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A53
Route information
Length55.1 mi[1] (88.7 km)
History1920s (Constructed)
Major junctions
North endFile:UK road A6.svg A6 at Buxton
53°15′33″N 1°54′24″W / 53.259216°N 1.906576°W / 53.259216; -1.906576 (A53, northern terminus)
Major intersectionsFile:UK road A54.svg A54 in Buxton

File:UK road A500.svg A500 in Newcastle-under-Lyme
File:UK road A34.svg A34 in Newcastle-under-Lyme
File:UK road A51.svg A51 near Baldwin's Gate

File:UK road A41.svg A41 at Ternhill
South endFile:UK road A49.svgFile:UK road A5112.svgFile:UK road A5124.svg A49 / A5112 / A5124 in Shrewsbury
52°44′48″N 2°43′03″W / 52.746671°N 2.717386°W / 52.746671; -2.717386 (A53, northern terminus)
Location
CountryUnited Kingdom
CountiesDerbyshire
Staffordshire
Shropshire
Primary
destinations		Leek
Stoke-on-Trent
Newcastle-under-Lyme
Road network
← A52→ A54

The A53 is a primary route in the English Midlands, that runs from Buxton in Derbyshire to Shrewsbury in Shropshire.

Route of Road

The A53 begins in the centre of Buxton off the A6 road, before meeting the A515 road at a roundabout. Out of the town, it has a junction with the A54 road (to Congleton) before continuing in a south-westerly direction. It crosses the border into the county of Staffordshire, and after leaving the Peak District travels through the town of Leek. It meets the A523 road (to Macclesfield) and the A520 road (to Stone). It crosses the Caldon Canal and travels through the Stoke-on-Trent conurbation, including Hanley and Newcastle-under-Lyme, where it meets a number of major routes such as the A50 road (to Derby), the A500 "D-Road," the Winchester-Salford A34 and the A525 road (to Whitchurch). It crosses the M6 motorway and goes through the village of Ashley. It crosses the border into Shropshire, and bypasses the town of Market Drayton, and passes the Müller factory. It meets the A41 road (to Wolverhampton) at a roundabout, then meets the A442 road (to Telford). It goes through the village of Shawbury, before it terminates at its junction with the A49 road, 3 miles (4.8 km) north-east of Shrewsbury town centre at Battlefield. The 1.9 km section to the south-west of Shawbury was bypassed in the 1950s - the original A53 road runs adjacent to Shawbury Heath and is now an unclassified country lane.

The road is single carriageway apart from a 1-mile (1.6 km) section of dual carriageway between the A500 and Stoke-on-Trent City Centre (Hanley).

Road safety

The A53 has been reported as a high risk road for several years. According to a report done by the Road Safety Foundation for the European Road Assessment Programme (EuroRAP), the A53 is one of the most dangerous roads in the UK.[2]

In June 2008, a 12-mile (19 km) stretch of the A53 between Leek and Buxton was named as the most dangerous road in the West Midlands.[3][4] This single carriageway stretch had fourteen fatal and serious injury collisions between 2003 and 2005, and was rated as red—the second highest risk band—in the EuroRAP report publish by the Road Safety Foundation. The challenging character of this section of road makes it attractive to motorcyclists.

