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 The A607 at TheGolden Mile inBelgrave, Leicester | ||||
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| Length | 52.2 mi (84.0 km) | |||
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| South end | Belgrave, Leicester 52°38′29″N1°07′46″W / 52.6415°N 1.1294°W /52.6415; -1.1294 (A607 road (southern end)) | |||
| North end | Bracebridge Heath 53°11′46″N0°32′05″W / 53.1962°N 0.5347°W /53.1962; -0.5347 (A607 road (northern end)) | |||
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| Country | United Kingdom | |||
| Primary destinations | Leicester Melton Mowbray Grantham | |||
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TheA607 is anA road in England that starts inBelgrave, Leicester[1] and heads northeastwards throughLeicestershire and the town ofGrantham,Lincolnshire, terminating atBracebridge Heath,[2] avillage on the outskirts ofLincoln. It is aprimary route fromThurmaston to the A1 junction atGrantham.
The road begins in Leicester on theA594 inner ring road from theBurleys Flyover intersection, near Thames Tower, asBelgrave Gate. The section of road was theA46, and also the A6. AtBelgrave Circle (a grade separated junction – theBelgrave Flyover) it meetsAbbey Park Road (B5327) north of theMurco Petroleum LtdFlyover Filling Station andLeicester College's Abbey Park Campus[3] atPainter Street, with the college's Technology and Engineering Centre[4] to the east, next to theBridle Lane Tavern. North of Belgrave Circle isBelgrave Road A.K.A theGolden Mile inBelgrave, Leicester, a notable road known for hosting the largestDiwali celebrations outside ofIndia and for its large concentration of jewellers, restaurants andsari shops. The origin of the name of this stretch of the A607 is attributed to the many shops selling gold jewellery, said to be the largest selection outside India.[5]
At the end of this stretch of roadLoughborough Road leaves to the left, which was the formerA6. The road now becomesMelton Road and meets the formerA6030 at a crossroads. On the corner ofSandringham Avenue there is theBPSandringham Service Station on the left, and from here the road becomes a dual-carriageway. There is a roundabout with theOwl & Pussycat on the left.[6] InRushey Mead it passesRushey Mead Academy on the right, and meets theA563 Leicester outer ring road (Troon Way) at the crossroads. The former site of the GE Lighting factory[7] (closed in 2007 and originallyBritish Thomson-Houston, thenAEI), now occupied by a largeSainsbury’s supermarket is on the right.
The road becomes a primary route, leaves the unitary authority of Leicester, and entersLeicestershire and the district ofCharnwood. The road used to pass through the centre ofThurmaston, but there is now a bypass to the east (built as the A46) known asNewark Road, where the road leaves the route of theFosse Way. At the largeThurmaston Roundabout withBarkby Thorpe Lane, there is a largeAsda to the right, with aMcDonald's,Pizza Hut and the Thurmaston Shopping Centreretail park. The Syston Bypass was originally built as the A46, before theLeicester Western Bypass was built in November 1995. NearThe Roundhill Academy in Syston, the road used to diverge from the A46. The Syston bypass is quite some distance longer than driving through Syston itself. It passes the headquarters ofLafarge Cement UK on the right, and there is a left turn for theWatermead Country Park. At Syston, the road now meets with the Leicester Western Bypass (A46) at a roundabout, known locally as theHobby Horse Roundabout which was widened in May 2006, where there is theHobby Horse on the exit to the right, for Syston. AtCossington it crosses theMidland Main Line and leaves the A46 (Fosse Way) at an interchange in the parish ofRatcliffe on the Wreake. The Syston Northern Bypass opened in October 1992.[8]
There is a small roundabout asCossington Lane with the former Fosse Way, and the road crosses theRiver Wreake then theBirmingham to Peterborough Line. It meets the former route (east of Syston) at theQueniborough Roundabout. The road used to pass throughEast Goscote andRearsby (and access for the Beedles Lake Golf Centre), but is now bypassed to the east. The £7 million bypass was opened on 15 December 2004 byCharlotte Atkins,[9] and construction had begun in April 2004. At the end of the bypass the road enters the district ofMelton. There is a left turn for anagricultural college (Brooksby Melton College) atHoby with Rotherby, where the road is crossed by theMidshires Way. The road is crossed by theLeicestershire Round atFrisby and Kirby. AtKirby Bellars it passesThe Flying Childers, named after theFlying Childers race horse.
