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The A508 is a north-south A-class road in central
The road starts in Market Harborough, Leicestershire, at the junction of the A4304 St Mary's Road and Clarence Road. It begins as Kettering Road, crosses the
The A508 is named Harborough Road until it becomes Harborough Road North at a roundabout in the village of Boughton. The first village in Northamptonshire is 
South of the A14, the road continues through
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 ...
, forming the route from Market Harborough
Market Harborough is a market town in the Harborough District, Harborough district of Leicestershire, England, close to the border with Northamptonshire. The population was 24,779 at the United Kingdom census, 2021, 2021 census. It is the ad ...
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 ...
, via Northampton
Northampton ( ) is a town and civil parish in Northamptonshire, England. It is the county town of Northamptonshire and the administrative centre of the Unitary authorities of England, unitary authority of West Northamptonshire. The town is sit ...
, to Old Stratford
Old Stratford is a village and wider civil parish in the south of the English county of Northamptonshire. The population of the civil parish (including Passenham) at the 2011 Census was 1,935. The 'Stratford' part of the village name is Anglo-S ...
in Northamptonshire
Northamptonshire ( ; abbreviated Northants.) is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in the East Midlands of England. It is bordered by Leicestershire, Rutland and Lincolnshire to the north, Cambridgeshire to the east, Bedfordshi ...
, just outside Milton Keynes
Milton Keynes ( ) is a city status in the United Kingdom, city in Buckinghamshire, England, about north-west of London. At the 2021 Census, the population of Milton Keynes urban area, its urban area was 264,349. The River Great Ouse forms t ...
.
Major settlements
The major settlements along the route areMarket Harborough
Market Harborough is a market town in the Harborough District, Harborough district of Leicestershire, England, close to the border with Northamptonshire. The population was 24,779 at the United Kingdom census, 2021, 2021 census. It is the ad ...
, Great Oxendon
Great Oxendon is a linear village and civil parish in West Northamptonshire in England. At the time of the 2001 census, the parish's population was 307 people, increasing to 331 at the 2011 Census.
The villages name means 'oxen hill'.
Its eas ...
, Kelmarsh
Kelmarsh is a village and civil parish in West Northamptonshire, England. The population (including Haselbech) of the civil parish at the 2011 Census was 208. The village is on the A508, close to its junction with the A14 about south of Mark ...
, Maidwell
Maidwell is a village and civil parish in West Northamptonshire in England. At the time of the 2001 census, the parish had 325 inhabitants, including Draughton, and this increased to 429 at the 2011 census.
The villages name means 'Maidens' s ...
, Hanging Houghton, Brixworth
Brixworth is a village and civil parish in West Northamptonshire, England. The 2001 census recorded a parish population of 5,162, increasing to 5,228 at the 2011 census. The village's All Saints' Church is of Anglo-Saxon origin.
Location
T ...
, Pitsford, Boughton, Northampton
Northampton ( ) is a town and civil parish in Northamptonshire, England. It is the county town of Northamptonshire and the administrative centre of the Unitary authorities of England, unitary authority of West Northamptonshire. The town is sit ...
, Roade
Roade is a village in Northamptonshire, England. Currently in West Northamptonshire, before local government changes in 2021 it was represented by South Northamptonshire District Council, falling within the two-member Blisworth and Roade ward ...
, Grafton Regis
Grafton Regis is a village and civil parish in West Northamptonshire, England, on the border with Buckinghamshire. The village is east of the A508 road, on which it has a short frontage and two bus stops, and is around south of Northampton and ...
, Yardley Gobion
Yardley Gobion ( ) is a village and civil parish in the West Northamptonshire unitary authority area of Northamptonshire, England. The village is off a by-pass of the A508 road between Northampton and Milton Keynes.
The village's name means ' ...
, before finishing outside Old Stratford
Old Stratford is a village and wider civil parish in the south of the English county of Northamptonshire. The population of the civil parish (including Passenham) at the 2011 Census was 1,935. The 'Stratford' part of the village name is Anglo-S ...
.
Route
Market Harborough
The road starts in Market Harborough, Leicestershire, at the junction of the A4304 St Mary's Road and Clarence Road. It begins as Kettering Road, crosses the River Welland
The River Welland is a lowland river in the east of England, some long. It drains part of the Midlands eastwards to The Wash. The river Source (river), rises in the Hothorpe Hills, at Sibbertoft in Northamptonshire, then flows generally nort ...
, and continues as Springfield Street, Northampton Road and Harborough Road, before crossing the county boundary into Northamptonshire
Northamptonshire ( ; abbreviated Northants.) is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in the East Midlands of England. It is bordered by Leicestershire, Rutland and Lincolnshire to the north, Cambridgeshire to the east, Bedfordshi ...
.
Great Oxendon to Boughton
The A508 is named Harborough Road until it becomes Harborough Road North at a roundabout in the village of Boughton. The first village in Northamptonshire is Great Oxendon
Great Oxendon is a linear village and civil parish in West Northamptonshire in England. At the time of the 2001 census, the parish's population was 307 people, increasing to 331 at the 2011 Census.
The villages name means 'oxen hill'.
Its eas ...
, where the road passes St Helen's Church. The road then passes Kelmarsh Hall
Kelmarsh Hall in Northamptonshire, England, is an 18th-century country house about south of Market Harborough and north of Northampton. It is a Grade I listed house and is open to public viewing.
The present Palladian hall was built in 1732 f ...
and Kelmarsh
Kelmarsh is a village and civil parish in West Northamptonshire, England. The population (including Haselbech) of the civil parish at the 2011 Census was 208. The village is on the A508, close to its junction with the A14 about south of Mark ...
village. South of Kelmarsh it intersects with the A14 road, a dual carriageway trunk road, at a grade-separated junction.
South of the A14, the road continues through Maidwell
Maidwell is a village and civil parish in West Northamptonshire in England. At the time of the 2001 census, the parish had 325 inhabitants, including Draughton, and this increased to 429 at the 2011 census.
The villages name means 'Maidens' s ...
and Lamport, where it is served by X7 and 77 buses to Northampton.
History
The route of the A508 follows a long-established route from Northampton to Market Harborough, crossing medieval bridges, or their replacements, at Pitsford andGreat Oxendon
Great Oxendon is a linear village and civil parish in West Northamptonshire in England. At the time of the 2001 census, the parish's population was 307 people, increasing to 331 at the 2011 Census.
The villages name means 'oxen hill'.
Its eas ...
.
References
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