A272

A272
The A272 between Petersfield and Winchester
Route information
Length:	85 mi (137 km)
Major junctions
East end:	Five Ashes (near Heathfield) 50°59′38″N 0°12′48″E / 50.9939°N 0.2133°E / 50.9939; 0.2133 (A272 road (eastern end))
	A22 road A23 road A24 road A26 road A29 road A267 road A273 road A275 road A283 road A286 road A3 road A31 road M3 motorway A34 road A33 road A30 road
West end:	South Wonston (between Winchester and Andover) 51°08′28″N 1°22′58″W / 51.1410°N 1.3828°W / 51.1410; -1.3828 (A272 road (western end))
Location
Primary destinations:	Winchester Petersfield Uckfield
Road network
Roads in the United Kingdom Motorways A and B road zones

The A272 is a road in southeast England. It follows an approximate east-west route from near Heathfield, East Sussex to the city of Winchester, Hampshire.

The eastern end of the A272 starts at a junction with the A267, 1.5 miles (2.4 km) north-west of the village of Cross In Hand, East Sussex. It heads west, crossing the A26 and A22 north of Uckfield, and continues through Newick before going over the border into West Sussex at a point east of Scaynes Hill. It then bypasses the town of Haywards Heath and continues west, crossing the main London-Brighton A23 road at Bolney.

The route continues, crossing the A24 and passing through a number of villages and small towns in West Sussex, such as Billingshurst, Petworth and Midhurst. It then crosses the county boundary into Hampshire and reaches Petersfield, where it crosses the A3 to the west of the town. The final section passes the National Trust property of Hinton Ampner and rises high on to the Hampshire downs, passing Cheesefoot Head, before descending to merge with the A31 at Chilcomb to the east of Winchester.