A roads in Zone 2 of the Great Britain numbering scheme
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List of A roads in zone 2 in Great Britain starting south of the River Thames and east of the A3 (roads beginning with 2).
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The Borough, Central London | Dover | The section between Three Crutches (east of Gravesend) and Brenley Corner (near Faversham) has mostly been replaced by the M2 Motorway for long-distance traffic |
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New Cross, South East London | Dover | |
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Lewisham, South East London | Hastings | The section from Badgers Mount (south east of Croydon) to Chipstead (north west of Sevenoaks) has mostly been replaced by the M25 Motorway to complete the belt around London. |
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Purley | Eastbourne | |
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County Hall, Central London | Brighton | Formerly included part of Westminster Bridge Road (now part of A302). |
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Clapham | Worthing | |
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Wrotham Heath, Sevenoaks, Borough Green | Guildford | |
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Maidstone | Newhaven | |
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Pevensey | Whiteparish | |
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Margate | Baldslow | |
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Capel | Bognor Regis |
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London Bridge | Greenwich | |
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King's Cross, Central London | Bricklayers Arms, Central London | Part of the London Inner Ring Road |
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Victoria Station, Central London | New Cross Gate, South East London | Part of the London Inner Ring Road where it crosses the Thames at Vauxhall Bridge. |
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Vauxhall | Brixton | |
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Brixton | Tulse Hill | |
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Woolwich | Chiswick | London's South Circular Road. The section from Woolwich to Clapham is former A208, A212, A2212, B226, A2216 and B228. The western end was originally at Holland Park, this section (former B308, A3206, B310, B315 and B407) was renumbered to A3220 in the late 1950s and the A205 was rerouted to Chiswick along former A3, A305, B356, A307 and A315 to form a continuous North and South Circular Road. |
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Greenwich | Greenhithe | |
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Charlton | Dartford | The section of the A207 east of Welling Way is the former A2 before it was bypassed to the south. |
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Eltham | Orpington | |
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Plumstead | Falconwood | |
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Eltham | Blendon | |
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Eltham | Ruxley | |
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Catford | Forestdale | |
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Sydenham | Broad Green | |
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Wandsworth | West Wickham | |
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Elephant and Castle | Shirley | |
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Streatham | Mitcham | |
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Fulham | Horley | |
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Wandsworth | South Wimbledon | |
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Harlesden | South Wimbledon | |
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Erith | Bexleyheath | |
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Bexleyheath | Albany Park | |
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Croydon | Old Bexley | |
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Foots Cray | Crayford | |
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Foots Cray | Sevenoaks | Previously terminated at a junction with the then A21 at Badgers Mount, south of Orpington; extended to Sevenoaks along the route of the old A21 and A2028. |
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Dartford | Sevenoaks | |
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Crayford | Rochester, Gravesend | |
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Gravesend | Shipbourne, Tonbridge | |
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Tunbridge Wells | Lower Stoke | Maidstone |
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Rochester | Hurst Green | Originally followed what is now the B2097 in Chatham. Originally ended in Baldslow. Truncated to Sedlescombe when the A21 was rerouted, and rerouted to its current route in the 1990s; the old route is now the B2244. |
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Horsted | Chatham | A230 in Sussex is not listed so may have been superseded by the A275 |
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Chatham | Chatham | |
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Ewell | Orpington | |
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Bromley Common | Westerham | |
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Crystal Palace | Beckenham | |
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Purley | Thornton Heath Pond | In two sections north and south of Croydon town centre, the middle part having formed the main shopping street of Croydon (North End), which is now pedestrianised. |
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South Croydon | Mitcham | |
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Mitcham Common | Coulsdon | |
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Kingston upon Thames | Colliers Wood | The section between Lower Downs Road and Raynes Park Railway Station has a designated cycle lane |
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Morden Park | Mitcham Common | Originally assigned to the Kingston upon Thames bypass but when construction began, this became the A3 instead, while the old route of the A3 became the A3063 (A239 was not used as it was out of zone); the southern section is now part of the A309. The current road was assigned as an upgrade to the B273, B274 and B275. |
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Burgh Heath | Kingston upon Thames | |
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Unused | Was a road between Epsom and Banstead; downgraded to an extension of the B284 by 1985. | |
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Reigate | Merstham | |
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Leatherhead | Surbiton | |
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Leatherhead | Hounslow | |
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Leatherhead | Horsell | |
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Leatherhead | Guildford | |
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Woking | Clandon Park | |
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Shere | Peasmarsh | |
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Maidstone | Sheerness | |
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Sheerness | Queenborough | |
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Faversham | Ashford | |
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Charing | Chilham | |
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Sarre | Ramsgate | |
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Margate | Ramsgate | Inland route via Westwood |
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Margate | Ramsgate | via Broadstairs |
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Whitfield | St Peter's | |
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Canterbury | Sandwich | |
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Dover | Sandwich | |
