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Warrington Road

A49

Also runs asTarporley RoadWigan RoadPreston RoadWhitchurch RoadNewton RoadLudlow RoadWestwood WayWinwick RoadShrewsbury RoadWinwick Link RoadLondon RoadLudlow Bypass
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39 measured points along the stretch, threaded approximately — the dots are where the A49 was scored, and the dashed line between them is not its shape. Numbered pins are the stops listed below.
Length
7.4 km
How curvy
Gently winding
8% curviness — Easy curves rather than corners.
Curvy metres
603
How these scores are measured

Curvy metres is curviness multiplied by length: how much genuine curve this road actually gives you, rather than how tight its tightest corner is. It is the number that separates a mountain pass from a housing estate.

Speed limits along it

What is on the poles along this stretch, by share of its length.

  • 30 mph45%
  • 40 mph24%
  • 50 mph22%
  • Other limits (each under 5%)9%

Runs past

  • Ashton-in-Makerfield·town·50 m
  • Cuddington·village·90 m
  • Acton Bridge·village·600 m
  • Sandiway·village·920 m
  • Little Leigh·village·1.1 km
  • Bryn·village·1.5 km

Distances are approximate: the closest this stretch is known to come.

Worth stopping at

  • Pin 1 on the map:The Sir Thomas Gerard

    Pub · 220 m from the road, approximately

    • parking
    • food
    • real ale
    • outdoor seating
    • toilets
    • accessible
    • hours listed
    • phone
    • website
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  • Pin 2 on the map:Il Sapore

    Restaurant · 100 m from the road, approximately

    • parking
    • food
    • hours listed
    • phone
    • website
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  • Pin 3 on the map:Brewers Fayre

    Pub · 10 m from the road, approximately

    • parking
    • food
    • phone
    • website
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  • Pin 4 on the map:The Green Kitchen

    Café · 10 m from the road, approximately

    • parking
    • accessible
    • hours listed
    • phone
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  • Pin 5 on the map:The Cupcakery

    Café · 30 m from the road, approximately

    • parking
    • food
    • phone
    • website
    Open in Google Maps ↗

  • Pin 6 on the map:The Coffee Shop

    Café · 50 m from the road, approximately

    • parking
    • food
    • phone
    • website
    Open in Google Maps ↗

The places and their tags are from OpenStreetMap.

No Twistly drives use the A49 yet. Plan the first one.

Near the A49

Photographs taken within about a kilometre of this stretch, from Wikimedia Commons. They are near the road — we have no evidence any of them shows it.

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