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Northampton Road

A5199

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5 measured points along the stretch, threaded approximately — the dots are where the A5199 was scored, and the dashed line between them is not its shape. Numbered pins are the stops listed below.
Length
3.3 km
How curvy
Mostly straight
4% curviness — Gentle bends at most, averaged along its length.
Curvy metres
121
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 mph17%
  • 40 mph24%
  • national limit (60)57%
  • Other limits (each under 5%)2%

Runs past

  • Chapel Brampton·village·100 m
  • Welford·village·290 m
  • Church Brampton·village·910 m
  • Boughton·village·1.6 km
  • Cold Ashby·village·1.7 km
  • Spring Park·suburb·1.2 km

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

Worth stopping at

  • Pin 1 on the map:The Windhover

    Pub · 240 m from the road, approximately

    • parking
    • food
    • accessible
    • hours listed
    • phone
    • website
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  • Pin 2 on the map:The Spencer Arms

    Pub · 10 m from the road, approximately

    • parking
    • food
    • website
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  • Pin 3 on the map:Brampton Halt

    Pub · 510 m from the road, approximately

    • parking
    • food
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  • Pin 4 on the map:Wharf Inn

    Pub · 730 m from the road, approximately

    • parking
    • food
    Open in Google Maps ↗
  • Pin 5 on the map:Millers Yard Cafe & Riding School

    Café · 60 m from the road, approximately

    • food
    • outdoor seating
    • hours listed
    Open in Google Maps ↗

The places and their tags are from OpenStreetMap.

No Twistly drives use the A5199 yet. Plan the first one.

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