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| Route information | ||||
| Length | 90.2 mi[1][2][3] (145.2 km) | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end |  A3 atLondon Bridge51°30′28″N0°05′14″W / 51.5079°N 0.0872°W /51.5079; -0.0872 | |||
| Major intersections |  A406 inEnfield
 A134 nearWatlington | |||
| North end |   A47 /A149 nearKing's Lynn52°45′14″N0°23′53″E / 52.754°N 0.398°E /52.754; 0.398 | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United Kingdom | |||
| Constituent country | England | |||
| Primary destinations | City of London Dalston Enfield Hertford Cambridge Ely Downham Market King's Lynn | |||
| Road network | ||||
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TheA10 is a majorroad in England which runs betweenThe City of London andKing's Lynn inNorfolk.[4]
At its southern terminus, the route meets theA3 directly north ofLondon Bridge, aboveMonument London Underground station.[5] At its northern end, the A10 meets theA47 andA149 roads south-west of King's Lynn town centre. The route passes through or around primary destinations inGreater London,Hertfordshire,Cambridgeshire andNorfolk, includingDalston,Enfield,Hertford,Cambridge,Ely andDownham Market.[4][6]
The route betweenBishopsgate in the City of London andRoyston, Hertfordshire, roughly follows the path ofErmine Street, aRoman road.[4][7][8][9]
At its southern end, the A10 begins at a junction with the A3, on the northern bank of theRiver Thames. The A3 runs southbound over London Bridge towardsElephant and Castle, before continuing south-west toGuildford andPortsmouth. At the junction the A10 also meetsCannon Street (towardsSt Pauls Cathedral andBlackfriars),King William Street (towardsBank) andEastcheap (towardsTower Hill). Monument tube station on theCircle andDistrict lines is directly below the junction.[5] TheMonument to the Great Fire of London is south-east of the junction.[10]
Running north from the junction, the A10 is carried byGracechurch Street,Bishopsgate andNorton Folgate.Liverpool Street station - the London terminus of theWest Anglia Main Line (down toEnfield,Hertford,Stansted Airport andCambridge) and theGreat Eastern Main Line (down toSouthend,Chelmsford,Ipswich andNorwich) - sits directly west of the A10 Bishopsgate.[4][11]22 Bishopsgate is the second-tallest building in London, and the tallest withinThe Square Mile.[12][13]
Leaving the City of London northbound, the A10 is carried byShoreditch High Street. The route meets theA1202Great Eastern Street/Commercial Street - theLondon Inner Ring Road - directly to the south-west ofShoreditch High StreetLondon Overground station.[4]
The London Inner Ring Road forms the boundary to theLondon Congestion Charge zone. The A10 falls within the charging zone between the A3 London Bridge and the ring road.[14]
North from the ring road, the A10 is carried byKingsland Road,Kingsland High Street and Stoke Newington Road, before meeting a gyratory in theStoke Newington area (Stoke Newington High Street, Northwold Road, Rectory Road and Manse Road). The A10 continues alongStamford Hill,Tottenham High Road,Bruce Grove,Lordship Lane and The Roundway - a crescent around the original Tower Gardens Estate (Tottenham's Garden Suburb), shared with theA1080.[4][15]
The A10 passesHaggerston,Dalston Junction,Dalston Kingsland,Rectory Road,Stoke Newington,South Tottenham andSeven Sisters London Overground stations, andSeven Sisters tube station.[4]
Northbound from The Roundway, the A10 is carried by Great Cambridge Road, adual carriageway.[4]
Along Great Cambridge Road, the A10 meets theA406 North Circular Road. Between A3 London Bridge and the North Circular Road, the A10 falls within theUltra Low Emission Zone.[16] The A10 then passes throughSouthbury, cutting betweenEdmonton andEnfield before meeting theM25 London Orbital motorway at junction 25 (the Greater London andLondon Low Emission Zone boundaries).[4][17]
In Greater London and the City of London, the A10 is managed byTransport for London.[18]
In Hertfordshire, leaving the M25 motorway junction, the A10 meets theA121 andB198 roads at a roundabout.Waltham Cross sits directly east of the route.
