A6 road (England)

A6
A6
Route information
Major junctions
South end	A505 in Luton ; 51°52′42″N 0°24′29″W / 51.8782°N 0.4080°W
	A421 near Bedford; A45 near Higham Ferrers; A14 near Kettering; A46 near Leicester; M1 / A50 near Kegworth; A52 in Derby; A38 near Derby; A580 near Salford; M61 near Atherton; A58 to M61 near Westhoughton; A6027 to M61 near Horwich; A674 to M61 near Chorley; M6 / M65 near Preston; M55 to M6 near Preston; M6 near Lancaster; A683 near Lancaster; A6070 to M6 near Carnforth; A590 near Levens; A591 near Kendal; M6 near Shap; A66 near Penrith; M6 near Carlisle;
North end	A7 in Carlisle; 54°53′43″N 2°55′52″W / 54.8954°N 2.9311°W
Location
Country	United Kingdom
Constituent country	England
Primary; destinations	Bedford; Kettering; Market Harborough; Leicester; Loughborough; Derby; Matlock; Buxton; Stockport; Manchester; Salford; Preston; Lancaster; Kendal; Penrith;
Road network
	Roads in the United Kingdom; Motorways; A and B road zones;

The A6 is one of the main north–south roads in England. It runs from Luton in Bedfordshire to Carlisle in Cumbria, although it formerly started at a junction with the A1 at Barnet in north London, and is described as running from London to Carlisle.

Running north-west from Luton, the road passes through Bedford, bypasses Rushden, Kettering and Market Harborough, continues through Leicester, Loughborough, Derby and Matlock before passing through the Peak District to Bakewell, Buxton, Stockport, Manchester, Salford, Chorley, Preston, Lancaster, Kendal and Penrith before reaching Carlisle.

South of Derby, the road runs approximately parallel to the M1 motorway; between Manchester and Preston, it is close to the M6 and M61 motorways; and from Preston to its northern terminus in Carlisle, it is close to the M6.