EnteringMelton Mowbray asLeicester Road, it passes the headquarters ofSamworth Brothers on the Leicester Road Industrial Estate and crosses the former Northampton to Nottingham railway and then theBirmingham to Peterborough Line. It meets two roundabouts and passesLong Field Academy to the left. It meetsDalby Road (B6047, forTilton on the Hill) to the right at theTOTAL (formerBP)MalthurstEgerton Park Filling Station, and crosses the two sections of theRiver Eye. It passes through the middle ofMelton Mowbray and meets the A606 from the right. OppositeBrooksby Melton College, it meets the A6006 (for Loughborough) to the left, and the A606 exits straight ahead. It follows the exit to the right at the traffic lights crossroads and passes to the north of the town centre. At the traffic lights junction with the B676 (forPedigree Petfoods), it leaves to the left, where it is crossed by theJubilee Way. AsThorpe Road it passes the smallMelton Mowbray Hospital on the right, near the B676 junction, and passes theJETBrobot Melton Mowbray garage and a Tesco on the right. It bends to the right, and the road ahead,Melton Spinney Road, is the exit forTwinlakes Theme Park (in the parish ofWaltham and Thorpe Arnold).
In Thorpe Arnold (Waltham and Thorpe Arnold parish) it passes the church, then ascends the Leicestershire wolds, passing Melton Mowbray Golf Club on the right. TheWaltham transmitting station dominates the view of the area to the right and is situated next door to theWaltham Centre for Pet Nutrition. AtWaltham on the Wolds, it is crossed by theMowbray Way, and the primary school is on the left. There is a crossroads next to St Mary Magdalene church, on the right. TheRoyal Horseshoes is on the left and theMarquis of Granby is on the right of the crossroads.
In the parish ofCroxton Kerrial at Lings Farm, it meets theSalters Way from the west – aRoman road along the top of the wolds from Six Hills, which eventually reaches Saltersford near Grantham. At this point, Lings Hill, the road is at its highest point of 173 metres. There is a right turn forBranston. In Croxton Kerrial, it passes thePeacock on the left, and there is a right turn for Knipton (andBelvoir Castle), and a left turn forSaltby. The road bends to the left and the Roman road carries straight on. The road is still on top of the wolds, and at Top Ash Plantation near Hill Top Farm, it meets theViking Way (Sewstern Lane), and entersSouth Kesteven andLincolnshire.
At this point, it descends from the top of the wolds down intoDenton, which it passes to the south. It gently ascends a hill to reachHarlaxton. There is a crossroads, with the left exit forBarrowby. To the right is the entrance toHarlaxton Manor. It descends down the hill towards the A1 and the 400 kV pylon line. There is a roundabout for the northbound A1, where there is a Premier Inn,[10] and theFarrier (Brewers Fayre) pub.
This route follows broadly the former route of theGreat Northern Railway Grantham to Lincoln line which had stations atBarkston,Honington,Caythorpe,Leadenham,Navenby,Harmston,Waddington andBracebridge.