Continuing north, the A10 dual carriageway runs unbroken untilStandon, passingCheshunt,Broxbourne,Hoddesdon,Hertford,Ware andWadesmill - through theLea Valley. The route meets with the primary routesA414 (for Hertford town centre,Harlow andChelmsford),A602 (forStevenage) and theA120 (forBishop's Stortford andStansted Airport).
The dual carriageway then passes around the western perimeter ofPuckeridge before becoming a single carriageway primary route nearWestmill. The A10 becomes theBuntingford bypass, then continues north throughChipping,Buckland,Reed and Royston, to meet theA505 (forBaldock andNewmarket) at Hertfordshire's border with Cambridgeshire. The A10 through Royston is a gyratory comprising Market Hill, Priory Lane andBarkway Street.[4]
The A10 has been split into two sections in Cambridgeshire.
The southern section runs between Royston and theM11 motorway at junction 11. The single-carriageway route passes between the villages ofMeldreth andMelbourn, along the south-eastern edge ofShepreth and throughFoxton,Harston andHauxton. At the M11 junction 11, the A10 meets theA1309 which continues into Cambridge City Centre, past theTrumpingtonPark and Ride.
The northern section runs between theA14 at junction 33 (Milton Interchange) and theRiver Little Ouse. Access from the Milton Interchange into Cambridge is via the A1309 southbound, nearCambridge Science Park - which is directly south-west of the junction - andCambridge North railway station.
Northbound from the A14, the A10 runs along the western edge of Milton, passing Milton Park and Ride. The route also passesLandbeach,Waterbeach,Stretham andLittle Thetford, crossing theRiver Great Ouse between Waterbeach and Stretham.
South of Ely, the A10 meets theA142 (forChatteris,Soham and Newmarket). The route forms the western bypass to the City of Ely andLittleport before crossing the River Great Ouse for a second time. The A10 runs along the eastern bank of the Ouse untilSouthery in Norfolk, entering the county nearBlack Horse Drove.[4]
In Norfolk, the A10 passes Southery,Hilgay,Fordham,Denver, Downham Market,Tottenhill andWest Winch before reaching the A47 (forPeterborough,Wisbech,Swaffham andNorwich). In Norfolk, the A10 meets the primary routesA1122 (for Wisbech and Swaffham) andA134 (forThetford). The route also meets the A149 forCromer andHunstanton (known locally asThe Coast Road), and King's Lynn town centre.[4]
| County | Location | mi[1][3] | km | Destinations | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greater London | City of London | 0.0 | 0.0 | Prince William Street (A3 south) / Eastcheap / Cannon Street | Southern terminus; northern terminus of A3 | ||
| 0.4 | 0.64 | Wormwood Street (A1211) | |||||
| Hackney | 0.9 | 1.4 |    Ring Road south toA11 /A13 /A2 –Docklands,Whitechapel | Southbound only | |||
| 1.0 | 1.6 |  A1209 east (Bethnal Green Road) –Bethnal Green | Western terminus of A1209 | ||||
| 1.2 | 1.9 | Hackney Road (A1208 east) / Old Street | Western terminus of A1208 | ||||
| 2.5 | 4.0 |  A104 (Dalston Lane / Balls Pond Road) –Dalston,Hackney,Holloway,Highbury | No access to A104 south-west from A10 south | ||||
| 4.4 | 7.1 |  A107 (Upper Clapton Road / Amhurst Park) –Clapton | No access from A10 north to A107 north or from A10 south to A107 south; information signed southbound only | ||||
