Roade
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 War Memorial, Memorial Green, Roade 3 February 2010 |
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| Roade shown within Northamptonshire | |
| Population | 2,254 (2001 census) 2,312 (2011 census). |
| OS grid reference | SP755515 |
| • London | 66 miles (106 km) |
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| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | NORTHAMPTON |
| Postcode district | NN7 |
| Dialling code | 01604 |
| Police | Northamptonshire |
| Fire | Northamptonshire |
| Ambulance | East Midlands |
| EU Parliament | East Midlands |
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Roade is a village in Northamptonshire, England. It is represented by South Northamptonshire District Council, falling within the two-member Blisworth and Roade ward.
Roade straddles the busy Northampton to Milton Keynes A508, ca. 2 miles (3 km) south of junction 15 of the M1 motorway, 5 miles (8 km) south of Northampton and 12 miles (19 km) north of Milton Keynes. The road bisects the village into east, the older part, and west, which is mostly 20th-century housing.
The 2001 Census shows 2,254 people living in the parish, 1,117 male and 1,137 female, in 962 dwellings. In 2011 the population had increased to 2,312.
Four tracks of the West Coast Main Line railway from London Euston to Manchester and Scotland go through the village in this deep cutting. The cutting bisects the village into the older part on the east side and the more recent west side. However, there are two main road bridges and four others for pedestrians, some for minor traffic and farm vehicles. The line dates from 1838 and was electrified in the 1960s. It now carries 125 mph trains.
The cutting is a geological Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) listed by English Nature.
A station serving Roade was situated at the southern end of the village and the cutting, but closed in 1964. The four lines split at the north end of the cutting with the two eastern lines forming the slower Northampton loop, and the other two fast lines heading directly for Rugby. There was a campaign in the 1990s to have the station re-opened for commuter traffic to London, Milton Keynes and Northampton but there are no current plans to add additional stops on the line.
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