London Road
Introduction
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London Road
Image: © Simon Carey Taken: 31 Mar 2013
The road owes its dead straight route to the 1816 enclosure of Ashington Common when the former meandering route was replaced. It subsequently became an important coaching route and was later designated the A24 which it remained until 1994 when a new bypass was opened to take away the gridlocked traffic and improve the life of the villagers.
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Image Location
Latitude
50.932617
Longitude
-0.390189