A5012 road

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A5012
Via Gellia (A5012) - Passing through Griffe Grange Valley in the direction of Grangemill - geograph.org.uk - 1000635.jpg
The A5012, Via Gellia, passing through Griffe Grange Valley
Major junctions
FromNewhaven
ToCromford
Location
CountryUnited Kingdom
Constituent countryEngland
Road network

The A5012 road is a main road in the south of the English county of Derbyshire.

Around 9 miles (14 km) in length it connects two primary north–south routes, the A6 at Cromford and the A515 between Buxton and Ashbourne. It passes through Pikehall and Grangemill and alongside Ible.

The eastern part (Grangemill to Cromford, set in a deep valley) is known as the Via Gellia - named after its builders, the Gell family, who held lead-mining interests in and around Wirksworth.

The road has a poor safety record and is ranked the third-worst in Britain by EuroRAP.[1]

References[edit]

Route map:

KML is from Wikidata
  1. ^ EuroRAP press release Archived 29 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine