List of A roads in zone 2 in Great Britain starting south of the River Thames and east of the A3 (roads beginning with 2). __FORCETOC__
Single- and double-digit roads
Road FromTo Notes A3 at The Borough, Central London A20 at Dover The section between Three Crutches (east of Gravesend) and Brenley Corner (near Faversham) has mostly been replaced by the M2 Motorway for long-distance traffic A2 at New Cross, South East London A2 at Dover A20 at Lewisham, South East London A259 at Hastings The section from Badgers Mount (south east of Croydon) to Chipstead (north west of Sevenoaks) has mostly been replaced by the M25 Motorway to complete the belt around London. A23 at Purley A2280 & A2290 at Eastbourne A203 at County Hall, Central London A259 at Brighton Formerly included part of Westminster Bridge Road (now part of A302). A3 at Clapham A259 at Worthing A20 at Wrotham Heath, Sevenoaks, Borough Green A3 at Guildford A20 at Maidstone A259 at Newhaven A259 at Pevensey A36 at Whiteparish A254 at Margate A21 at Baldslow A24 at Capel B2259 & B2166 at Bognor Regis
Triple-digit roads RoadFromTo Notes London Bridge Greenwich King's Cross, Central London Bricklayers Arms, Central London Part of the London Inner Ring Road Victoria Station, Central London New Cross Gate, South East London Part of the London Inner Ring Road where it crosses the Thames at Vauxhall Bridge. Vauxhall Brixton Brixton Tulse Hill Woolwich Chiswick London's South Circular Road. The section from Woolwich to Clapham is former A208, A212, A2212, B226, A2216 and B228. The western end was originally at Holland Park, this section (former B308, A3206, B310, B315 and B407) was renumbered to A3220 in the late 1950s and the A205 was rerouted to Chiswick along former A3, A305, B356, A307 and A315 to form a continuous North and South Circular Road. Greenwich Greenhithe Charlton Dartford The section of the A207 east of Welling Way is the former A2 before it was bypassed to the south. Eltham Orpington Plumstead Falconwood Eltham Blendon Eltham Ruxley Catford Forestdale Sydenham Broad Green Wandsworth West Wickham Elephant and Castle Shirley Streatham Mitcham Fulham Horley Wandsworth South Wimbledon Harlesden South Wimbledon Erith Bexleyheath Bexleyheath Albany Park Croydon Old Bexley Foots Cray Crayford Foots Cray Sevenoaks Previously terminated at a junction with the then A21 at Badgers Mount, south of Orpington; extended to Sevenoaks along the route of the old A21 and A2028. Dartford Sevenoaks Crayford Rochester, Gravesend Gravesend Shipbourne, Tonbridge Tunbridge Wells Lower Stoke Maidstone Rochester Hurst Green Originally followed what is now the B2097 in Chatham. Originally ended in Baldslow. Truncated to Sedlescombe when the A21 was rerouted, and rerouted to its current route in the 1990s; the old route is now the B2244. Horsted ChathamA230 in Sussex is not listed so may have been superseded by the A275 Chatham Chatham Ewell Orpington Bromley Common Westerham Crystal Palace Beckenham Purley Thornton Heath Pond In two sections north and south of Croydon town centre, the middle part having formed the main shopping street of Croydon (North End), which is now pedestrianised. South Croydon Mitcham Mitcham Common Coulsdon Kingston upon Thames Colliers Wood The section between Lower Downs Road and Raynes Park Railway Station has a designated cycle lane Morden Park Mitcham Common Originally assigned to the Kingston upon Thames bypass but when construction began, this became the A3 instead, while the old route of the A3 became the A3063 (A239 was not used as it was out of zone); the southern section is now part of the A309. The current road was assigned as an upgrade to the B273, B274 and B275. Burgh Heath Kingston upon Thames Unused Was a road between Epsom and Banstead; downgraded to an extension of the B284 by 1985. Reigate Merstham Leatherhead Surbiton Leatherhead Hounslow Leatherhead Horsell Leatherhead Guildford Woking Clandon Park Shere Peasmarsh Maidstone Sheerness Sheerness Queenborough Faversham Ashford Charing Chilham Sarre Ramsgate Margate Ramsgate Inland route via Westwood Margate Ramsgate via Broadstairs Whitfield St Peter's Canterbury Sandwich Dover Sandwich Folkestone Emsworth Runs along the southern coastline for over 40 miles. Barham Folkestone Lympne Hythe Tenterden Lamberhurst Unused Was a road between Pembury and Royal Tunbridge Wells. Between 1974 and 1977, much of the route became part of an eastern extension of the A264 except the easternmost section (which became part of the A228) and the route through Tunbridge Wells was declassified. Tunbridge Wells Horsham Hurst Green Heathfield Significant portion is now B2102 and B2192 from Heathfield to Ringmer. Until the 1990s, continued to what is now the B2244 (then part of the A229) in Hawkhurst via what is now part of the A229. Unused Was a road between Frant and Hurst Green. Downgraded to the B2099 between 1968 and 1972. Tunbridge Wells Lower Dicker Flimwell Rye Previously allocated to a road in Cross In Hand from A265 (now B2102) to A267. This became a spur of the A267 when the current A268 was created, and is now a spur of the B2102. For a short time continued west to the then A266 in Ticehurst. Originally followed what is now the B2088 in Four Oaks. Bexhill Ninfield Southwick Coldean Lewes Road. Formerly part of the A27 before a bypass was constructed around Brighton in the early 1990s.
