Other places · Mid Wales
A490 road
Also known as: Ffordd yr A490
In or near Montgomery Town F.C..
A490 road in Wales Mid, United Kingdom.
James Allan — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Nearest railway station
- Welshpool · 2.8 km
About
A490 road is a place of interest in Wales Mid, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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Protected designations
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Shropshire Hills
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
The A490 is a road in the United Kingdom running from Churchstoke, Powys to Llanfyllin, also in Powys. The road runs for a short distance through Shropshire in England.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
Description
The road starts in Churchstoke at a junction with the A489. From here it heads north, crossing over the border into Shropshire, and passes through Chirbury. After Chirbury it crosses back into Powys and past Forden. It then crosses over the River Severn and heads by Welshpool Airport. It crosses the A483 approximately 1 mile south of Welshpool and then runs through the town's western suburbs before joining the A458 in the town centre. The two A-routes run together for less than a mile; at Raven Square roundabout the A490 splits off from the A458 and continues north. It crosses the River Vyrnwy before joining for a short distance the A495. A few miles after splitting off from the A495 it…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 52.6338, -3.1510
- District
- Powys
- Parish
- Welshpool
- Postcode
- SY21 8RS
- Parliamentary constituency
- Montgomeryshire and Glyndwr
- Nearest railway station
- Welshpool — 2.8 km
Sources
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Memorials & monuments · 1.9 km
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📷 4Frequently asked questions
- Where is A490 road?
- A490 road is in Mid Wales, United Kingdom (postcode SY21 8RS), in the parish of Welshpool.
- What is A490 road?
- A490 road in Wales Mid, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to A490 road?
- The nearest railway station is Welshpool, about 2.8 km away. Drivers can use postcode SY21 8RS.
- Is A490 road a protected site?
- Yes — A490 road is part of the Shropshire Hills National Landscape (AONB).
- How do I get to A490 road?
- The nearest railway station is Welshpool, about 2.8 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode SY21 8RS.