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A508
A508 in Grafton Regis
Major junctions
North end	A4304 in Market Harborough 52°28′42″N 0°54′49″W / 52.4782°N 0.9136°W / 52.4782; -0.9136 (A508 road (northern end))
Major intersections	A14 (J2) A5076 A5199 A5095 A428 A4500 A5123 A45 M1 (J15)
South end	Old Stratford A5 / A422 52°03′59″N 0°52′12″W / 52.0665°N 0.8699°W / 52.0665; -0.8699 (A508 road (southern end))
Location
Country	United Kingdom
Primary destinations	Market Harborough Northampton Milton Keynes
Road network
Roads in the United Kingdom Motorways A and B road zones
← A507 → A509

The A508 is a north-south A-class road in central England, forming the route from Market Harborough in Leicestershire, via Northampton, to Old Stratford in Northamptonshire, just outside Milton Keynes.

Major settlements

The major settlements along the route are Market Harborough, Great Oxendon, Kelmarsh, Maidwell, Hanging Houghton, Brixworth, Pitsford, Boughton, Northampton, Roade, Grafton Regis, Yardley Gobion, before finishing outside Old Stratford.

Route

Market Harborough

The road starts in Market Harborough, Leicestershire, at the junction of the A4304 St Mary's Road and Clarence Road. It begins as Kettering Road, crosses the River Welland, and continues as Springfield Street, Northampton Road and Harborough Road, before crossing the county boundary into Northamptonshire.

Great Oxendon to Boughton

The A508 is named Harborough Road until it becomes Harborough Road North at a roundabout in the village of Boughton. The first village in Northamptonshire is Great Oxendon, where the road passes St Helen's Church. The road then passes Kelmarsh Hall and Kelmarsh village. South of Kelmarsh it intersects with the A14 road, a dual carriageway trunk road, at a grade-separated junction.

South of the A14, the road continues through Maidwell and Lamport, where it is served by X7 and 77 buses to Northampton.

History

The route of the A508 follows a long-established route from Northampton to Market Harborough, crossing medieval bridges, or their replacements, at Pitsford and Great Oxendon.

References

1. Historic England. "Church of St Helen (1367480)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 1 December 2024.
2. "X7 Bus Route & Timetable: Northampton - Market Harborough" (PDF). Stagecoach. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
3. Burton, Philip; Evans, Martin Marix; Westaway, M. (22 January 2002). Naseby-June 1645: English Civil War. Pen and Sword. p. 33. ISBN 978-0-85052-871-8. the direct route to Market Harborough (now A508) crossed the medieval bridges at Pitsford and Great Oxendon

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v t e Roads in Zone 5 of the Great Britain road numbering scheme
	A5 A50 A51 A52 A53 A54 A55 A56 A57 A58 A59
	A500 A501 A505 A507 A508 A509 A511 A512 A514 A515 A516 A518 A519 A523 A525 A527 A528 A529 A530 A531 A533 A535 A536 A537 A538 A540 A541 A555 A556 A562 A563 A565 A570 A572 A574 A580 A583 A584 A585 A586 A587 A588 A590 A591 A592 A593 A594 Leicester Cumbria A595 A596
	A5004 A5012 A5025 A5036 A5038 A5058 A5100 A5103 A5109 A5112 A5114 A5117 A5120 A5124 A5127 A5130 A5135 A5147 A5150 A5183 A5199 A5268 A5300 A5758
	B5289 B5300 B5302 B5470
List of A roads in Zone 5 List of B roads in Zone 5

52°16′03″N 0°54′00″W / 52.2675°N 0.9001°W / 52.2675; -0.9001 (A508 road)

• Roads in England
• Transport in Leicestershire
• Transport in Northamptonshire