38:
27:
171:
135:
189:
153:
144:
329:
314:
162:
126:
180:
692:
212:
78:
1235:
1230:
1636:
1564:
1268:
1685:
478:
The A1081 designation was originally used on The
Woodford Spur in east London. The Woodford Spur is a 1920s new build road that branches off the
1435:
489:
It was allocated the A1081 number in 1925, although the road hadn't yet opened. It was opened not long afterwards between the
671:
1537:
1261:
292:
1449:
297:
1551:
681:
1277:
1254:
381:, a distance of around 20.5 miles (33.0 km). For most of its length, the A1081 follows the route of the original
463:
1738:
1579:
664:
649:
612:
1516:
1305:
174:
1285:
284:
138:
332:
317:
192:
156:
147:
1733:
657:
412:
At the M1 spur, the A1081 turns south to join the route of the original A6. It skirts the grounds of
165:
129:
1511:
1192:
508:
The A1081 number became redundant after World War II when the road became an extension of the
37:
435:). At this point, it bears south-east, bypassing London Colney before reaching junction 22 of the
1671:
1569:
1346:
1321:
764:
701:
639:
455:
432:
183:
1666:
1658:
1521:
1177:
634:
1474:
1464:
1403:
629:
423:
In St Albans, the road has a junction with the A4147 and A1057 (both making up the former
8:
1419:
1014:
1004:
999:
994:
969:
849:
824:
814:
804:
799:
784:
1082:
769:
746:
741:
736:
731:
726:
721:
716:
711:
706:
586:
447:
1615:
1490:
1469:
1371:
393:
The first section of the A1081 runs south-west from Luton
Airport to the spur of the
382:
486:) Eastern Avenue at the Gants Hill Roundabout and heads through Woodford.
1594:
462:. From here, it continues south-east to High Barnet, ending at a junction with the
398:
1644:
540:
512:. The North Circular has since been rerouted and so the section east of the
362:
206:
679:
1387:
459:
366:
265:
1727:
1701:
1687:
1559:
567:
555:
417:
378:
354:
228:
214:
94:
80:
72:
1246:
1506:
547:
436:
358:
624:
1599:
1300:
559:
532:
528:
451:
394:
523:
The current A1081 was established in the 1950s, when the section of the
1366:
1361:
1336:
1331:
1217:
1212:
1207:
1202:
1197:
1187:
1182:
1172:
1167:
1162:
1157:
1152:
1147:
1142:
1137:
1132:
1127:
1122:
1117:
1112:
1107:
1102:
1092:
1087:
1077:
1072:
1067:
1062:
1057:
1052:
1047:
1042:
1037:
1032:
1027:
517:
498:
467:
428:
202:
505: opened later (shown as under construction on the 1932 OS Maps).
1356:
1351:
1341:
1009:
989:
984:
979:
974:
964:
959:
954:
949:
944:
939:
934:
929:
924:
919:
914:
909:
904:
899:
894:
889:
884:
879:
874:
869:
864:
859:
854:
844:
839:
834:
829:
819:
809:
794:
789:
779:
774:
513:
509:
502:
490:
483:
424:
413:
406:
374:
370:
43:
615:
751:
494:
479:
551:
536:
524:
350:
26:
691:
563:
405:. Just west of the airport, there is a junction with the
550:
was built in the 1980s, it took over the section of the
562:, which was already dual carriageway. The section from
420:, passing through Harpenden before reaching St Albans.
1635:
397:
on the southern outskirts of Luton. This section is a
535:was so renumbered following the re-routing of the
439:. There is a junction with the current A414, the
1725:
1276:
1262:
665:
1269:
1255:
672:
658:
587:"A1081 â Roader's Digest: The SABRE Wiki"
1436:Transport in Luton/Dunstable Urban Area
1726:
1250:
653:
42:A1081 St Albans Road looking towards
682:Great Britain road numbering scheme
13:
14:
1750:
690:
501:), with the section to the
454:, the junction with the current
327:
312:
187:
178:
169:
160:
151:
142:
133:
124:
59:20.5 mi (33.0 km)
36:
25:
570:was then renumbered the A1081.
