M23 motorway, the Glossary
The M23 is a motorway in the United Kingdom, running from the south of Hooley in Surrey, where it splits from the A23, to Pease Pottage, south of Crawley in West Sussex where it rejoins the A23.[1]
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46 relations: A roads in Zone 2 of the Great Britain numbering scheme, A23 road, Brighton, Brighton & Hove Albion F.C.–Crystal Palace F.C. rivalry, Controlled-access highway, Coulsdon, Crawley, Croydon, Dartford Crossing, Department for Transport, Driver location sign, East Grinstead, Gatwick Airport, Godstone, Greater London, Greater London Council, Hansard, Heathrow Airport, Hooley, Horley, Horsham, London, London Ringways, M25 motorway, Maidenbower, Merstham, Mitcham Common, National Highways, Ordnance Survey, Pease Pottage, Pease Pottage MSA, Purley, London, Redhill, Surrey, Reigate, Smart motorway, South Circular Road, London, Speed limits by country, Stack interchange, Streatham, Surrey, Thornton Heath, Tooting, United Kingdom, Urban decay, Watford, West Sussex.
- Roads in West Sussex
- Transport in Crawley
A roads in Zone 2 of the Great Britain numbering scheme
List of A roads in zone 2 in Great Britain starting south of the River Thames and east of the A3 (roads beginning with 2).
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A23 road
The A23 road is a major road in the United Kingdom between London and Brighton, East Sussex, England. M23 motorway and A23 road are roads in West Sussex and transport in Crawley.
Brighton
Brighton is a seaside resort and one of the two main areas of the city of Brighton and Hove in the county of East Sussex, England.
Brighton & Hove Albion F.C.–Crystal Palace F.C. rivalry
The Brighton & Hove Albion–Crystal Palace rivalry, sometimes nicknamed the A23 derby or the M23 derby only by the media, is the rivalry between English football teams Brighton & Hove Albion and Crystal Palace.
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Controlled-access highway
A controlled-access highway is a type of highway that has been designed for high-speed vehicular traffic, with all traffic flow—ingress and egress—regulated.
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Coulsdon
Coulsdon (traditionally pronounced) is a town in south London, England, within the London Borough of Croydon.
Crawley
Crawley is a town and borough in West Sussex, England.
Croydon
Croydon is a large town in South London, England, south of Charing Cross.
Dartford Crossing
The Dartford–Thurrock River Crossing, commonly known as the Dartford Crossing and until 1991 the Dartford Tunnel, is a major road crossing of the River Thames in England, carrying the A282 road between Dartford in Kent in the south and Thurrock in Essex in the north.
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Department for Transport
The Department for Transport (DfT) is a ministerial department of the Government of the United Kingdom.
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Driver location sign
Driver location signs are signs placed every along each side of English motorways, and some other major English roads, to provide information that will allow motorists to know their precise location.
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East Grinstead
East Grinstead is a town in West Sussex, England, near the East Sussex, Surrey, and Kent borders, south of London, northeast of Brighton, and northeast of the county town of Chichester.
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Gatwick Airport
London Gatwick, also known as Gatwick Airport, is the secondary international airport serving London, the capital of England and the United Kingdom. M23 motorway and Gatwick Airport are transport in Crawley.
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Godstone
Godstone is a village and civil parish in the Tandridge District of Surrey, England.
Greater London
Greater London is the administrative area of London, which is coterminous with the London region.
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Greater London Council
The Greater London Council (GLC) was the top-tier local government administrative body for Greater London from 1965 to 1986.
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Hansard
Hansard is the transcripts of parliamentary debates in Britain and many Commonwealth countries.
Heathrow Airport
Heathrow Airport, called London Airport until 1966, is the main international airport serving London, the capital and most populous city of England and the United Kingdom.
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Hooley
Hooley is a village in the borough of Reigate and Banstead in Surrey, England.
Horley
Horley is a town in the borough of Reigate and Banstead in Surrey, England, south of the towns of Reigate and Redhill.