| Haringey | 5.1 | 8.2 |  A503 south-west (Seven Sisters Road) –Manor House,West End,Holloway,Finsbury Park | Manor House signed northbound only; West End, Holloway, and Finsbury Park signed southbound only; southern terminus of A503 concurrency | |||
| 5.2 | 8.4 |  A504 (West Green Road / Broad Lane) –Hornsey,West Green | Southbound only | ||||
| 5.5 | 8.9 |   A503 north-east (Monument Way) / Philip Lane (B153) toM11 /A1055 /A504 –Walthamstow,Tottenham Hale,Edmonton,Hornsey,West Green | To A1055 and Edmonton signed northbound only; northern terminus of A503 concurrency | ||||
| 5.9 | 9.5 |  A1010 north (High Road) –Edmonton | Southern terminus of A1010 | ||||
| 6.3 | 10.1 |  A109 south-east (Lordship Lane) toA1010 –Edmonton | Information signed southbound only; southern terminus of A109 concurrency | ||||
| 6.4 | 10.3 | A109 north-west (Lordship Lane) –Wood Green | Northern terminus of A109 concurrency | ||||
| 6.9 | 11.1 |   A1080 south-west (The Roundway) toA1090 –Hornsey,Wood Green | Information signed northbound only; north-eastern terminus of A1080 | ||||
| Enfield | 7.9 | 12.7 |      A406 (North Circular Road) /A111 north-west (Hedge Lane) toM1 /M11 /A1 /A41 /A12 /A13 –Edmonton,Brent Cross,Potters Bar,Palmers Green | Potters Bar signed northbound only; south-eastern terminus of A111 | |||
| 10.6 | 17.1 |  A110 (Southbury Road) –Chingford,Ponders End,Enfield,Oakwood | |||||
| 11.3 | 18.2 | Carterhatch Lane (A105 south) –Enfield Highway,Forty Hill | Northern terminus of A105 | ||||
| Greater London– Hertfordshire boundary | Enfield–Waltham Cross boundary | 13.0 | 20.9 |     M25 /M1 /M4 /M11 /M20 /M40 –Watford,Stansted Airport | M25 junction 25 | ||
| Hertfordshire | Waltham Cross boundary | 13.6 | 21.9 |  A121 south (Winston Churchill Way) / B198 (Lieutenant Ellis Way) –Cheshunt,Waltham Cross,Cuffley,Goffs Oak | Northern terminus of A121 | ||
| No major junctions | |||||||
| Cheshunt | 15.5 | 24.9 | Brookfield Centre, New River Trading | Northbound exit only | |||
| Cheshunt–Broxbourne town boundary | 16.0– 16.4 | 25.7– 26.4 |  ToA1170 –Broxbourne,Hertford,Hoddesdon,Wormley,Turnford | Hertford and Hoddesdon signed northbound only, Wormley and Turnford southbound only; no southbound entrance | |||
| Hoddesdon town boundary | 18.8– 19.3 | 30.3– 31.1 |  ToA1170 /A414 –Hoddesdon,Hertford,Harlow | To A414, Hertford, and Harlow signed northbound only | |||
| | 20.1– 20.7 | 32.3– 33.3 | A414 east toA1170 –Chelmsford,Harlow,Ware | Southern terminus of A414 concurrency | |||
| Rush Green | 21.6– 22.1 | 34.8– 35.6 | A414 west –Hertford | Northern terminus of A414 concurrency | |||
| | 22.2– 22.6 | 35.7– 36.4 | Kingsmead Viaduct | ||||
| Ware | 23.1– 23.6 | 37.2– 38.0 |  A602 / B1001 –Stevenage,Ware | South-eastern terminus of A602 | |||
| | 24.1– 24.3 | 38.8– 39.1 | A1170 –Ware,Wadesmill,Thundridge | ||||
| | 28.6 | 46.0 | End freeway | ||||
| | 28.6 | 46.0 |  A120 east / Ermine Street –Bishop's Stortford,Stansted Airport,The Hadhams,Puckeridge,Standon,Old Hall Green | Western terminus of A120 | |||
| Buntingford | 33.6 | 54.1 |  A507 west (Baldock Road) / Baldock Road (B1038) –Baldock,Buntingford | Eastern terminus of A507 | |||
| Hertfordshire— Cambridgeshire county boundary | Royston town boundary | 41.7 | 67.1 |   A505 toM11 /A1198 –Newmarket,Huntingdon,Baldock | |||
| Cambridgeshire | Cambridge city boundary | 50.5 | 81.3 |  M11 /A1309 north (Hauxton Road) –London,The North,Huntingdon,Ely,Cambridge | Northern terminus of southern segment | ||