450:with the M25 to junction 23 at
443:, just north of London Colney.
579:
1:
573:
388:
16:Road in the south of England
7:
640:GPX (secondary coordinates)
285:Roads in the United Kingdom
10:
1755:
473:
416:estate, then crosses into
349:is a road in the south of
1657:
1628:
1608:
1587:
1578:
1550:
1530:
1499:
1483:
1457:
1448:
1428:
1413:Motorway service stations
1412:
1396:
1380:
1314:
1293:
1284:
1278:Transport in Bedfordshire
1236:List of B roads in Zone 1
1231:List of A roads in Zone 1
1226:
1023:
760:
697:
688:
680:A roads in Zone 1 of the
635:GPX (primary coordinates)
610:Map all coordinates using
305:
280:
275:
271:
261:
256:
252:
240:A1081 road (southern end)
198:
118:
106:A1081 road (northern end)
68:
63:
55:
50:
35:
23:
1538:List of railway stations
1517:BedfordâNorthampton line
618:Download coordinates as:
466:(the former A1, now the
1637:Long-distance footpaths
1570:Shuttleworth Collection
1739:Roads in Hertfordshire
1522:Dunstable Branch Lines
630:GPX (all coordinates)
539:onto the 1920s-built
516:is now numbered
1512:BedfordâHitchin line
1475:East Coast Main Line
1465:West Coast Main Line
1404:Black Cat Roundabout
1697: /
482: (former
224: /
120:Major intersections
90: /
1702:51.7724°N 0.3354°W
591:sabre-roads.org.uk
441:North Orbital Road
427:), then meets the
298:A and B road zones
229:51.6563°N 0.2019°W
95:51.8697°N 0.3970°W
1680:
1679:
1653:
1652:
1624:
1623:
1616:Grand Union Canal
1546:
1545:
1491:Marston Vale line
1470:Midland Main Line
1444:
1443:
1397:Notable junctions
1244:
1243:
343:
342:
339:
338:
51:Route information
1746:
1734:Roads in England
1721:
1720:
1718:
1717:
1716:
1714:
1709:
1708:
1707:51.7724; -0.3354
1703:
1698:
1695:
1694:
1693:
1690:
1633:
1632:
1595:River Great Ouse
1585:
1584:
1455:
1454:
1291:
1290:
1271:
1264:
1257:
1248:
1247:
694:
674:
667:
660:
651:
650:
602:
601:
599:
597:
583:
464:Great North Road
399:dual carriageway
335:
331:
330:
320:
316:
315:
307:
306:
248:
247:
245:
244:
243:
241:
236:
235:
234:51.6563; -0.2019
230:
225:
222:
221:
220:
217:
191:
190:
182:
181:
173:
172:
164:
163:
155:
154:
146:
145:
137:
136:
128:
127:
121:
114:
113:
111:
110:
109:
107:
102:
101:
100:51.8697; -0.3970
96:
91:
88:
87:
86:
83:
40:
29:
21:
20:
1754:
1753:
1749:
1748:
1747:
1745:
1744:
1743:
1724:
1723:
1712:
1710:
1706:
1704:
1700:
1699:
1696:
1691:
1688:
1686:
1684:
1683:
1681:
1676:
1649:
1645:Ouse Valley Way
1620:
1604:
1574:
1542:
1526:
1495:
1479:
1440:
1424:
1408:
1392:
1376:
1310:
1280:
1275:
1245:
1240:
1222:
1019:
756:
695:
684:
678:
648:
647:
646:
645:
644:
605:
595:
593:
585:
584:
580:
576:
493: and
476:
446:The A1081 then
