History of The Road Number
The original (1923) route of the A41 was Stanmore to Oakengates, meeting the A5 at both ends.
The A41 was subsequently extended at both ends. The northern extension dates from 1935. In Shropshire, the A41 swapped places with the A464 and the A529; the original A464 ran from Kingswood Common to Nantwich, and the original A529 ran from Hinstock to Chester. North of Chester, the A41 replaced part of the A51.
The southern extension dates from after the Second World War. Watford Way was opened in about 1930 as the A5088. In 1935, it was renumbered A500, and it later became the A41.
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