Roade
Encyclopedia
Roade is a village in Northamptonshire
, England and in the area of the South Northamptonshire
District Council where it is in the two-member Blisworth
and Roade ward.
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.
shows 2,254 people living in the parish, 1,117 male and 1,137 female, in 962 dwellings. In 2009, the population was estimated to be 2,304.
railway from London
Euston
to Manchester
and Scotland
goes through the village in a deep cutting, known as Roade cutting. The cutting bisects the village into the older part on the east side and the more recent west side with two main road bridges and four others for pedestrians, 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 nor desire to add additional stops on the line.
, Elizabeth Woodville School, is the one of two Sports Colleges in Northamptonshire, the other being Kingsthorpe College. The school is on the A508 Stratford
road at the south-west end of the village and has around 1,150 pupils. The catchment area extends to Grange Park
, Blisworth
, Stoke Bruerne
and several other villages in the area. The school opened in 1956 as Roade Secondary Modern School
changing to a Comprehensive School
in 1975. It is planned to merge the school with Kingsbrook Business and Enterprise school in Deanshanger
in September 2011. The merged school will be re-named Elizabeth Woodville
School. Woodville was born in Grafton Regis
which is halfway between the two schools and was Queen consort
of King Edward IV
.
Roade Primary School in Hartwell
Road has about 166 pupils and the original school was built in 1876.
.
Northamptonshire
Northamptonshire is a landlocked county in the English East Midlands, with a population of 629,676 as at the 2001 census. It has boundaries with the ceremonial counties of Warwickshire to the west, Leicestershire and Rutland to the north, Cambridgeshire to the east, Bedfordshire to the south-east,...
, England and in the area of the South Northamptonshire
South Northamptonshire
South Northamptonshire is a local government district in Northamptonshire, England. Its council is based in Towcester.The district is rural and sparsely populated with just over 79,293 people in 2000 and 91,000 in 2008, a 14.8% increase. The largest town in the district is Brackley, which has a...
District Council where it is in the two-member Blisworth
Blisworth
Blisworth is a village and civil parish in the South Northamptonshire district of Northamptonshire, England. The West Coast Main Line, from London Euston to Manchester and Scotland, runs alongside the village partly hidden and partly on an embankment...
and Roade ward.
Location
Roade straddles the busy NorthamptonNorthampton
Northampton is a large market town and local government district in the East Midlands region of England. Situated about north-west of London and around south-east of Birmingham, Northampton lies on the River Nene and is the county town of Northamptonshire. The demonym of Northampton is...
to Milton Keynes
Milton Keynes
Milton Keynes , sometimes abbreviated MK, is a large town in Buckinghamshire, in the south east of England, about north-west of London. It is the administrative centre of the Borough of Milton Keynes...
A508
A508 road
The A508 is a short A-class road for north/south journeys in south central England, forming the route from Market Harborough in Leicestershire, via Northampton, to Old Stratford, north-west of Milton Keynes....
, ca. 2 miles (3 km) south of junction 15 of the M1 motorway
M1 motorway
The M1 is a north–south motorway in England primarily connecting London to Leeds, where it joins the A1 near Aberford. While the M1 is considered to be the first inter-urban motorway to be completed in the United Kingdom, the first road to be built to motorway standard in the country was the...
, 5 miles (8 km) south of Northampton
Northampton
Northampton is a large market town and local government district in the East Midlands region of England. Situated about north-west of London and around south-east of Birmingham, Northampton lies on the River Nene and is the county town of Northamptonshire. The demonym of Northampton is...
and 12 miles (19 km) north of Milton Keynes
Milton Keynes
Milton Keynes , sometimes abbreviated MK, is a large town in Buckinghamshire, in the south east of England, about north-west of London. It is the administrative centre of the Borough of Milton Keynes...
. The road bisects the village into east, the older part, and west, which is mostly 20th-century housing.
Demographics
The 2001 CensusUnited Kingdom Census 2001
A nationwide census, known as Census 2001, was conducted in the United Kingdom on Sunday, 29 April 2001. This was the 20th UK Census and recorded a resident population of 58,789,194....
shows 2,254 people living in the parish, 1,117 male and 1,137 female, in 962 dwellings. In 2009, the population was estimated to be 2,304.
West Coast Main Line: Roade cutting
Four tracks of the West Coast Main LineWest Coast Main Line
The West Coast Main Line is the busiest mixed-traffic railway route in Britain, being the country's most important rail backbone in terms of population served. Fast, long-distance inter-city passenger services are provided between London, the West Midlands, the North West, North Wales and the...
railway from London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
Euston
Euston railway station
Euston railway station, also known as London Euston, is a central London railway terminus in the London Borough of Camden. It is the sixth busiest rail terminal in London . It is one of 18 railway stations managed by Network Rail, and is the southern terminus of the West Coast Main Line...
to Manchester
Manchester
Manchester is a city and metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester, England. According to the Office for National Statistics, the 2010 mid-year population estimate for Manchester was 498,800. Manchester lies within one of the UK's largest metropolitan areas, the metropolitan county of Greater...
and Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
goes through the village in a deep cutting, known as Roade cutting. The cutting bisects the village into the older part on the east side and the more recent west side with two main road bridges and four others for pedestrians, 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
Site of Special Scientific Interest
A Site of Special Scientific Interest is a conservation designation denoting a protected area in the United Kingdom. SSSIs are the basic building block of site-based nature conservation legislation and most other legal nature/geological conservation designations in Great Britain are based upon...
