A515 road

A515
A515
	A515 at Oaks Green
Route information
Length	48.0 mi (77.2 km)
Major junctions
North end	Buxton
	A51; A513; A50; A52; A517; A5012; A5270; A53
South end	Lichfield
Location
Country	United Kingdom
Road network
	Roads in the United Kingdom; Motorways; A and B road zones;

The A515 is a primary route in England, which runs from Lichfield in Staffordshire to Buxton in Derbyshire.

Route

View from the A515, through the Peak District

The A515 begins off the A51 road just outside Lichfield. It crosses the Trent and Mersey Canal and passes through the villages of Kings Bromley and Yoxall. As it crosses the River Dove, the road enters Derbyshire. Near Sudbury the road briefly follows the route of the A50 road, before heading northwards again. The road goes through Ashbourne, and shortly afterwards enters the Peak District National Park. It passes through several villages including Fenny Bentley and Newhaven The road terminates in Buxton at its roundabout with the A53 road.

Future

Ashbourne Bypass

In 2020, there a consultation occurred proposing routes for a north–south bypass of the town.^[1] The western routes proposed provide a direct bypass, while the eastern routes travel around the town.

External links

KML file (edit • help)

Template:Attached KML/A515 road

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Media related to A515 road (England) at Wikimedia Commons

References

^ "Concept Bypass Alignments" (PDF). Derbyshire County Council. Retrieved 9 September 2022.

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[1] "Concept Bypass Alignments" (PDF). Derbyshire County Council. Retrieved 9 September 2022.

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