The A574 is a road in
England
England is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is located on the island of Great Britain, of which it covers about 62%, and List of islands of England, more than 100 smaller adjacent islands. It ...
, running through the borough of
Warrington
Warrington () is an industrial town in the Borough of Warrington, borough of the same name in Cheshire, England. The town sits on the banks of the River Mersey and was Historic counties of England, historically part of Lancashire. It is east o ...
before terminating at the end of Butts Bridge in
Leigh
Leigh may refer to:
Places In England
Pronounced :
* Leigh, Greater Manchester, Borough of Wigan
** Leigh (UK Parliament constituency)
* Leigh-on-Sea, Essex
Pronounced :
* Leigh, Dorset
* Leigh, Gloucestershire
* Leigh, Kent
* Leigh, Staffor ...
. The route covers a distance of approximately and links Warrington town centre with the outer suburbs of Birchwood and Sankey.
The road passes through the following districts of Warrington and Leigh (in route order):
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Sankey Bridges
Sankey Bridges is part of the Parish of St Barnabas in Warrington, a unitary authority in the north-west of England. Located on the turnpike road between Warrington, Prescot and Liverpool over the Sankey Brook, which was the boundary of Great Sa ...
(Start of route)
*Old Hall
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Westbrook
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Callands
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Longford
Longford () is the county town of County Longford in Ireland. It had a population of 10,952 at the 2022 census. It is the biggest town in the county and about one third of the county's population lives there. Longford lies at the meeting of ...
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Orford
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Padgate
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Longbarn
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Birchwood
*Locking Stumps
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Risley
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Culcheth
Culcheth is a village in the civil parish of Culcheth and Glazebury, in the Warrington district, in Cheshire, England, six miles (10 km) north-east of Warrington.
Within the boundaries of the historic county of Lancashire, Culcheth is p ...
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Glazebury
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Hope Carr (End of route)
Being in the new part of Warrington, the road is renowned for its numerous roundabouts—26 in all, the first one less than from the start and the last about from the terminus.
[A-Z Warrington and district 1998 Edition (pgs 12/13)]
References
Roads in England
Roads in Cheshire
Roads in Greater Manchester
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