A201 road
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Farringdon Street, part of the A201, pictured from the Holborn Viaduct in 2012
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| Existed: | 1863 – present |
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| North end: | Kings Cross |
| South end: | Elephant and Castle |
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The A201 is an A road in London running from Kings Cross to Elephant and Castle.
The route passes along Kings Cross Road, Farringdon Road, Farringdon Street, New Bridge Street, Blackfriars Bridge, Blackfriars Road, London Road to the Elephant and Castle, and finally New Kent Road where it merges with the A2 road on the Old Kent Road.
Kings Cross Road runs one-way south-east from Pentonville Road to a junction with Penton Rise where it turns directly south before running south-east again to Calthorpe Street where it meets Farringdon Road. It is home to the Representative of Montserrat in London.
Farringdon Road runs south-east from King's Cross Road, crossing Rosebery Avenue, then turns south crossing Clerkenwell Road before passing Farringdon station.
It finishes on the border between the City of London, the London Borough of Camden and the London Borough of Islington, at the junction of Charterhouse Street and Farringdon Street.
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