro-Hub site at
Corby, and then it passes Corby and reaches several roundabouts.
Corby to Stamford
After bypassing Corby and
Weldon, it heads out on a rural stretch, past
Deene Park, and then bypassing
Bulwick, the only village on this stretch. It passes some splendid woodland, and then heads towards Duddington.
Bypassing Duddington, it meets the
A47. After a few miles it passes through
Collyweston and Easton-on-the-Hill.
Then it meets the
A1, before continuing towards Stamford. Previously, the A43 stopped at a junction with the Old A1 (
Great North Road) in Stamford, but now that
Stamford is bypassed, the A43 continues over the
River Welland, until it reaches the
A16.
History of the road number
The original (1923) route of the A43 was Kidlington to Stamford. No changes were made to the route of the A43 in the early years.
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