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 The A456 passing near Clent Hills | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Length | 40 mi[1] (64 km) | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| East end | Birmingham | |||
 A38 A457 A4540 A4030 A4123 A458 M5 J3  A459 A491 A450 A449 A451 A442 A4535 A4117 A443 A4112 A49 | ||||
| West end | Woofferton | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United Kingdom | |||
| Primary destinations | Birmingham Kidderminster Leominster | |||
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Known as the Hagley Road in Birmingham, the A456 is a main road in England running between Central Birmingham and Woofferton, Shropshire, south of Ludlow. Some sections of the route, for example Edgbaston near Bearwood, are also the route of the Elan Aqueduct which carries Birmingham's water supply from the Elan Valley.[2]
- ^ "Driving directions to 52.312211, -2.704613". Google Maps. Retrieved 17 April 2014.
- ^ Ordnance Survey map, 1:2500 scale, 1903, annotation at junction of Hagley Road and Barnsley Road, Bearwood.