# London Road

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This article is about roads called London Road. For other uses, see [London Road (disambiguation)](/source/London_Road_(disambiguation)).

**London Road** is a popular road name in the United Kingdom. Many of these roads are so named because they form part of a wider arterial route which does indeed eventually lead to [London](/source/London) itself.

Roads called London Road include:

## United Kingdom

### England

There are countless London Roads in the UK. Only those significant outside their local area are listed here:

- [London Road (Brighton) railway station](/source/London_Road_(Brighton)_railway_station)
- [London Road (Guildford) railway station](/source/London_Road_(Guildford)_railway_station)
- [London Road (Sheffield)](/source/London_Road_(Sheffield)), Sheffield
- [London Road Stadium](/source/London_Road_Stadium); the home ground of Peterborough United F.C.
- Several stretches of the [A4 road](/source/A4_road_(England)) carry the name London Road

#### London

There are twenty six in London itself. They are:

- London Road, [Barking](/source/Barking,_London), in the borough of Barking and Dagenham
- London Road, Beddington Corner, in the borough of [Sutton](/source/London_Borough_of_Sutton)
- London Road, Brentford, in the borough of Hounslow, part of the [A315](/source/A315_road) and extends into Hounslow
- London Road, [Bromley](/source/Bromley), in the borough of Bromley
- London Road, [Crayford](/source/Crayford), in the borough of Bexley, and follows part of the route of the Roman Watling Street
- London Road, [Croydon](/source/Croydon), in the borough of [Croydon](/source/London_Borough_of_Croydon), part of the [A23](/source/A23_road)
- London Road, [Enfield](/source/Enfield_Town), in the borough of [Enfield](/source/London_Borough_of_Enfield)
- London Road, [Feltham](/source/Feltham), in the borough of [Hounslow](/source/London_Borough_of_Hounslow). This London Road is part of the [A30](/source/A30_road) and is a continuation of its Brentford cousin, having produced several other names in between
- London Road, [Forest Hill](/source/Forest_Hill,_London), in the boroughs of [Southwark](/source/London_Borough_of_Southwark) and [Lewisham](/source/London_Borough_of_Lewisham)
- London Road, [Harrow](/source/Harrow,_London), in the borough of [Harrow](/source/London_Borough_of_Harrow)
- London Road, [Hounslow](/source/Hounslow), in the borough of [Hounslow](/source/London_Borough_of_Hounslow). This London Road is part of the [A315](/source/A315_road) and extends into Brentford
- London Road, [Kingston upon Thames](/source/Kingston_upon_Thames), in the borough of [Kingston upon Thames](/source/Royal_Borough_of_Kingston_upon_Thames)
- London Road, [Mitcham](/source/Mitcham), in the borough of [Merton](/source/London_Borough_of_Merton). This London Road is part of the [A217](/source/A217_road) and should not be confused with its Morden neighbour
- London Road, [Morden](/source/Morden), in the borough of [Merton](/source/London_Borough_of_Merton). This London Road is part of the [A24](/source/A24_road_(England))
- London Road, [Norbury](/source/Norbury), in the borough of [Croydon](/source/London_Borough_of_Croydon). This London Road is part of the [A23](/source/A23_road)
- [London Road, Romford](/source/A118_road), in the borough of [Havering](/source/London_Borough_of_Havering)
- London Road, [Stanmore](/source/Stanmore), in the borough of [Harrow](/source/London_Borough_of_Harrow)
- [London Road, Southwark](/source/London_Road,_Southwark), in the borough of Southwark - [London Road Depot](/source/London_Road_Depot), which services the London Underground Bakerloo line, is located on and named for this London Road
- London Road, [Sutton](/source/Sutton,_London), in the borough of [Sutton](/source/London_Borough_of_Sutton). This London Road is part of the [A24](/source/A24_road_(England)), and is a continuation of its Morden cousin, having produced several other names in between. It extends into [Epsom and Ewell](/source/Epsom_and_Ewell), a district officially outside London
- London Road, [Tooting](/source/Tooting), in the borough of [Wandsworth](/source/London_Borough_of_Wandsworth). This London Road is a part of the [A217](/source/A217_road), which also runs through Mitcham
- London Road, [Thornton Heath](/source/Thornton_Heath), in the borough of [Croydon](/source/London_Borough_of_Croydon). This London Road is part of the [A23](/source/A23_road)
- London Road, [Twickenham](/source/Twickenham), in the borough of [Richmond upon Thames](/source/London_Borough_of_Richmond_upon_Thames)
- London Road, [Wembley](/source/Wembley), in the borough of [Brent](/source/London_Borough_of_Brent)

Most of the London Roads in London were named before the town they are in was absorbed by the London [urban sprawl](/source/Urban_sprawl). With few exceptions, they used to be the main route from their town to London.

### Scotland

- London Road, [Glasgow](/source/Glasgow). A large road leading to [Mount Vernon](/source/Mount_Vernon,_Glasgow) to the east and [Glasgow Cross](/source/Glasgow_Cross) to the west, passing [Celtic Park](/source/Celtic_Park) and [Glasgow Green](/source/Glasgow_Green) on route.
- London Road, [Kilmarnock](/source/Kilmarnock)
- London Road, [Dumfries](/source/Dumfries)
- London Road, [Edinburgh](/source/Edinburgh)
- London Road, [Stranraer](/source/Stranraer)

### Northern Ireland

- London Road, [Belfast](/source/Belfast). A main road leading to the city's [Ormeau Park](/source/Ormeau_Park).

### Wales

- London Road, [Anglesey](/source/Anglesey), an electoral ward in [Holyhead](/source/Holyhead), Anglesey

## Elsewhere

- London Road, Duluth, Minnesota, U.S. [Minnesota State Highway 61](/source/Minnesota_State_Highway_61) is on part of this road

## See also

- [Odonymy in the United Kingdom](/source/Odonymy_in_the_United_Kingdom)

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