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{{Short description|Road in Central London}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2015}}
{{Use British English|date=June 2015}}
{{Infobox road
|country = GBR
|type = A
|route = 201
|image = Farringdon Street.JPG
|image_notes = Farringdon Street, part of the A201, pictured from the [[Holborn Viaduct]] in 2012
|length_mi = 
|direction_a = North
|terminus_a = [[Kings Cross, London|Kings Cross]]
|direction_b = South
|terminus_b = [[Bricklayer's Arms]]
|junction = {{Jct|country=GBR|A|501|location1=}}<br />
{{Jct|country=GBR|A|5200|location1=}}<br />
{{Jct|country=GBR|A|401|location1=}}<br />
{{Jct|country=GBR|A|5201|location1=}}<br />
{{Jct|country=GBR|A|3211|location1=}}<br />
{{Jct|country=GBR|A|3200|location1=}}<br />
{{Jct|country=GBR|A|3202|location1=}}<br />
{{Jct|country=GBR|A|302|location1=}}<br />
{{Jct|country=GBR|A|3|location1=}}<br />
{{Jct|country=GBR|A|100|location1=}}<br />
{{Jct|country=GBR|A|2|location1=}}
|destinations = [[Central London]] ([[City of London|The City]])<br />
[[Elephant and Castle]]
|established = 1863
|province = 
}}

The '''A201''' is an [[Great Britain road numbering scheme|A road]] in [[London]], England running from [[Kings Cross, London|Kings Cross]] to [[Bricklayers Arms|Bricklayer's Arms]].

==[[London Inner Ring Road]]==
A small stretch of the road between Bricklayer's Arms and Elephant and Castle ([[New Kent Road]]) forms part of the [[London Inner Ring Road]]. 

==London Congestion Charge zone==
Apart from this section, the road is entirely in the [[London congestion charge|London congestion charge zone]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://tfl.gov.uk/modes/driving/congestion-charge/congestion-charge-zone|title=Congestion Charge zone|last=|first=|date=|website=[[Transport for London]]|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140328084822/http://www.tfl.gov.uk:80/modes/driving/congestion-charge/congestion-charge-zone? |archive-date=28 March 2014 |access-date=}}</ref> The route is managed by [[Transport for London]] (TfL).<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://content.tfl.gov.uk/tfl-base-map-master.pdf|title=TfL Street Management Map|last=|first=|date=|website=[[Transport for London]]|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191225080447/http://content.tfl.gov.uk/tfl-base-map-master.pdf|archive-date=December 25, 2019|access-date=April 26, 2020}}</ref>

==Thameslink==
The [[Thameslink|Thameslink rail route]] roughly follows that of the A201 between [[St Pancras railway station|St Pancras International]] and [[Elephant & Castle railway station|Elephant & Castle]].<ref>[https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/224813/response/560395/attach/3/London%20Connections%20Map.pdf London Connections Map] (PDF). ''[[Transport for London]] and [[WhatDoTheyKnow]]''. [https://web.archive.org/web/20200420154109/https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/224813/response/560395/attach/3/London%20Connections%20Map.pdf Archived] (PDF) from the original on 20 April 2020. Retrieved 26 April 2020.</ref>

== Route ==

=== London Borough of Islington ===
Beginning to the east of [[King's Cross St Pancras tube station]], the route runs south from [[Pentonville Road]] (the Ring Road) along King's Cross Road. It leaves the main King's Cross gyratory near the Clink78 hostel, signposted towards the [[City of London]].

The road passes the [[Mount Pleasant Mail Centre]], situated on the western side of the road, reaching Clerkenwell at a junction with the [[A401 road|A401]]/[[Rosebery Avenue]].

Continuing south, the route becomes [[Farringdon Road]], passing Farringdon station as it leaves the [[London Borough of Islington]].

=== City of London ===
{{See also|Farringdon Road|Blackfriars Road}}
The A201 enters the City of London at a junction with [[Charterhouse Street]] (which leads to [[Holborn Circus]], the [[A4 road (England)|A4]], and the [[A40 road|A40]]). It passes underneath the A40/[[Holborn Viaduct]] as it slopes downhill towards [[Ludgate Circus]].

Crossing Ludgate Circus, the road passes [[Blackfriars station]]. Leaving the City, the route crosses the [[River Thames]] via [[Blackfriars Bridge]].