| | 50.5 | 81.3 | Gap in route aroundCambridge | ||||
| Milton | 50.5 | 81.3 |   A14 /A1309 south (Milton Road) / Cambridge Road toM11 /A428 –Newmarket,Midlands,Huntingdon,London,Bedford,Cambridge,Milton | Southern terminus of northern segment; northern terminus of A1309 | |||
| Stretham | 59.1 | 95.1 |   A1123 (Wilburton Road) toA142 –Newmarket,Stretham,Huntingdon,Wilburton | ||||
| Ely | 62.4 | 100.4 | A142 south-east (Angel Drove) / Cambridge Road –Newmarket,Ely | Southern terminus of A142 concurrency | |||
| 62.8 | 101.1 |  A142 / Witchford Road toA141 –March,Ely | Northern terminus of A142 concurrency | ||||
| Littleport | 68.4 | 110.1 |  A1101 north-west / Wisbech Road –Wisbech,Littleport | Southern terminus of A1101 concurrency | |||
| 70.2 | 113.0 | A1101 south-east (Mildenhall Road) / New River Bank –Mildenhall,Queen Adelaide | Queen Adelaide signed southbound only; northern terminus of A1101 concurrency | ||||
| Norfolk | Downham Market town boundary | 80.1 | 128.9 |  A1122 west –Wisbech | Southern terminus of A1122 concurrency | ||
| 81.0 | 130.4 | A1122 east / Bexwell Road toA134 –Swaffham,Thetford,Downham Market | Northern terminus of A1122 concurrency | ||||
| | 86.6 | 139.4 | A134 south / Watlington Road –Thetford,Magdalen,Watlington | Northern terminus of A134 | |||
| North Runcton | 90.2 | 145.2 |   A47 /A149 (Hardwick Road / Queen Elizabeth Way) toA17 /A148 –Norwich,Swaffham,Wisbech,Sleaford,Cromer,Hunstanton,Sandringham,King's Lynn town centre | Northern terminus | |||
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||||
Between The City of London and Royston, the A10 follows a similar course to the Ermine Street Roman road.[4][7]
Ermine Street was one of the radial routes fromLondinium, with its southern terminus at Bishopsgate - one of the gates in the ruinedLondon Wall. The gate stood where the A10 intersects with theA1211Wormwood Street/Camomile Street. It was demolished in 1760.[19]
At Royston, where the A10 bears north-east towards Cambridge, Ermine Street crosses theIcknield Way (betweenWiltshire and Norfolk).
North of Royston, Ermine Street runs north towardsDurovigutum (Godmanchester),Lindum Colonia (Lincoln) andEboracum (York).[7][8][9]
Bishopsgate lends its name to the street carrying the A10 betweenLeadenhall Street andSpital Square.
The A10 carries the name Ermine Street between Buntingford and Buckland in Hertfordshire. Ermine Street also lends its name to a ward in theNorth Hertfordshire council area, which is crossed by the A10 London Road (south of Royston).[7][8][9][20]
The A10 first featured in the Ministry of TransportList of Class I and Class II Roads and Numbers 1922-1923. The A10 was designated the route London (Kingsland Road - Stamford Hill) - Tottenham - Ware - Royston - Cambridge - Ely - King's Lynn.[21]
The A10 is one of two routes designated to run between London and Cambridge - the other being the M11 "London to Cambridge" motorway. The southern terminus of the M11 links with the A406 North Circular Road andA12 in theWoodford area of theLondon Borough of Redbridge. The two routes meet at the M11 junction 11, west of Trumpington. The motorway opened between 1975 and 1980.[22][23][24][25]
The 1922 A10 route has been bypassed several times, with new road numbers on the original route. These include:
