Route

Starting at the junction with the A34

A34 road

The A34 is a major road in England. It runs from the A6042 in Salford to Winchester in Hampshire. It forms a large part of the major trunk route from Southampton, via Oxford, to Birmingham, The Potteries and Manchester...

 in Lower Heath, Congleton, the road travels through the villages of Eaton and Gawsworth

Gawsworth

Gawsworth is a civil parish and village in the unitary authority of Cheshire East and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. It is one of the eight ancient parishes of Macclesfield Hundred. Twenty acres of the civil parish were transferred to Macclesfield civil parish in 1936The country houses...

 before entering Macclesfield

Macclesfield

Macclesfield is a market town within the unitary authority of Cheshire East, the county palatine of Chester, also known as the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. The population of the Macclesfield urban sub-area at the time of the 2001 census was 50,688...

. Once into Macclesfield, it take a right turn at the traffic lights by the Flower Pot public house

Public house

A public house, informally known as a pub, is a drinking establishment fundamental to the culture of Britain, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand. There are approximately 53,500 public houses in the United Kingdom. This number has been declining every year, so that nearly half of the smaller...

, becoming Park Lane.

Passing the Learning Zone (Macclesfield College

Macclesfield College

Macclesfield College is a further learning institute in Macclesfield, Cheshire which primarily offers BTEC and NVQ qualifications, this college is noted within the local area as a aerospace engineering college as it possesses a small plane for its engineering students.The college also offers A...

 and Macclesfield High School

Macclesfield High School

Macclesfield High School was a school situated in Macclesfield, Cheshire. It was opened in 2007 to replace Henbury High School and was Macclesfield's first new school since Fallibroome High School in 1979. It is built on the Learning Zone campus, sharing it with Macclesfield College, Park Lane...

) it travels to the end of Park Lane, veering right at a roundabout

Roundabout

A roundabout is the name for a road junction in which traffic moves in one direction around a central island. The word dates from the early 20th century. Roundabouts are common in many countries around the world...

 to become Park Street. After a short distance, the road turns right at the Park Green traffic lights and runs a short distance to join the A523 Mill Lane / The Silk Road at a T junction controlled by traffic lights.

History

Between Eaton and Gawsworth, there are three places in the space of 4 miles now signposted as lay-bys which used to be the original course of the A536 but which have been left in place as stopping areas following straightening of the road.

Closer to Gawsworth, the road used to pass immediately in front of the Harrington Arms public house and then take a right angle turn around the pub. This original route can be seen when examining Cheshire Tithe Maps.