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from North Moor and Salt Moor, where in flood conditions such as the winter of 2012/2013 the Athelney spillway runs across the road if the drain level at Curry Moor pumping station exceeds 7.1m, making the road impassable. Next, it passes by the towns of Street and Glastonbury and briefly merges with
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for a short while before splitting back off near Portmore Golf Park. The section from Barnstaple to the M5 near Tiverton has been designated the North Devon Link Road, and enables relatively fast access to the
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for powered craft. Lines painted onto the panels on the bridge parapets indicate the border between the ceremonial counties of Wiltshire (to the south) and Gloucestershire (to the north).
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is situated close to the junction with the motorway in order to give easy rail connections for people driving from north Devon. Some sections of road are on the alignment of the
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The road starts in Ilfracombe as part of the town's High Street, and is mostly single carriageway. The road passes through the villages of Knowle and Braunton, before becoming
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to the A361 to straighten out some of the sharper corners but the vast majority of these works were never done. The road then multiplexes once more, this time with the
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standard at Ashford, which continues for the short distance to Barnstaple. From there it passes the town's railway station then merges with the
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When first designated in 1922, the A361 ran from Taunton (Somerset) to Banbury (Oxfordshire). It was later extended west through
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is an A class road in southern England, which at 195 miles (314 km) is the longest three-digit A road in the UK.
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from the southwest as an arterial road passing the Banbury Cross, and heading north, the A361
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for Chipping Warden was constructed in 2021, in conjunction with neighbouring works for
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National Trail follows the verge for a little over one mile between Upper Inglesham and
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The road crosses into Oxfordshire a few miles north of Lechlade and heads towards
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The pillars of Castle Hill Viaduct have been reused for the North Devon Link road
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passing many Oxfordshire villages on its way. It is also the boundary for the
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and has no pavement for the entire length apart from a small section in
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From there it heads northeast through the villages of
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Once the A45 leaves Daventry for 850: 756:North Wiltshire and Gloucestershire 752:which passes northeast of Swindon. 732:, the A361 has been renumbered the 728:at Beckhampton, northwards through 16:Longest three-digit road in England 13: 1853:National Heritage List for England 1822:National Heritage List for England 14: 1935: 1871: 1788:"Thames Path – Route Description" 1292: 1083:Tiverton Parkway railway station 688:then passes through villages at 680:) and originally passed through 633:Tiverton Parkway railway station 543: 528: 394: 385: 376: 367: 358: 349: 340: 331: 322: 313: 304: 295: 286: 277: 268: 259: 250: 241: 232: 223: 214: 205: 196: 187: 178: 169: 160: 151: 142: 133: 124: 115: 106: 97: 47: 37: 25: 1836: 1780: 1758: 1733: 1711: 1689: 1664: 1653: 1631: 810: 70:195 mi (314 km) 1: 1904:Transport in Northamptonshire 1624: 827:at Lechlade. It then enters 643:Somerset and south Wiltshire 7: 1878:From Watford Gap to Camelot 948:GPX (secondary coordinates) 724:From its junction with the 501:Roads in the United Kingdom 10: 1940: 637:Devon and Somerset Railway 568: 1613:List of B roads in Zone 3 1608:List of A roads in Zone 3 1603: 1545: 1362: 1299: 1290: 1282:A roads in Zone 3 of the 968:(Links to map resources) 943:GPX (primary coordinates) 918:Map all coordinates using 712:before diverging towards 647:The road merges with the 521: 496: 491: 487: 441: 431: 426: 422: 407: 89: 79: 74: 66: 61: 46: 35: 23: 1639:"Road Facts and Figures" 926:Download coordinates as: 719: 651:from Junction 27 of the 601: 596: 817:Cotswold Wildlife Park 788: 692:and into Wiltshire at 611: 1919:Roads in Warwickshire 938:GPX (all coordinates) 907:at its northern end. 778: 678:East Somerset Railway 609: 1909:Roads in Oxfordshire 1721:. Environment Agency 903:to terminate on the 746:Stratton St Margaret 1214: /  1160: /  1106: /  1052: /  998: /  91:Major intersections 53:The A361 bypassing 1924:Roads in Wiltshire 1672:"Filleigh Viaduct" 1219:52.3340°N 1.1730°W 1165:52.0727°N 1.3133°W 1111:51.6924°N 1.6924°W 1057:50.9177°N 3.3562°W 1003:51.2053°N 4.1270°W 981:Start: Ilfracombe 911:Points of interest 789: 744:. It emerges near 612: 514:A and B road zones 1914:Roads in Somerset 1621: 1620: 1250: 1249: 1089:Halfpenny Bridge 1014:Start: Ilfracombe 676:(the home of the 559: 558: 555: 554: 62:Route information 1931: 1894:Roads in England 1865: 1864: 1862: 1860: 1844:Historic England 1840: 1834: 1833: 1831: 1829: 1813:Historic England 1809: 1803: 1802: 1800: 1798: 1784: 1778: 1777: 1775: 1773: 1762: 1756: 1755: 1753: 1751: 1745: 1737: 1731: 1730: 1728: 1726: 1715: 1709: 1708: 1706: 1704: 1693: 1687: 1686: 1684: 1682: 1668: 1662: 1657: 1651: 1650: 1648: 1646: 1635: 1296: 1276: 1269: 1262: 1253: 1252: 1238: 1237: 1235: 1234: 1233: 1231: 1226: 1225: 1224:52.3340; -1.1730 1220: 1215: 1212: 1211: 1210: 1207: 1184: 1183: 1181: 1180: 1179: 1177: 1172: 1171: 1170:52.0727; -1.3133 1166: 1161: 1158: 1157: 1156: 1153: 1130: 1129: 1127: 1126: 1125: 1123: 1122:Halfpenny Bridge 1118: 1117: 1116:51.6924; -1.6924 1112: 1107: 1104: 1103: 1102: 1099: 1076: 1075: 1073: 1072: 1071: 1069: 1064: 1063: 1062:50.9177; -3.3562 1058: 1053: 1050: 1049: 1048: 1045: 1022: 1021: 1019: 1018: 1017: 1015: 1010: 1009: 1008:51.2053; -4.1270 1004: 999: 996: 995: 994: 991: 958: 957: 851:Northamptonshire 801:Halfpenny Bridge 781:Halfpenny Bridge 779:Grade II listed 760:This road links 740:town centre via 736:as it heads for 625:Atlantic Highway 616:dual carriageway 551: 547: 546: 536: 532: 531: 523: 522: 398: 397: 389: 388: 380: 379: 371: 370: 362: 361: 353: 352: 344: 343: 335: 334: 326: 325: 317: 316: 308: 307: 299: 298: 290: 289: 281: 280: 272: 271: 263: 262: 254: 253: 245: 244: 236: 235: 227: 226: 218: 217: 209: 208: 200: 199: 191: 190: 182: 181: 173: 172: 164: 163: 155: 154: 146: 145: 137: 136: 128: 127: 119: 118: 110: 109: 101: 100: 92: 51: 41: 29: 21: 20: 1939: 1938: 1934: 1933: 1932: 1930: 1929: 1928: 1884: 1883: 1874: 1869: 1868: 1858: 1856: 1841: 1837: 1827: 1825: 1810: 1806: 1796: 1794: 1792:National Trails 1786: 1785: 1781: 1771: 1769: 1764: 1763: 1759: 1749: 1747: 1743: 1739: 1738: 1734: 1724: 1722: 1717: 1716: 1712: 1702: 1700: 1695: 1694: 1690: 1680: 1678: 1670: 1669: 1665: 1658: 1654: 1644: 1642: 1637: 1636: 1632: 1627: 1622: 1617: 1599: 1541: 1358: 1297: 1286: 1280: 1229: 1227: 1223: 1221: 1217: 1216: 1213: 1208: 1205: 1203: 1201: 1200: 1175: 1173: 1169: 1167: 1163: 1162: 1159: 1154: 1151: 1149: 1147: 1146: 1121: 1119: 1115: 1113: 1109: 1108: 1105: 1100: 1097: 1095: 1093: 1092: 1067: 1065: 1061: 1059: 1055: 1054: 1051: 1046: 1043: 1041: 1039: 1038: 1013: 1011: 1007: 1005: 1001: 1000: 997: 992: 989: 987: 985: 984: 967: 956: 955: 954: 953: 952: 913: 861:Chipping Warden 853: 821:Chipping Norton 813: 758: 722: 661:Somerset Levels 645: 604: 599: 571: 544: 542: 529: 527: 480: 476: 472: 468: 464: 460: 456: 452: 444: 403: 395: 393: 386: 384: 377: 375: 368: 366: 359: 357: 350: 348: 341: 339: 332: 330: 323: 321: 314: 312: 305: 303: 296: 294: 287: 285: 278: 276: 269: 267: 260: 258: 251: 249: 242: 240: 233: 231: 224: 222: 215: 213: 206: 204: 197: 195: 188: 186: 179: 177: 170: 168: 161: 159: 152: 150: 143: 141: 134: 132: 125: 123: 116: 114: 107: 105: 98: 90: 75:Major junctions 57: 42: 30: 17: 12: 11: 5: 1937: 1927: 1926: 1921: 1916: 1911: 1906: 1901: 1899:Roads in Devon 1896: 1882: 1881: 1873: 1872:External links 1870: 1867: 1866: 1835: 1804: 1779: 1768:. 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Index

A361 shield

A361 Frome bypass looking south from Clink Road - geograph.org.uk - 1630330.jpg
Frome
Ilfracombe
A399
A3123
A39
A3125
A396
M5
A38
A372
A39
A37
A371
A359
A362
A3098
A36
A363
A350
A365
A342
A4
A4361
A419
A417
A40
A424

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