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Folkestone | Emsworth | Runs along the southern coastline for over 40 miles. |
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Barham | Folkestone | |
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Lympne | Hythe | |
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Tenterden | Lamberhurst | |
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Unused | Was a road between Pembury and Royal Tunbridge Wells (now A228 (from old A21), A264, and Calverley Road). | |
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Tunbridge Wells | Horsham | |
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Hurst Green | Heathfield | Significant portion is now B2102 and B2192 from Heathfield to Ringmer. Until the 1990s, continued to what is now the B2244 (then part of the A229) in Hawkhurst via what is now part of the A229. |
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Unused | Was a road between Frant and Hurst Green. Downgraded to the B2099 between 1968 and 1972. | |
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Tunbridge Wells | Lower Dicker | |
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Flimwell | Rye | Previously allocated to a road in Cross In Hand from A265 (now B2102) to A267. This became a spur of the A267 when the current A268 was created, and is now a spur of the B2102. For a short time continued west to the then A266 in Ticehurst. Originally followed what is now the B2088 in Four Oaks. |
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Bexhill | Ninfield | |
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Southwick | Coldean | Lewes Road. Formerly part of the A27 before a bypass was constructed around Brighton in the early 1990s. Original alignment went from Sidley Green to Glyne Gap, and was renumbered the A2036 to discourage through traffic. |
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Hailsham | Battle | |
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Heathfield | Chilcomb | The road now takes a different route around Haywards Heath and not through the town as before (the old road is now the B2272). Original westerly end was at Stockbridge; this section became the B3049 when the road was rerouted along the middle section of the B3420. Originally followed what is now the B2102 to the then-A265 (now the B2192) in Blackboys; swapped routes when the A265 was downgraded west of the A267. |
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Haywards Heath | Pyecombe | Previously allocated to a road between Ringmer and Golden Cross (now the B2124). The road number was reused on the current route (an upgrade of part of the B2028 and B2036, though was later rerouted around Burgess Hill) around the same time. |
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Maidstone | Biddenden | Previously allocated to a road between Lewes and Pevensey (now part of the A27). |
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Forest Row | Lewes | Original southernmost end was at Newhaven; the road was truncated to Lewes when the A26 was extended to Newhaven; this is now the B2193 and unclassified Kingston Road, Piddinghoe Road, and Lewes Road. The road originally followed what is now the A2029 into Lewes. |
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Unused | Originally proposed on Worthing to Newhaven; this became part of the A259 (and the B2109 from Newhaven to Eastbourne became the B259, but two years later became the A259) right before the numbering was finalized in 1922, and the number was instead used on the road from the A275 in to the A26 in Lewes that day. That road became part of the rerouted A275 after 1960, while the old route of the A275 became part of an extended A2029. | |
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Lewes | Lewes Town Road, connecting the A26 and the A27; formerly part of the A27. The original alignment went from Brighton to Portslade-by-Sea (became part of extended B2066 and B2194). | |
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Rainham | Bredhurst | Previously allocated to a road between Felbridge and Horsham (now part of the A264). |
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Unused | Ran from the A281 south of Lower Beeding to Handcross. A spur (former A280) to the A281 was added in 1935. The A279 used to end at the A23 (now B2114) at the southern end of Handcross, but when Handcross High Street was bypassed, the A279 was extended along the old A23 to the bypass. Downgraded to an extension of the B2110 between 1993 and 1996, while the spur became part of an extended B2115. | |
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Findon | Angmering | Originally allocated to a road from A281 to A279 (now part of the B2110) in Lower Beeding; this became a spur of the A279 (now part of the B2115) in 1935 when the current A280 was created as an upgrade of part of the B2140. |
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Guildford | Pyecombe | Near Cranleigh the road used to head south on what is now the B2130, Stovolds Hill, a now-destroyed road, and Dunsfold Road to Alford, where it rejoined the modern route. The road was rerouted with the construction of Dunsfold Aerodrome during World War II. Previously followed Old Guildford Road in Broadbridge Heath, and West Street and East Street in Horsham. |
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Darenth | Thurrock | Part of the London Orbital (M25). Previously allocated to a road between Broadbridge Heath and Five Oaks (now part of the A264). |
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Milford | Shoreham-by-Sea | |
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Houghton | Littlehampton | |
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Petworth | Chichester | May have been previously used in Charing from the A20 to the A252, but it was likely a typo as the number was already in use. Now part of the A252. |
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Milford | Birdham | |
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Hook | Haslemere | |
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Southsea | Portsmouth | |
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Strood | Gillingham | |
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Canterbury | Whitstable | |
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Sturry | Herne Bay | |
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Ashford | M20 at Willesborough, Kent | Previously allocated to Magazine Road in Ashford as an upgrade of the B2072. Later became part of the A28 (either as a spur or mainline), but is now unclassified. May have been used in Charing between the A20 and the A252 along the possible former A285 (also a typo), but was likely a typo for the A252. |
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Portslade Bypass and A27 junction. | Portslade | |
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Unused | Ran between Chichester and Bognor Regis as an upgrade of the B2143. Renumbered as an extension of the A259 as part of the 1935 renumbering. | |
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Hailsham | Amberstone, East Sussex | Previously allocated to a road between Dartford and Oxleas Wood (now A2 and Rochester Avenue; the old route of the A2 was partially declassified and the rest became part of the A207). |
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Dartford | Bean interchange, near Bluewater | Former route of the A2. Originally allocated to Watling Street from the A226 to the A2 (now the current A296). Extended east over the old route of the A2 in 1972 and rerouted along the current route in 1978. |
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Morden Hall Park, Merton | Rose Hill | Previously continued into Sutton and Belmont to meet the A217. Downgraded to B2230. |
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New Malden | East of Raynes Park | |
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Brenley Corner, near Faversham | Ramsgate |