A30 road

A30 shield
A30
Route information
Length284 mi (457 km)
Major junctions
East endHounslow, London (51°28′30″N 0°23′46″W / 51.475°N 0.396°W / 51.475; -0.396)
Major intersections A4

A312
M25 Junction 13
A303
A34
A338
A36
A350
A303
A35
M5 Junctions 29 and 31
A38

A39
West endLand's End (50°03′58″N 5°42′04″W / 50.066°N 5.701°W / 50.066; -5.701)
Location
CountryUnited Kingdom
Primary
destinations
Heathrow Airport
Staines-upon-Thames
Basingstoke
Salisbury
Shaftesbury
Yeovil
Honiton
Exeter
Okehampton
Launceston
Bodmin
Newquay
Truro
Redruth
Penzance
Road network
A29 A31

The A30 is a major road in England, running 284 miles (457 km) WSW from London to Land's End.

The road has been a principal axis in Britain from the 17th century to early 19th century, as a major coaching route and post road.[1][2] It used to provide the fastest route from London to the South West by land until a century before roads were numbered; nowadays much of this function is performed by the M3 (including A316) and A303 roads. The road has kept its principal status in the west from Honiton, Devon to Land's End where it is mainly dual carriageway and retains trunk road status.

  1. ^ "Bodmin Turnpike Roads". Turnpike Roads in England and Wales.
  2. ^ "Transport in Cornwall". Cornwall Heritage Trust.