Horsham
Horsham is a market town on the upper reaches of the River Arun on the fringe of the Weald in West Sussex, England.
London
London is the capital and largest city of both England and the United Kingdom, with a population of in.
London Ringways
The London Ringways were a series of four ring roads planned in the 1960s to circle London at various distances from the city centre.
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M25 motorway
The M25 or London Orbital Motorway is a major road encircling most of Greater London. M23 motorway and M25 motorway are motorways in England.
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Maidenbower
Maidenbower is one of 14 neighbourhoods within the town of Crawley in West Sussex, England.
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Merstham
Merstham is a town in the borough of Reigate and Banstead in Surrey, England.
Mitcham Common
Mitcham Common is 182 hectares (460 acres) of common land situated in south London.
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National Highways
National Highways (NH), formerly the Highways Agency and later formerly Highways England, is a government-owned company charged with operating, maintaining and improving motorways and major A roads in England.
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Ordnance Survey
The Ordnance Survey (OS) is the national mapping agency for Great Britain.
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Pease Pottage
Pease Pottage is a village in the Mid Sussex District of West Sussex, England.
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Pease Pottage MSA
Pease Pottage services is a motorway service station at Junction 11 of the M23 motorway near Crawley.
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Purley, London
Purley is an area of the London Borough of Croydon in London, England, south of Charing Cross, with a history going back at least 800 years.
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Redhill, Surrey
Redhill is a town in the borough of Reigate and Banstead within the county of Surrey, England.
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Reigate
Reigate is a town in Surrey, England, around south of central London.
Smart motorway
A smart motorway (formerly managed motorway and active traffic management), also known in Scotland as an intelligent transport system, is a section of motorway in the United Kingdom (primarily in England) that employs active traffic management (ATM) techniques to increase capacity through the use of MIDAS technology including variable speed limits and occasionally hard shoulder running and ramp metering at busy times. M23 motorway and smart motorway are motorways in England.
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South Circular Road, London
The South Circular Road (formally the A205 and often simply called the South Circular) in south London, England, is a major road that runs from the Woolwich Ferry in the east to the Chiswick Flyover in the west via Eltham, Lee Green, Catford, Forest Hill, Dulwich, Tulse Hill, Clapham Common, Clapham Junction, Wandsworth, Putney, Barnes, Mortlake and Kew Bridge.
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Speed limits by country
A speed limit is the limit of speed allowed by law for road vehicles, usually the maximum speed allowed.
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Stack interchange
A directional interchange, colloquially known as a stack interchange, is a type of grade-separated junction between two controlled-access highways that allows for free-flowing movement to and from all directions of traffic.
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Streatham
Streatham is a district in south London, England.
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Surrey
Surrey is a ceremonial county in South East England and one of the home counties.
Thornton Heath
Thornton Heath is a district of South London, England, within the London Borough of Croydon.
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Tooting
Tooting is a district in South London, forming part of the London Borough of Wandsworth.
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Northwestern Europe, off the coast of the continental mainland.
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Urban decay
Urban decay (also known as urban rot, urban death or urban blight) is the sociological process by which a previously functioning city, or part of a city, falls into disrepair and decrepitude.
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Watford
Watford is a town and borough in Hertfordshire, England, northwest of Central London, on the banks of the River Colne.
West Sussex
West Sussex is a ceremonial county in South East England.
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See also
Roads in West Sussex
- A217 road
- A22 road
- A23 road
- A24 road (England)
- A259 road
- A264 road
- A27 road
- A272 road
- A286 road
- A29 road
- London to Brighton Way
- M23 motorway
- South Coast Trunk Road
- Sussex Greensand Way
Transport in Crawley
- A23 road
- Crawley railway station
- Fastway (bus rapid transit)
- Gatwick Airport
- Gatwick Airport Shuttle Transit
- Gatwick Airport railway station
- Ifield railway station
- M23 motorway
- Metrobus (South East England)
- Three Bridges Depot
- Three Bridges railway station
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M23_motorway
Also known as M23 motorway (Great Britain).