Previous Routes
North of Leicester, before the dual carriageway section bypassing Derby was built, the A50 formerly went through Burton upon Trent and Ashby-de-la-Zouch to Leicester, but that section is now designated the A511 road.
South of Leicester, the A50 used to terminate at Hockliffe in Bedfordshire at a junction with the A5.
- The section from Leicester to Northampton is now designated the A5199 having been down-classified when the A14 was built to deter drivers from using this stretch assuming it was a higher grade than it is.
- The section south of Northampton was down-classified when the M1 was built as it runs parallel with the motorway and is an unsuitable alternative:
- Between Northampton and the Newport Pagnell bypass it is now the B526.
- Between the Newport Pagnell bypass and Junction 14 of the M1 it is now part of the A509 road.
- From Junction 14 of the M1 to Woburn it is the A5130
- From Woburn to Hockcliffe it is the A4012.
The old A50 was the main route to London from Leicester, before it was replaced during the 19th century by what is now the A6.
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