A272 | |
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The A272 between Petersfield and Winchester
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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 |
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 |
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West end: |
South Wonston (between Winchester and Andover) 51°08′28″N 1°22′58″W / 51.1410°N 1.3828°W |
Location | |
Primary destinations: |
Winchester Petersfield Uckfield |
Road network | |
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. 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.