(SSSI) listed by English Nature
English Nature
English Nature was the United Kingdom government agency that promoted the conservation of wildlife, geology and wild places throughout England between 1990 and 2006...
.
A station serving Roade
Roade railway station
Roade was a railway station serving the Northamptonshire village of the same name on the West Coast Main Line. Roade Station opened in 1838 as the principal station for Northampton , but its importance diminished upon the opening of the Northampton and Peterborough Railway in 1845...
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
Northampton loop
The Northampton loop is a railway line serving the town of Northampton. It is a branch of the West Coast Main Line, deviating from the faster direct main line which runs to the west....
, and the other two fast lines heading directly for Rugby
Rugby, Warwickshire
Rugby is a market town in Warwickshire, England, located on the River Avon. The town has a population of 61,988 making it the second largest town in the county...
. 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 nor desire to add additional stops on the line.
1969 rail accident
An accident occurred at the northern end of the cutting, just where the fast lines divert from the Northampton loop, on 31 December 1969 when a northbound good train on the slow lines derailed. A southbound passenger train from Northampton was passing at the time at about 75mph and collided with the derailed wagons and was partly de-railed itself. Sadly the driver of the passenger train was killed. The cause of the derailment was the failure of a main bearing spring on an empty 16-ton mineral wagon and very similar to a previous incident on the Northampton loop in 1967.Schools
The local secondary schoolSecondary school
Secondary school is a term used to describe an educational institution where the final stage of schooling, known as secondary education and usually compulsory up to a specified age, takes place...
, Elizabeth Woodville School, is the one of two Sports Colleges in Northamptonshire, the other being Kingsthorpe College. The school is on the A508 Stratford
Stony Stratford
Stony Stratford is a constituent town of Milton Keynes and is a civil parish with a town council within the Borough of Milton Keynes. It is in the north west corner of Milton Keynes, bordering Northamptonshire and separated from it by the River Great Ouse...
road at the south-west end of the village and has around 1,150 pupils. The catchment area extends to Grange Park
Grange Park, Northamptonshire
Grange Park is a large residential housing estate on the edge of the Borough of Northampton but outside the Borough boundary. Some residents refer to its status as a "village", although in reality it is an extension to the Northampton urban area. It is south of Northampton town centre, in the...
, Blisworth
Blisworth
Blisworth is a village and civil parish in the South Northamptonshire district of Northamptonshire, England. The West Coast Main Line, from London Euston to Manchester and Scotland, runs alongside the village partly hidden and partly on an embankment...
, Stoke Bruerne
Stoke Bruerne
Stoke Bruerne is a small village and civil parish in South Northamptonshire, England about north of Milton Keynes and south of Northampton.-History:...
and several other villages in the area. The school opened in 1956 as Roade Secondary Modern School
Secondary modern school
A secondary modern school is a type of secondary school that existed in most of the United Kingdom from 1944 until the early 1970s, under the Tripartite System, and was designed for the majority of pupils - those who do not achieve scores in the top 25% of the eleven plus examination...
changing to a Comprehensive School
Comprehensive school
A comprehensive school is a state school that does not select its intake on the basis of academic achievement or aptitude. This is in contrast to the selective school system, where admission is restricted on the basis of a selection criteria. The term is commonly used in relation to the United...
in 1975. It is planned to merge the school with Kingsbrook Business and Enterprise school in Deanshanger
Deanshanger
Deanshanger, pronounced deans-hanger, is a village and civil parish in South Northamptonshire, just north of Milton Keynes. In 2007 it was joined with the civil parish of Wicken to form Deanshanger ward, returning two councillors...
in September 2011. The merged school will be re-named Elizabeth Woodville
Elizabeth Woodville
Elizabeth Woodville was Queen consort of England as the spouse of King Edward IV from 1464 until his death in 1483. Elizabeth was a key figure in the series of dynastic civil wars known as the Wars of the Roses. Her first husband, Sir John Grey of Groby was killed at the Second Battle of St Albans...
School. Woodville was born in Grafton Regis
Grafton Regis
Grafton Regis is a village and civil parish in the south of the English county of Northamptonshire. The village is east of the A508 road, on which it has a short frontage and two bus stops. It is ca. south of Northampton and north of Milton Keynes....
which is halfway between the two schools and was Queen consort
Queen consort
A queen consort is the wife of a reigning king. A queen consort usually shares her husband's rank and holds the feminine equivalent of the king's monarchical titles. Historically, queens consort do not share the king regnant's political and military powers. Most queens in history were queens consort...
of King Edward IV
Edward IV of England
Edward IV was King of England from 4 March 1461 until 3 October 1470, and again from 11 April 1471 until his death. He was the first Yorkist King of England...
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Roade Primary School in Hartwell
Hartwell
Hartwell is a village in central Buckinghamshire, England. It is to the south of Aylesbury, by the village of Stone.The village name is Anglo Saxon in origin, and means "spring frequented by deer". In the Domesday Book of 1086 it was recorded as Herdeuuelle and Herdewelle.The ruined Hartwell...
Road has about 166 pupils and the original school was built in 1876.
Post Office
There is a main Post Office in the High Street offering most services including Road TaxRoad tax
Road tax, known by various names around the world, is a tax which has to be paid on a motor vehicle before using it on a public road.-Australia:...
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