=== London Borough of Southwark ===
{{See also|London Road, Southwark|New Kent Road}}
The road continues south through the [[London Borough of Southwark]], passing [[Southwark tube station]]. At [[St George's Circus]], southbound traffic may continue towards Elephant and Castle along [[London Road, Southwark|London Road]]. With the exception of buses and cycles, northbound traffic is routed along the [[A302 road|A302]]/[[St George's Road]] and [[A3202 road|A3202]]/[[Westminster Bridge Road]] between Elephant and Castle and St George's Circus.

The route turns east at Elephant and Castle, becoming [[New Kent Road]] (the Ring Road eastbound towards [[Lewisham]]). The route ends at Bricklayer's Arms at a junction with the [[London Inner Ring Road|A100]]/[[Tower Bridge Road]] and the [[A2 road (England)|A2]]/[[Great Dover Street]]. Traffic continuing on the main carriageway joins the A2/[[Old Kent Road]].

New Kent Road was created in 1751 when the [[Turnpike trust|Turnpike Trust]] upgraded a local footpath.<ref>[http://www.southlondonguide.co.uk/walworth/history.htm Welcome to Walworth Guide<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>

== Landmarks ==
{{Columns-list|* [[King's Cross St Pancras tube station|King's Cross St Pancras station]] {{rail-interchange|london|circle}}  {{rail-interchange|london|h&c}}  {{rail-interchange|london|metropolitan}}  {{rail-interchange|london|northern}}  {{rail-interchange|london|piccadilly}}  {{rail-interchange|london|victoria}}
* [[St Pancras railway station|St Pancras station]] {{rail-interchange|GB|rail}} {{rail-interchange|eurostar}} {{rail-interchange|london|Thameslink}}
* [[London King's Cross railway station|King's Cross station]] {{rail-interchange|GB|rail}}
* [[Mount Pleasant Mail Centre]]
* [[Postal Museum, London|Postal Museum]]
* [[Exmouth Market]]
* [[Hatton Garden]]
* [[Farringdon station]] {{rail-interchange|london|circle}} {{rail-interchange|london|h&c}} {{rail-interchange|london|metropolitan}} {{rail-interchange|london|crossrail}} {{rail-interchange|london|Thameslink}}
* [[Smithfield Market]]
* [[Museum of London]]
* [[Holborn Circus]]
* [[Holborn Viaduct]]
* [[City Thameslink railway station|City Thameslink station]] {{rail-interchange|london|Thameslink}}
* [[Ludgate Circus]]
* [[Blackfriars, London|Blackfriars]]
* [[Blackfriars railway station|Blackfriars station]] {{rail-interchange|london|circle}} {{rail-interchange|london|district}} {{rail-interchange|london|Thameslink}} {{rail-interchange|gb|rail}}
* [[Blackfriars Bridge]]
* [[One Blackfriars]]
* [[Southwark tube station]] {{rail-interchange|london|Jubilee}}
* [[St George's Circus]]
* [[Elephant & Castle]]
* [[Elephant & Castle tube station]] {{rail-interchange|london|bakerloo}} {{rail-interchange|london|northern}}
* [[Elephant & Castle railway station]] {{rail-interchange|london|Thameslink}} {{rail-interchange|gb|rail}}
* [[Bricklayer's Arms]]|colwidth=18em}}

== Cycleway 6 ==
{{Cycleway 6}}

[[Cycleway 6]] (C6) runs alongside the A201 between Farringdon and Elephant and Castle.

C6 joins the A201 near Farringdon station, heading south on traffic-free [[cycle track]] on either side of Farringdon Road. Southbound cyclists cross Farringdon Road to the south of the Holborn Viaduct, where the route continues as a two-way [[bike freeway]] towards Blackfriars Bridge.

On the northern side of Blackfriars Bridge, there is a junction between C6 and [[Cycleway 3]] (CS3). The segregated cycle route continues south from Blackfriars towards St George's Circus, after which it turns west towards St George's Street. C6 meets [[Cycle Superhighway|Cycle Superhighway 7]] (CS7) near the Elephant and Castle junction.

North from Farringdon, C6 runs unbroken and signposted to [[Kentish Town]], via [[Bloomsbury]], [[St Pancras, London|St Pancras]], and [[Camden Town]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://tfl.gov.uk/maps/cycle|title=Cycle|last=|first=|date=|website=[[Transport for London]]|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190529003821/https://tfl.gov.uk/maps/cycle |archive-date=29 May 2019 |access-date=April 26, 2020}}</ref>

==References==
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[[Category:Roads in England]]
[[Category:Streets in the London Borough of Camden]]
[[Category:Streets in the City of London]]
[[Category:Streets in the London Borough of Islington]]
[[Category:Streets in the London Borough of Southwark]]