A1065 road

Coordinates: 52°37′09″N 0°41′32″E / 52.61909°N 0.69216°E / 52.61909; 0.69216
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A1065 shield
A1065
A148
North endFakenham
Location
Country
Primary
destinations
Brandon Swaffham
Road network
A1066

The A1065 is a main road in the English region of East Anglia. It provides the principal road connection to parts of the west and north of the county of Norfolk from Newmarket and points south of there, including London. It runs from a junction near Mildenhall, to a junction on the western outskirt of Fakenham.

Most of the road is in the county of

Norfolk but the southernmost 9.4 miles (15.1 km) are in Suffolk[2]

Route

The southern end of the road is at a roundabout on the

grade separated
route as far as the outskirts of London.

From this roundabout, the road passes through Mildenhall Woods, an outlying section of

Wangford, where it passes close to the end of the runway
.

The road then passes through more of Thetford Forest, before reaching the town of

.

A larger section of Thetford Forest follows as far as the village of

A134 Colchester to King's Lynn road
.

Beyond Mundford the road passes through the villages of

.

Some 3.5 miles (5.6 km) beyond Swaffham the A1065 by-passes the ancient settlement of

.

The A1065 finishes at a roundabout on the

A148 King's Lynn to Cromer road, about 1 mile (1.6 km) west of the centre of the town of Fakenham and 9 miles (14 km) south of the North Norfolk coast. From here minor roads provide direct connections to the coast in the vicinity of Brancaster, Burnham Market, Wells-next-the-Sea and Blakeney, whilst the A148 provides a connection to the larger resorts of Sheringham and Cromer
further to the east.

See also

References

52°37′09″N 0°41′32″E / 52.61909°N 0.69216°E / 52.61909; 0.69216