Other places · North East England
A68 road
In or near Rochester.
A68 road in England North East, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
About
A68 road is a place of interest in England North East, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
Photo gallery
See it from the streetimagery from 2022
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: River Coquet and Coquet Valley Woodlands SSSI
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
The A68 is a major road in the United Kingdom, running from Darlington in England to the A720 in Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland. It crosses the Anglo-Scottish border at Carter Bar and is the only road to do so for some distance either way; the next major crossings are the A697 from Coldstream to Cornhill-on-Tweed in the east, and the A7 near Canonbie to the west.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
The A68 follows the Roman Dere Street north of Corbridge, crossing Hadrian's Wall, and shares its route as far as the historic camps of Habitancum and Bremenium. The area contains numerous Roman forts. The current route across Carter Bar was proposed by John Loudon McAdam in 1828. It was constructed over the following decade, and featured bridges designed by James Jardine.
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 55.2927, -2.3114
- District
- Northumberland
- Parish
- Rochester
- Postcode
- NE19 1TE
- Parliamentary constituency
- Hexham
Sources
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📷 5Frequently asked questions
- Where is A68 road?
- A68 road is in North-East England, United Kingdom (postcode NE19 1TE), in the parish of Rochester.
- What is A68 road?
- A68 road in England North East, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to A68 road?
- Drivers can use postcode NE19 1TE.
- Is A68 road a protected site?
- Yes — A68 road is part of the River Coquet and Coquet Valley Woodlands SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- How do I get to A68 road?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode NE19 1TE. It sits within the Hexham parliamentary constituency.