Junction list

CountyLocationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
DerbyshireBuxton0.00.0File:UK road A6.svgFile:UK road A515.svgFile:UK road A619.svg A6 (Fairfield Road / Bakewell Road) to A515 / A619 – Stockport, Manchester, Dove Holes, Chapel-en-le-Frith, Matlock, Derby, Bakewell, Ashbourne, ChesterfieldNorthern terminus
0.40.64File:UK road A515.svg A515 south (Terrace Road) – AshbourneNorthern terminus of A515
0.50.80File:UK road A5004.svg A5004 north (Manchester Road) – Whaley BridgeSouthern terminus of A5004
2.03.2File:UK road A54.svgFile:UK road A537.svg A54 west (Macclesfield Main Road) to A537 – Congleton, MacclesfieldEastern terminus of A54
StaffordshireLeek12.319.8File:UK road A523.svg A523 south – Ashbourne, DerbyNorthern terminus of A523 concurrency
12.720.4File:UK road A523.svg A523 north (Church Street) – MacclesfieldSouthern terminus of A523 concurrency
13.020.9File:UK road A520.svg A520 south (Compton) – StoneInformation signed northbound only; northern terminus of A520
Baddeley Green19.130.7Baddeley Green Lane (A5009 south) – Milton, Stoke-on-Trent, StokeInformation signed northbound only; northern terminus of A5009
Smallthorne–
Sneyd Green
boundary		21.0–
21.1		33.8–
34.0		File:UK road A5272.svg A5272 – Hanley
Cobridge22.035.4File:UK road A50.svgFile:UK road A52.svgFile:UK road A527.svg A50 (Waterloo Road) to A52 / A527 – City centre, Ashbourne, Warrington, Kidsgrove, Congleton, Fenton, Longton, Burslem, TunstallKidsgrove, Fenton, Longton, Burslem and Tunstall signed southbound only, Warrington northbound only
Etruria22.5–
22.8		36.2–
36.7		File:UK road A5010.svg A5010 east – City centreJunction; western terminus of A5010
Newcastle-under-Lyme23.337.5File:UK road A500.svgFile:UK-Motorway-M6.svgFile:UK road A50.svgFile:UK road A34.svg A500 to M6 / A50 / A34 – Uttoxeter, Nantwich, CongletonTo A34, Nantwich and Congleton signed northbound only; junction on A500
24.238.9File:UK road A52.svg A52 east – Stoke, AshbourneAshbourne signed southbound only; northern termminus of A52 concurrency
24.439.3File:UK road A527.svgFile:UK road A34.svgFile:UK road A500.svg Ryecroft (A52 west) / A527 north (Queen Street) / A34 / A500 – Nantwich, Congleton, Tunstall, BiddulphTo A34 and Congleton signed southbound only, To A500, Tunstall and Biddulph northbound only; southern terminus of A52 concurrency; southern terminus of A527
24.739.8File:UK road A34.svgFile:UK road A519.svgFile:UK-Motorway-M6.svg A34 south (London Road) / A519 south (Brook Lane) to M6 – Stone, EccleshallA519 and Eccleshall signed southbound only; northern terminus of A34 concurrency; northern terminus of A519
24.839.9File:UK road A34.svgFile:UK-Motorway-M6.svgFile:UK road A500.svg A34 north (Lower Street) to M6 north / A500 – Congleton, NantwichSouthern terminus of A34 concurrency
Whitmore27.844.7File:UK road A5182.svgFile:UK-Motorway-M6.svg A5182 east (Trentham Road) to M6 – Stoke-on-Trent, TrenthamWestern terminus of A5182
Maer31.650.9File:UK road A51.svgFile:UK-Motorway-M6.svgFile:UK road A34.svg A51 southeast to M6 south / A34 – Stone, StaffordNorthern terminus of A51 concurrency
31.851.2File:UK road A51.svg A51 northwest – Nantwich, WooreSouthern terminus of A51 concurrency
ShropshireMarket Drayton–
Adderley
boundary		38.962.6File:UK road A529.svg A529 (Adderley Road) – Market Drayton, Audlem
Ternhill41.967.4File:UK road A41.svg A41 – Wolverhampton, Newport, Whitchurch
Hodnet45.272.7File:UK road A442.svg A442 south / Shrewsbury Street – Telford, HodnetNorthern terminus of A442
Shrewsbury55.188.7File:UK road A49.svgFile:UK road A5112.svgFile:UK road A5124.svgFile:UK road A5.svgFile:UK-Motorway-M54.svgFile:UK road A458.svgFile:UK road A528.svg A49 south (Shrewsbury Road) / A5112 west (Battlefield Road) to A5124 / A5 / M54 / A458 / A528 – Leominster, Telford, Bridgnorth, Welshpool, Whitchurch, Shrewsbury, EllesmereSouthern terminus; northern terminus of A5112; eastern terminus of A5124
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Harley's Remedies - Holistic Therapist, Buxton SK17 7DJ, United Kingdom to Battlefield Roundabout, Shrewsbury SY4 3EQ, UK". Google Maps. Retrieved 26 March 2025.
  2. ↑ "'Most dangerous' roads revealed". bbc.com. 25 June 2007.
  3. ↑ Highest risk road sections in each UK Government Office Region (2004–2006) Archived 10 February 2012 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ↑ A53 IS WEST MIDLAND'S MOST DANGEROUS ROAD[permanent dead link]
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