Uxbridge Road

A4020 shield
A4020
Uxbridge Road (A4020), W12 - geograph.org.uk - 710690.jpg
Uxbridge Road (A4020), W12 - looking towards Acton and the crossroads of The Vale, Old Oak Road and Askew Road.
Route information
Length12 mi (19 km)
Major junctions
East endShepherd's Bush Green (A219, A402 & A3220)
Major intersections A3220
A402
A219
A4000
A406
A4001
A3002
A4127
A3005
A312
A437
A408
A4007
M40
A40
A412
West endM40 Junction 1 - Denham Interchange
Location
CountryUnited Kingdom
Primary
destinations
Shepherd's Bush Green, Acton, Ealing, Hanwell, Southall, Hayes, Hillingdon, Uxbridge
Road network
A4019 A4023
Shops on the Uxbridge Road on the north side of Shepherd's Bush Green

Uxbridge Road is the name of the A4020 road in West London. The 12-mile (19 km) route starts at Shepherd's Bush Green and goes west towards Uxbridge. It passes through Acton, Ealing, Hanwell, Southall, Hayes, and Hillingdon.

Uxbridge Road is a major road in west London passing through many retail and large residential districts. It provides several transport connections for commuters with many London Underground stations situated either on it or within walking distance. A number of London buses also operate along the road, for varying distances. Bus routes 207, 427 and SL8 are specifically designed to operate along this road, staying on it for their entire route. The road has become notorious for traffic jams, especially during "rush hour" and many drivers will do their best to avoid it. The road does not become a motorway at any stage, nor does it meet any motorways along its route, but it does meet non-motorway trunk roads: namely the West Cross Route, North Circular Road, and The Parkway

In a 1912 book of verse Evelyn Underhill published a poem entitled "Uxbridge Road". In 1972, the thirty-third episode of Monty Python's Flying Circus featured a sketch about a team of mountaineers "climbing" the Uxbridge Road.