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A491
A491
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Length	12 mi (19 km)
Major junctions
South end	Lydiate Ash; 52°22′44″N 2°02′50″W / 52.3788°N 2.0473°W
	M5 J4 ; A38; A456; A4036; A458; A451; A461; A449
North end	Wall Heath; 52°30′30″N 2°10′20″W / 52.5083°N 2.1721°W
Location
Country	United Kingdom
Primary; destinations	Stourbridge
Road network
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The A491 is an A road in Zone 4 of the Great Britain numbering scheme.

History

The road north of Oldswinford forms part of an ancient road, probably of Anglo-Saxon origin, joining the burhs of Worcester and Stafford. The crossing of the River Stour was probably the swine-ford that gave rise to the placenames Kingswinford and Oldswinford, and later to the name Stourbridge.^[1]

The road from Wordsley Green to the Market House in Stourbidge and so to Bromsgrove was turnpiked in 1753. The same act also dealt with several other roads from that Market House, as well as the road from Birmingham through Halesowen and Hagley to Blakedown Pool, but that was managed by separate trustees from 1773.^[2] Its continuation north of Wordsley Green, through Wolverhampton, and Stafford to Stone, much of it now part of A449 road was turnpiked by the Wolverhampton Turnpike Act of 1760.^[3]

In the original 1922 road numberings, A491 was assigned to the Shrewsbury, Welshpool, Mallwyd and Cemmaes Road route, now part of the A458 and A470. The route between Wall Heath and Bromsgrove was assigned the A449 number.^[4]

Route

Lydiate Ash – Stourbridge

Starting at junction 4 of the M5, the road heads West on a single carriageway alignment, meeting the B4091 at a roundabout, then becoming a dual carriageway. There are local accesses for the villages of Belbroughton, Clent, Romsley and Holy Cross. Following a roundabout in Hagley the A491 is concurrent with the A456 for a short period before heading north towards Stourbridge. At Pedmore the A4036 leaves at a roundabout towards Dudley. The former northern section of the A450 (now B4187) from Worcester joins from the left. The A491 then continues to join the Stourbridge ring road. The one-way ring road forms part of the A491 and is concurrent with the A458 and forms the starting point of the A451 to Kidderminster.

Stourbridge – Wall Heath

The original route of the A491 resumes on the northern side of the Stourbridge ring road. This final section is entirely single carriageway, apart from a short distance between the staggered junction with the A461, in an urban environment causing major delays. The road passes through Amblecote, Wordsley and Kingswinford, passing numerous traffic light controlled junctions including those with the A4101 and B4175, before terminating on the A449 at a roundabout just north of Wall Heath.

Former routes

Bypasses and realignments

Holy Cross, Clent (Now bypassed by a dual carriageway to the North). A cutting through Button Hill, in Holy Cross—through which the road used to pass–was finished in 1834. It was built by men from Lye and Stourbridge during a local recession as a form of poor relief.^[5]
Stourbridge Town Centre (Traffic now uses the ring road)

Downgrading

Fairfield – Finstall (Part of this route is now B4091, A448 and unclassified)

References

^ * King, Peter W. (2006). "Some Roads out of North Worcestershire". Transactions of Worcestershire Archaeological Society. 3rd. 20: 88.
^ Statutes, 26 Geo. 2. c. 47; 13 Geo. 3. c. 107.
^ Statute, 1 Geo. 3. c. 38.
^ "SABRE 1922 Road Lists". Retrieved 20 September 2008.
^ Amphlett, John (1860). A short history of Clent. Parker. p. 175. There was great distress in the Lye and the districts around Stourbridge in 1834 and numbers of men were employed in lowering the cutting in the sandstone rock

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SABRE Roads by 10 – A491

52°25′55″N 2°07′47″W / 52.4319°N 2.1296°W / 52.4319; -2.1296 (A491 road)

[1] * King, Peter W. (2006). "Some Roads out of North Worcestershire". Transactions of Worcestershire Archaeological Society. 3rd. 20: 88.

[2] Statutes, 26 Geo. 2. c. 47; 13 Geo. 3. c. 107.

[3] Statute, 1 Geo. 3. c. 38.

[4] "SABRE 1922 Road Lists". Retrieved 20 September 2008.

[5] Amphlett, John (1860). A short history of Clent. Parker. p. 175. There was great distress in the Lye and the districts around Stourbridge in 1834 and numbers of men were employed in lowering the cutting in the sandstone rock

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 ==History==
-The road north of [[Oldswinford]] forms part of an ancient road, probably of [[Anglo-Saxon]] origin, joining the [[burh]]s of [[Worcester, England|Worcester]] and [[Stafford]].  The crossing of the [[River Stour, Worcestershire|River Stour]] was probably the [[swine]]-ford that gave rise to the placenames [[Kingswinford]] and Oldswinford, and later to the name [[Stourbridge]].<ref>P. W. King, 'Some roads out of north Worcestershire' ''Transactions of Worcestershire Archaeological Society'' 3rd ser. 20 (2006), 88.</ref>
+The road north of [[Oldswinford]] forms part of an ancient road, probably of [[Anglo-Saxon]] origin, joining the [[burh]]s of [[Worcester, England|Worcester]] and [[Stafford]].  The crossing of the [[River Stour, Worcestershire|River Stour]] was probably the [[swine]]-ford that gave rise to the placenames [[Kingswinford]] and Oldswinford, and later to the name [[Stourbridge]].<ref>* {{cite journal |last=King |first=Peter W. |title=Some Roads out of North Worcestershire |journal=Transactions of Worcestershire Archaeological Society |series=3rd |volume=20 |date=2006 |page=88}}</ref>
-The road from [[Wordsley Green]] to the Market House in Stourbidge and so to Bromsgrove was [[turnpike trust|turnpiked]] in 1753.  The same act also dealt with several other roads from that Market House, as well as the road from Birmingham through [[Halesowen]] and Hagley to [[Blakedown]] Pool, but that was managed by separate trustees from 1773.<ref>Statutes, 26 Geo. II, c.47; 13 Geo. III, c.107.</ref>  Its continuation north of Wordsley Green, through [[Wolverhampton]], and Stafford to [[Stone, Staffordshire|Stone]], much of it now part of [[A449 road]] was turnpiked by the [[Wolverhampton]] Turnpike Act of 1760.<ref>Statute, 1 Geo. III, c.38.</ref>
+The road from [[Wordsley Green]] to the Market House in Stourbidge and so to Bromsgrove was [[turnpike trust|turnpiked]] in 1753.  The same act also dealt with several other roads from that Market House, as well as the road from Birmingham through [[Halesowen]] and Hagley to [[Blakedown]] Pool, but that was managed by separate trustees from 1773.<ref>Statutes, 26 Geo. 2. c. 47; 13 Geo. 3. c. 107.</ref> Its continuation north of Wordsley Green, through [[Wolverhampton]], and Stafford to [[Stone, Staffordshire|Stone]], much of it now part of [[A449 road]] was turnpiked by the [[Wolverhampton]] Turnpike Act of 1760.<ref>Statute, 1 Geo. 3. c. 38.</ref>
 In the original 1922 road numberings, A491 was assigned to the [[Shrewsbury]], [[Welshpool]], [[Mallwyd]] and [[Cemmaes Road]] route, now part of the A458 and A470. The route between Wall Heath and Bromsgrove was assigned the A449 number.<ref>{{cite web
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 ==Route==
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 [[File:A491, Fairfield.jpg|thumb|The dual carriageway near Fairfield, Worcestershire]]
-===Lydiate Ash - Stourbridge===
+===Lydiate Ash – Stourbridge===
 Starting at junction 4 of the M5, the road heads West on a single carriageway alignment, meeting the B4091 at a roundabout, then becoming a dual carriageway. There are local accesses for the villages of [[Belbroughton]], [[Clent]], [[Romsley, Worcestershire|Romsley]] and [[Holy Cross, Worcestershire|Holy Cross]]. Following a roundabout in [[Hagley]] the A491 is concurrent with the [[A456 road|A456]] for a short period before heading north towards [[Stourbridge]]. At [[Pedmore]] the [[A4036 road|A4036]] leaves at a roundabout towards [[Dudley]]. The former northern section of the A450 (now B4187) from Worcester joins from the left. The A491 then continues to join the Stourbridge ring road.  The one-way ring road forms part of the A491 and is concurrent with the A458 and forms the starting point of the A451 to Kidderminster.
-===Stourbridge - Wall Heath===
+===Stourbridge – Wall Heath===
-The original route of the A491 resumes on the northern side of the Stourbridge ring road. This final section is entirely single carriageway in an urban environment causing major delays. The road passes through [[Amblecote]], [[Wordsley]] and [[Kingswinford]], passing numerous traffic light controlled junctions, before terminating on the [[A449 road|A449]] at a roundabout just north of [[Wall Heath]].
+The original route of the A491 resumes on the northern side of the Stourbridge ring road. This final section is entirely single carriageway, apart from a short distance between the staggered junction with the [[A461]], in an urban environment causing major delays. The road passes through [[Amblecote]], [[Wordsley]] and [[Kingswinford]], passing numerous traffic light controlled junctions including those with the [[A roads in Zone 4 of the Great Britain numbering scheme|A4101]] and [[B roads in Zone 4 of the Great Britain numbering scheme|B4175]], before terminating on the [[A449 road|A449]] at a roundabout just north of [[Wall Heath]].
-==Former Routes==
+==Former routes==
 ===Bypasses and realignments===
 * [[Holy Cross, Clent]] (Now bypassed by a dual carriageway to the North). A cutting through Button Hill, in Holy Cross—through which the road used to pass–was finished in 1834. It was built by men from Lye and Stourbridge during a local recession as a form of [[Poor Law Amendment Act 1834|poor relief]].<ref>{{cite book |first=John |last=Amphlett |year=1860 |title=A short history of Clent |publisher=Parker |page=175|quote=There was great distress in the Lye and the districts around Stourbridge in 1834 and numbers of men were employed in lowering the cutting in the sandstone rock}}</ref>
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 ===Downgrading===
-* Fairfield - Finstall (Part of this route is now B4091, A448 and unclassified)
+* Fairfield – Finstall (Part of this route is now B4091, A448 and unclassified)
 ==References==
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 ==External links==
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-* [http://www.sabre-roads.org.uk/roadlists/r10/notes.php?number=A491 SABRE Roads by 10 - A491]
+* [http://www.sabre-roads.org.uk/roadlists/r10/notes.php?number=A491 SABRE Roads by 10 – A491]
 {{GB A road zone 4}}

v t e A roads in Zone 4 of the Great Britain road numbering scheme
	A4 A40 A41 A42 A43 A44 A45 A46 A47 A48 A49
	A400 A403 A404 A405 A406 A412 A413 A414 A415 A417 A418 A419 A420 A421 A422 A423 A426 A427 A428 A429 A431 A432 A433 A441 A442 A444 A445 A446 A448 A449 A452 A453 A454 A456 A458 A461 A465 A466 A468 A469 A470 A473 A474 A475 A476 A477 A478 A479 A482 A483 A485 A486 A487 A489 A490 A491 A493 A494 A496 A498 A499
	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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