The A512 is an
A road entirely in
Leicestershire
Leicestershire ( ) is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in the East Midlands of England. It is bordered by Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire and Lincolnshire to the north, Rutland to the east, Northamptonshire to the south-east, Warw ...
,
UK. It links the primary destination of
Loughborough
Loughborough ( ) is a market town in the Charnwood (borough), Charnwood Borough of Leicestershire, England; it is the administrative centre of Charnwood Borough Council. At the United Kingdom 2021 census, the town's built-up area had a popula ...
with the
M1,
A42 road, and the town of
Ashby de la Zouch.
The road begins just outside Loughborough Town Centre, near to The Rushes It heads out of town, crossing the A6004 Epinal Way and passing
Loughborough University
Loughborough University (abbreviated as ''Lough'' or ''Lboro'' for Post-nominal letters, post-nominals) is a public university, public research university in the market town of Loughborough, Leicestershire, England. It has been a university sinc ...
. On leaving the town, there is a short dual carriageway section, leading to the junction with Snells Nook Lane to Nanpantan and Woodhouse.
After this junction, the road returned to single carriageway for about , to Junction 23 of the M1, but was upgraded to dual carriageway with a new roundabout, in preparation for the Garendon Park housing development, with the works finishing in June 2021.
At this junction, much of the traffic from Loughborough turns off, and it is a much quieter A512 that enters
Shepshed
Shepshed (often known until 1888 as ''Sheepshed'', also ''Sheepshead'' – a name derived from the village being heavily involved in the wool industry) is a market town and civil parish in the Charnwood Borough of Leicestershire, England with ...
. After Shepshed, the road passes through Northern
Charnwood Forest, near the villages of Peggs Green,
Thringstone
Thringstone is a village in the North West Leicestershire district, in Leicestershire, England. About north of Coalville, it lies in the English National Forest.
Until 1875, Thringstone had been a township within the ancient parish of Wh ...
,
Griffydam,
Belton and
Osgathorpe. Shortly before Ashby it passes
Coleorton Hall
Coleorton Hall is a 19th-century country mansion, formerly the seat of the Beaumont baronets of Stoughton Grange. Situated at Coleorton, Leicestershire, it is a Grade II* listed building now converted into residential apartments.
The manor of Co ...
on the right – a house which has played host to Scott, Wordsworth, Coleridge and others – now converted to apartments.
The road ends at the junction with the A42 and
A511 (formerly the
A50), on the edge of Ashby
The A512 is long, with the M1 junction from the southern end.
References
Roads in England
Transport in Leicestershire
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