403:New Airport Way
391:
353:. It starts at
328:
326:
313:
311:
239:
237:
233:
231:
227:
226:
223:
218:
215:
213:
211:
210:
209:
188:
186:
179:
177:
170:
168:
161:
159:
152:
150:
143:
141:
134:
132:
125:
119:
105:
103:
99:
97:
93:
92:
89:
84:
81:
79:
77:
76:
75:
64:Major junctions
46:
30:
17:
12:
11:
5:
1752:
1742:
1741:
1736:
1678:
1677:
1675:
1674:
1669:
1663:
1661:
1655:
1654:
1651:
1650:
1648:
1647:
1641:
1639:
1630:
1626:
1625:
1622:
1621:
1619:
1618:
1612:
1610:
1606:
1605:
1603:
1602:
1597:
1591:
1589:
1582:
1576:
1575:
1573:
1572:
1567:
1562:
1556:
1554:
1548:
1547:
1544:
1543:
1541:
1540:
1534:
1532:
1528:
1527:
1525:
1524:
1519:
1514:
1509:
1503:
1501:
1497:
1496:
1494:
1493:
1487:
1485:
1481:
1480:
1478:
1477:
1472:
1467:
1461:
1459:
1452:
1446:
1445:
1442:
1441:
1439:
1438:
1432:
1430:
1426:
1425:
1423:
1422:
1416:
1414:
1410:
1409:
1407:
1406:
1400:
1398:
1394:
1393:
1391:
1390:
1388:Watling Street
1384:
1382:
1378:
1377:
1375:
1374:
1369:
1364:
1359:
1354:
1349:
1344:
1339:
1334:
1329:
1324:
1318:
1316:
1312:
1311:
1309:
1308:
1303:
1297:
1295:
1288:
1282:
1281:
1274:
1273:
1266:
1259:
1251:
1242:
1241:
1239:
1238:
1233:
1227:
1224:
1223:
1221:
1220:
1215:
1210:
1205:
1200:
1195:
1190:
1185:
1180:
1175:
1170:
1165:
1160:
1155:
1150:
1145:
1140:
1135:
1130:
1125:
1120:
1115:
1110:
1105:
1100:
1095:
1090:
1085:
1080:
1075:
1070:
1065:
1060:
1055:
1050:
1045:
1040:
1035:
1030:
1024:
1021:
1020:
1018:
1017:
1012:
1007:
1002:
997:
992:
987:
982:
977:
972:
967:
962:
957:
952:
947:
942:
937:
932:
927:
922:
917:
912:
907:
902:
897:
892:
887:
882:
877:
872:
867:
862:
857:
852:
847:
842:
837:
832:
827:
822:
817:
812:
807:
802:
797:
792:
787:
782:
777:
772:
767:
761:
758:
757:
755:
754:
749:
744:
739:
734:
729:
724:
719:
714:
709:
704:
698:
696:
689:
686:
685:
677:
676:
669:
662:
654:
643:
642:
637:
632:
627:
621:
608:
607:
606:
604:
603:
577:
575:
572:
475:
472:
390:
387:
367:Greater London
341:
340:
337:
336:
323:
321:
303:
302:
301:
300:
295:
289:
288:
278:
277:
273:
272:
269:
268:
266:United Kingdom
263:
259:
258:
254:
253:
250:
249:
200:
199:South end
196:
195:
122:
116:
115:
70:
69:North end
66:
65:
61:
60:
57:
53:
52:
48:
47:
41:
33:
32:
24:
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1751:
1740:
1737:
1735:
1732:
1731:
1729:
1722:
1719:
1673:
1670:
1668:
1665:
1664:
1662:
1660:
1656:
1646:
1643:
1642:
1640:
1638:
1634:
1631:
1627:
1617:
1614:
1613:
1611:
1607:
1601:
1598:
1596:
1593:
1592:
1590:
1586:
1583:
1581:
1577:
1571:
1568:
1566:
1563:
1561:
1560:Luton Airport
1558:
1557:
1555:
1553:
1549:
1539:
1536:
1535:
1533:
1529:
1523:
1520:
1518:
1515:
1513:
1510:
1508:
1505:
1504:
1502:
1498:
1492:
1489:
1488:
1486:
1482:
1476:
1473:
1471:
1468:
1466:
1463:
1462:
1460:
1456:
1453:
1451:
1447:
1437:
1434:
1433:
1431:
1427:
1421:
1418:
1417:
1415:
1411:
1405:
1402:
1401:
1399:
1395:
1389:
1386:
1385:
1383:
1379:
1373:
1370:
1368:
1365:
1363:
1360:
1358:
1355:
1353:
1350:
1348:
1345:
1343:
1340:
1338:
1335:
1333:
1330:
1328:
1325:
1323:
1320:
1319:
1317:
1313:
1307:
1304:
1302:
1299:
1298:
1296:
1292:
1289:
1287:
1283:
1279:
1272:
1267:
1265:
1260:
1258:
1253:
1252:
1249:
1237:
1234:
1232:
1229:
1228:
1225:
1219:
1216:
1214:
1211:
1209:
1206:
1204:
1201:
1199:
1196:
1194:
1191:
1189:
1186:
1184:
1181:
1179:
1176:
1174:
1171:
1169:
1166:
1164:
1161:
1159:
1156:
1154:
1151:
1149:
1146:
1144:
1141:
1139:
1136:
1134:
1131:
1129:
1126:
1124:
1121:
1119:
1116:
1114:
1111:
1109:
1106:
1104:
1101:
1099:
1096:
1094:
1091:
1089:
1086:
1084:
1081:
1079:
1076:
1074:
1071:
1069:
1066:
1064:
1061:
1059:
1056:
1054:
1051:
1049:
1046:
1044:
1041:
1039:
1036:
1034:
1031:
1029:
1026:
1025:
1022:
1016:
1013:
1011:
1008:
1006:
1003:
1001:
998:
996:
993:
991:
988:
986:
983:
981:
978:
976:
973:
971:
968:
966:
963:
961:
958:
956:
953:
951:
948:
946:
943:
941:
938:
936:
933:
931:
928:
926:
923:
921:
918:
916:
913:
911:
908:
906:
903:
901:
898:
896:
893:
891:
888:
886:
883:
881:
878:
876:
873:
871:
868:
866:
863:
861:
858:
856:
853:
851:
848:
846:
843:
841:
838:
836:
833:
831:
828:
826:
823:
821:
818:
816:
813:
811:
808:
806:
803:
801:
798:
796:
793:
791:
788:
786:
783:
781:
778:
776:
773:
771:
768:
766:
763:
762:
759:
753:
750:
748:
745:
743:
740:
738:
735:
733:
730:
728:
725:
723:
720:
718:
715:
713:
710:
708:
705:
703:
700:
699:
693:
687:
683:
675:
670:
668:
663:
661:
656:
655:
652:
641:
638:
636:
633:
631:
628:
626:
623:
622:
620:
619:
614:
613:OpenStreetMap
611:
592:
588:
582:
578:
571:
569:
568:London Colney
565:
561:
557:
556:London Colney
553:
549:
544:
542:
538:
534:
530:
526:
521:
519:
515:
511:
506:
504:
500:
496:
492:
487:
485:
481:
471:
469:
465:
461:
457:
453:
449:
444:
442:
438:
434:
430:
426:
421:
419:
418:Hertfordshire
415:
410:
408:
404:
400:
396:
386:
384:
380:
379:London Colney
376:
372:
368:
364:
360:
356:
355:Luton Airport
352:
348:
334:
324:
322:
319:
309:
308:
304:
299:
296:
294:
291:
290:
287:
286:
282:
281:
279:
274:
270:
267:
264:
260:
255:
251:
246:
208:
204:
201:
197:
194:
185:
176:
167:
158:
149:
140:
131:
123:
117:
112:
74:
73:Luton Airport
71:
67:
62:
58:
54:
49:
45:
39:
34:
28:
22:
19:
1682:
1507:Varsity Line
1500:Closed lines
1326:
1097:
617:
616:
609:
594:. Retrieved
590:
581:
545:
522:
507:
488:
477:
445:
440:
437:M25 motorway
431:(the former
422:
411:
402:
392:
361:and runs to
359:Bedfordshire
346:
344:
283:
276:Road network
18:
1705: /
1659:Cycle paths
1600:River Ouzel
1484:Other lines
1381:Roman roads
560:South Mimms
533:High Barnet
529:South Mimms
452:South Mimms
448:multiplexes
395:M1 motorway
363:High Barnet
232: /
207:High Barnet
98: /
1728:Categories
1713:A1081 road
1711: (
1689:51°46â²21â³N
1458:Main lines
1420:Toddington
574:References
497:(now
238: (
216:51°39â²23â³N
203:A1000 road
104: (
82:51°52â²11â³N
1692:0°20â²07â³W
1629:Footpaths
1580:Waterways
1565:RAF Bases
1294:Motorways
546:When the
414:Luton Hoo
401:known as
389:The route
375:St Albans
371:Harpenden
293:Motorways
219:0°12â²07â³W
85:0°23â²49â³W
44:Harpenden
1672:Route 51
543:Bypass.
257:Location
1667:Route 6
1315:A-roads
474:History
351:England
262:Country
1609:Canals
1588:Rivers
596:26 May
541:Barnet
56:Length
1531:Other
1429:Other
1367:A5130
1362:A5120
1337:A4146
1332:A4012
1327:A1081
1306:A1(M)
1218:A1500
1213:A1309
1208:A1307
1203:A1300
1198:A1237
1193:A1232
1188:A1231
1183:A1205
1178:A1202
1173:A1198
1168:A1175
1163:A1159
1158:A1156
1153:A1144
1148:A1136
1143:A1120
1138:A1107
1133:A1101
1128:A1098
1123:A1095
1118:A1094
1113:A1086
1108:A1085
1103:A1082
1098:A1081
1093:A1079
1088:A1078
1083:A1073
1078:A1071
1073:A1068
1068:A1067
1063:A1065
1058:A1058
1053:A1033
1048:A1031
1043:A1023
1038:A1018
1033:A1010
1028:A1000
564:Luton
554:from
527:from
518:A1400
499:A1199
468:A1000
460:A1(M)
429:A5183
347:A1081
333:A1082
318:A1080
193:A1000
157:A5183
148:A4147
31:A1081
1450:Rail
1357:A507
1352:A505
1342:A421
1286:Road
1015:A197
1010:A194
1005:A186
1000:A183
995:A180
990:A179
985:A178
980:A174
975:A173
970:A172
965:A171
960:A170
955:A169
950:A168
945:A167
940:A166
935:A165
930:A160
925:A158
920:A156
915:A153
910:A152
905:A151
900:A149
895:A148
890:A146
885:A145
880:A144
875:A143
870:A142
865:A140
860:A135
855:A133
850:A132
845:A131
840:A130
835:A128
830:A127
825:A121
820:A120
815:A119
810:A118
805:A116
800:A114
795:A107
790:A105
785:A104
780:A103
775:A102
770:A101
765:A100
598:2022
514:A113
510:A406
503:A104
491:A106
484:A106
458:and
425:A414
407:A505
377:and
369:via
345:The
166:A414
130:A505
1552:Air
752:A19
747:A18
742:A17
737:A16
732:A15
727:A14
722:A13
717:A12
712:A11
707:A10
625:KML
566:to
558:to
548:M25
531:to
495:A11
480:A12
470:).
365:in
357:in
175:M25
1730::
1372:A6
1347:A5
1322:A1
1301:M1
702:A1
589:.
552:A6
537:A1
525:A6
520:.
456:A1
433:A5
409:.
385:.
383:A6
373:,
325:â
310:â
205:,
184:A1
139:M1
1715:)
1270:e
1263:t
1256:v
673:e
666:t
659:v
600:.
242:)
108:)
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
