A458 road

A458
A458
Route information
Length	86 mi (138 km)
Major junctions
West end	Mallwyd
	A470; A495; A490; A483; A5; A49; A4169; A442; A454; A449; A491; A459; A456
East end	Halesowen
Location
Country	United Kingdom
Primary; destinations	Welshpool; Shrewsbury; Bridgnorth; Stourbridge
Road network
	Roads in the United Kingdom; Motorways; A and B road zones;

The A458 is a route on the UK highway network that runs from Mallwyd, near Machynlleth, in Wales, to Halesowen, near Stourbridge, in England. On the way it passes through Welshpool, Shrewsbury, Much Wenlock, Bridgnorth and Stourbridge.

History

Welshpool to Shrewsbury

The road was one of several from "Welch Gate and Cotton Hill" (sic) turnpiked on 1758.^[1] Between Buttington and Halfway House the original course of the road was abandoned after it was disturnpiked in 1837. It was replaced by a new road built along the foot of Moelygolfa (hill), built in 1801. This Turnpike Trust ended in 1877.^[2]

Shrewsbury to Bridgnorth

This road is likely to be Anglo-Saxon in origin, as it links the burhs of Bridgnorth and Shrewsbury. It was used by the army of Henry I, which cleared trees near it on Wenlock Edge to make the road safe.^{[citation needed]} The road was turnpiked in 1752, the trust being solely concerned with this road. It remained a turnpike until 1875.^[3]

The Bridgnorth bypass, opened in 1985, was classified as A458, taking the main road around the south of the town,^[4] previously it ran through Low Town, but ran along low ground at the foot of the hillside up to the town centre.

Bridgnorth to Quinton

The final section of the road was a late creation, consisting of a road laid out in 1805 when Morfe Heath was enclosed (as far as Six Ashes and then various existing roads for the rest of its route. This was turnpiked in 1816 and remained under the control of a trust until 1877. It terminates in the Quinton area on Halesowen's border with Birmingham and Oldbury.

Until the 1950s, it terminated in Halesowen town centre, but was extended approximately two miles eastwards in the 1950s along the former route of the A456, which was by-passed on a new road around the south of the town.

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References

^ Statute, 31 Geo. II, c.67.
^ B. Trinder, Industrial Archaeology of Shropshire, 192 255
^ Statute, 25 Geo. II, c.49; B. Trinder, 253.
^ geograph.org.uk
^ Statute 56 Geo. III, c.16; B. Trinder, 258.

52°42′43″N 2°52′45″W / 52.71183°N 2.87928°W / 52.71183; -2.87928

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[1] Statute, 31 Geo. II, c.67.

[2] B. Trinder, Industrial Archaeology of Shropshire, 192 255

[3] Statute, 25 Geo. II, c.49; B. Trinder, 253.

[4] raph.org.uk

[5] Statute 56 Geo. III, c.16; B. Trinder, 258.

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	A4 A40 A41 A42 A43 A44 A45 A46 A47 A48 A49
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	A4005 A4006 A4008 A4010 A4018 A4032 A4042 A4050 A4053 A4054 A4055 A4059 A4060 A4061 A4063 A4069 A4074 A4076 A4080 A4085 A4086 A4103 A4107 A4109 A4110 A4113 A4117 A4118 A4119 A4123 A4130 A4133 A4135 A4136 A4138 A4142 A4144 A4146 A4148 A4150 A4155 A4160 A4161 A4174 A4200 A4202 A4204 A4214 A4216 A4221 A4226 A4230 A4232 A4234 A4240 A4241 A4260 A4361 A4400 A4536 A4540
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