Original alignment went from Sidley Green to Glyne Gap, and was renumbered to A2036 by 1976 to discourage through traffic. Hailsham Battle Heathfield Chilcomb The road now takes a different route around Haywards Heath and not through the town as before (the old road is now the B2272). Original westerly end was at Stockbridge; this section became the B3049 when the road was rerouted along the middle section of the B3420. Originally followed what is now the B2102 to the then-A265 (now the B2192) in Blackboys; swapped routes when the A265 was downgraded west of the A267. Haywards Heath Pyecombe Previously allocated to a road between Ringmer and Golden Cross; this was downgraded to the B2124 in the 1960s when the A265 was downgraded in the area. The road number was reused on the current route (an upgrade of part of the B2028 and B2036, though was later rerouted around Burgess Hill) around the same time. Maidstone BiddendenFormerly the B2078 before it was upgraded to Class I status in the 1950s.
Previously allocated to a road between Lewes and Pevensey. Renumbered as a portion of an eastern extension of the A27 in the early 1950s. The section east of Polegate was later downgraded to the B2247 and the remainder of that section declassified when the A27 was rerouted. Forest Row Lewes Original southernmost end was at Newhaven; the road was truncated to Lewes when the A26 was extended to Newhaven; this is now the B2193 and unclassified Kingston Road, Piddinghoe Road, and Lewes Road. The road originally followed what is now the A2029 into Lewes. Unused Originally proposed on Worthing to Newhaven; this became part of the A259 (and the B2109 from Newhaven to Eastbourne became the B259, but two years later became the A259) right before the numbering was finalized in 1922, and the number was instead used on the road from the A275 in to the A26 in Lewes that day. That road became part of the rerouted A275 after 1960, while the old route of the A275 became part of an extended A2029. Lewes Lewes Town Road, connecting the A26 and the A27; formerly part of the A27.
The original alignment went from Brighton to Portslade-by-Sea. Downgraded to the B2066 and B2194 in the 1970s. Rainham Bredhurst Previously allocated to a road between Felbridge and Horsham. Renumbered as a western extension of the A264 in 1935; the route from Copthorne to Crawley is now the A2220 and the route to Horsham is now the B2195. Unused Ran from the A281 south of Lower Beeding to Handcross. A spur (former A280) to the A281 was added in 1935. The A279 used to end at the A23 (now B2114) at the southern end of Handcross, but when Handcross High Street was bypassed, the A279 was extended along the old A23 to the bypass. Downgraded to an extension of the B2110 between 1993 and 1996, while the spur became part of an extended B2115. Findon Angmering Originally allocated to a road cutting the corner between the then-A279 (now B2110) and the A281 in Lower Beeding. Became a spur of the A279 (now part of the B2115) in 1935 when the current A280 was created as an upgrade of part of the B2140. Guildford Pyecombe Near Cranleigh the road used to head south on what is now the B2130, Stovolds Hill, a now-destroyed road, and Dunsfold Road to Alford, where it rejoined the modern route. The road was rerouted with the construction of Dunsfold Aerodrome during World War II. Previously followed Old Guildford Road in Broadbridge Heath, and West Street and East Street in Horsham. Darenth Thurrock Dartford Crossing (includes Queen Elizabeth II Bridge and Dartford Tunnel), part of the London Orbital (M25).
Previously allocated to a road between Broadbridge Heath and Five Oaks. Renumbered as an extension of the A264 between 1934 and 1936, probably as part of the 1935 renumbering. Milford Shoreham-by-Sea Houghton Littlehampton Petworth Chichester May have been previously used in Charing from the A20 to the A252, but it was likely a typo as the number was already in use. Became part of the A252 in the early 1930s, although it could have been the A292 before that. Milford Birdham Hook Haslemere Southsea Portsmouth Strood Gillingham Canterbury Whitstable Sturry Herne Bay Ashford M20 at Willesborough, Kent Previously allocated to Magazine Road in Ashford as an upgrade of the B2072. Later became part of the A28 (either as a spur or mainline), but is now unclassified. May have been used in Charing between the A20 and the A252 along the possible former A285 (also a typo), but was likely a typo for the A252. Portslade Bypass and A27 junction. Portslade Unused Ran between Chichester and Bognor Regis as an upgrade of the B2143. Renumbered as an extension of the A259 as part of the 1935 renumbering. Hailsham Amberstone, East Sussex Previously allocated to a road between Dartford and Oxleas Wood (now A2 and Rochester Avenue; the old route of the A2 was partially declassified and the rest became part of the A207). Dartford Bean interchange, near Bluewater Former route of the A2. Originally allocated to Watling Street from the A226 to the A2 (now the current A296). Extended east over the old route of the A2 in 1972 and rerouted along the current route in 1978. Morden Hall Park, Merton Rose Hill Previously continued into Sutton and Belmont to meet the A217. Downgraded to B2230. New Malden East of Raynes Park Brenley Corner, near Faversham Ramsgate
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