The A1120 is an 'A' road in the English
county
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of
Suffolk
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It links
Stowmarket
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Yoxford
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passing through the centre of the county.
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The long and winding road
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Route
From west to east the road passes through the following settlements:
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Stowmarket
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A14''
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Stowupland ''B1115 (incorrectly labelled as B1151 on some sat-nav devices)''
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Earl Stonham
Earl Stonham is a small village and civil parish (formerly called Stonham Earl) in the Mid Suffolk district of Suffolk, England. It is between the A14 road (England), A14 and A140 road, A140 5 miles to the east of Stowmarket. The parish include ...
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Stonham Parva ''
A140''
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Stonham Aspal
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Pettaugh ''B1077''
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Earl Soham
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Saxtead ''B1119''
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Dennington ''B1116''
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Badingham ''
B1120''
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Peasenhall
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Sibton
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Yoxford
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A12''
History
Original Cambridge route
The A1120 was the original Cambridge southern bypass, upgraded from the B1046 in the early 1930s.
Starting on the
A603 Newnham Road the A1120 headed east along The Fen Causeway, which was only built in the mid-1920s (and opened as part of the B1046). A staggered crossroads took the road over the
A10 Trumpington Road, after which the road ran northeastwards along Lensfield Road and East Road, to end on the
A45 Newmarket Road.
In 1935, the A1120 was renumbered as an eastern extension of the
A603 itself. The Fen Causeway has since been renumbered as part of the
A1134 ring road, although the
A603 is still here as the junior partner in a multiplex.
References
External links
Stonham Aspal Road Safety Group
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Roads in England
Roads in Suffolk