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Part of the A48 was located just west of [[Gloucester]], from where it ran south-west, roughly parallel to the [[River Severn]]. It passed through [[Blakeney]] on the south-eastern outskirts of [[Dean Forest Park]], then crossed the [[Welsh]] border. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Categories of Life (TV story)|The Categories of Life]]'') | Part of the A48 was located just west of [[Gloucester]], from where it ran south-west, roughly parallel to the [[River Severn]]. It passed through [[Blakeney]] on the south-eastern outskirts of [[Dean Forest Park]], then crossed the [[Welsh]] border. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Categories of Life (TV story)|The Categories of Life]]'') | ||
Part of the A48 swerved west upon approach towards the [[Bristol Channel]] and went through [[Bonvilston]] then swerved north-west. | Part of the A48 swerved west upon approach towards the [[Bristol Channel]] and went through [[Bonvilston]] then swerved north-west. It then passed through both [[Bridgend]] and [[Pyle]], before meeting with the [[M4]] at junction 38. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Categories of Life (TV story)|The Categories of Life]]'', [[PROSE]]: ''[[Bay of the Dead (novel)|Bay of the Dead]]'') | ||
Part of the A48 continued from the termination of the [[M4]] at junction 49. It ran north-west, swerving west through [[Cross Hands]] and terminated at [[Carmarthen]] where it joined the [[A40]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Categories of Life (TV story)|The Categories of Life]]'') | Part of the A48 continued from the termination of the [[M4]] at junction 49. It ran north-west, swerving west through [[Cross Hands]] and terminated at [[Carmarthen]] where it crossed the [[Afon Tywi]] and joined the [[A40]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Categories of Life (TV story)|The Categories of Life]]'') | ||
== History == | == History == | ||
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The A48 appeared on [[Mary Cooper]]'s map of [[overflow camp]]s in and around [[Wales]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Categories of Life (TV story)|The Categories of Life]]'') | The A48 appeared on [[Mary Cooper]]'s map of [[overflow camp]]s in and around [[Wales]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Categories of Life (TV story)|The Categories of Life]]'') | ||
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Latest revision as of 01:07, 3 September 2020
The A48 was a major road which ran from at least the west of England to South Wales. It interlinked with the M4. (TV: The Categories of Life)
Geography[[edit] | [edit source]]
Part of the A48 was located just west of Gloucester, from where it ran south-west, roughly parallel to the River Severn. It passed through Blakeney on the south-eastern outskirts of Dean Forest Park, then crossed the Welsh border. (TV: The Categories of Life)
Part of the A48 swerved west upon approach towards the Bristol Channel and went through Bonvilston then swerved north-west. It then passed through both Bridgend and Pyle, before meeting with the M4 at junction 38. (TV: The Categories of Life, PROSE: Bay of the Dead)
Part of the A48 continued from the termination of the M4 at junction 49. It ran north-west, swerving west through Cross Hands and terminated at Carmarthen where it crossed the Afon Tywi and joined the A40. (TV: The Categories of Life)
History[[edit] | [edit source]]
In the late 2000s, Joe Hargreaves, along with his wife Jackie, was driving along the A48 from Llandaff to his home in Cowbridge when the pair were caught in a thick bank of fog. Joe crashed the car during a collision with a lopsided figure. (PROSE: Bay of the Dead)
The A48 appeared on Mary Cooper's map of overflow camps in and around Wales. (TV: The Categories of Life)
