History
The A303 was created on 1 April 1933 by a renumbering of several different routes to provide a long bypass for through traffic for a section of the A30. Parts of the route, such as the section past Stonehenge, have been a right of way for people, wagons, and later motor vehicles for centuries. Running from the M3 motorway towards the south west of England these were:
| Section | Old Classification |
| A33 to Bullington Cross | Unclassified roads, later B3379 to Micheldever and B3049 thereon |
| Bullington Cross to Andover | B3049 |
| Andover to Stonehenge | A344 road |
| Stonehenge Wincanton to Ilchester | B3090, later A3036 |
| Ilchester bypass at Podimore | B3150, later A372 until bypass built |
| Ilchester to South Petherton | A3036 |
| South Petherton to Ilminster | A358 |
| Ilminster to Marsh | B3169, later A3079 |
| Marsh to A30 | B3170 later A3079 |
Since the designation of this route, various bypasses have been built.
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