The road passes under the A1 asHarlaxton Road, with the exit to the southbound A1 (for theRamada Grantham and the former Fenland Foods), on the left where the road loses its primary route status. It passes close toWalton Academy, on the right. Grantham Fire Station[11] is on the left, and at a cross roads with traffic lights it meetsTrent Road, to the left, andSpringfield Road, to the right.Springfield Road is a spur of the A607, and passes under theEast Coast Main Line at a (13 ft – 3.8 m) low bridge, with single-lane access, to meet the A52. Both bridges are regularly hit by lorries, between 10 and 20 times a year.[12] The main section of the road passes a largemaltings and Grantham Magistrates' Court (now the mainmagistrates' court in south Lincolnshire) on the right, then theHuntingtower Arms, offHuntingtower Road. TheBPArchways Service Station is on the left, and it passes under the ECML at theHarlaxton Road bridge (arched, 15 ft – 4.5 m at the centre – the highest clearance of the three low railway bridges for journeys across the town), meeting the A52 at the traffic lights (former roundabout) forGrantham railway station. The A607 from the A1 is the most popular, and quickest, route to the railway station.
The road follows the A52 onSankt Augustin Way, following alongside the ECML. It used to followWestgate into the Market Place. It passesAsda on the right and meets a small roundabout, taking the exit to the right. It crosses the formerGreat North Road, and on the corner is the former residence ofMargaret Thatcher, Prime Minister from 1979 to 1990, now achiropractic clinic. On the right hand side isThe King's School, Grantham, and there is the JETGrantham Service Station on the right, followed by theWaggon & Horses. At this point, the road begins to follow theRiver Witham, which is to the east. It meetsBelton Lane at traffic lights andGrantham and District Hospital is on the left which is nearThe Priory Ruskin Academy.Manthorpe Road passes throughManthorpe, and theSt John the Evangelist church is on the left. There is a left turn forGreat Gonerby.
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AtBelton there is a left exit for the Belton Woods Hotel, country club, and golf course. TheNational TrustBelton House is to the east. The road used to pass through Belton, to the left but is bypassed.Syston is now bypassed to the east. The road takes a shorter route throughBarkston, passingThe Stag and theBPBarkston Service Station. The former route went past the primary school and church. At the Twelve Acre Plantation atHonington, the route leaves the main road to the left, which continues as theA153 (forSleaford). It crosses theGrantham to Skegness Line at a level crossing. AtCarlton Scroop theViking Way follows the road from the church of St Nicholas, and passes over the former Grantham-Lincoln railway. Sudbrook Moor Golf Club is to the south, and in front is aBT transmitter on the southern beginnings of theLincoln Cliff, which follows the road to Lincoln. The Viking Way leaves the road to the east, and the road passes throughNormanton-on-Cliffe.
The former Grantham-Lincoln railway crosses the road at the point where it entersFrieston. The road passes to the west ofCaythorpe on higher ground. On leavingFulbeck, the road entersNorth Kesteven and passes over theA17 Leadenham bypass (built in March 1995). It passes the church of St Swithun, and there are traffic lights at crossroads where the road formerly met the A17. In the north of the village is theTOTALF Troop & Son garage. AtWelbourn it crossed the former Grantham-Lincoln railway with the William Robertson school accessed to the right.
EnteringWellingore the road ascends theLincoln Cliff and the villages from here to Lincoln are known as the cliff villages. It passes All Saints Church and is crossed by theViking Way. The villages of Wellingore andNavenby run into each other. The Viking Way follows the road, to the west, from here to Lincoln. AtBoothby Graffoe the road passes St Andrews church and meets the B1202, forMetheringham to the east and is crossed by 400 kV pylons. It passes to the east ofColeby and atHarmston the road is briefly joined by theViking Way and there is a crossroads with the B1178, to the east.RAF Waddington's airfield is nearby to the right. The road passes throughWaddington, and bisects the older village to the left with the newer RAF housing to the right, passing the JET (formerTexaco)Waddington Service Station. On the road toBracebridge Heath, there are views from thelimestone edge ofNorth Hykeham to the west. Entering Bracebridge Heath asGrantham Road, it briefly follows the line of the formerRoman roadErmine Street, passing theTOTALBracebridge Heath Filling Station, then diverts to right, passing St John's church and meets theA15 at traffic lights and a T junction.
The road used to begin at the junction with the A46 (Fosse Way) inSyston.
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