The A158 road is a major route that heads from
Lincoln in the west to
Skegness on the east coast. The road is located entirely in the
county of
Lincolnshire and is
single carriageway for almost its entirety. The road is approximately long. The road gets quite congested with holiday traffic during the summer.
Lincoln to Horncastle
Before the Lincoln Bypass was built (in stages) in the mid-1980s, the A158 historically went along ''Wragby Road'' (now the A15). Even earlier the A158 followed the northern end of ''Canwick Road'', the former B1188, over Pelham Bridge since its opening in 1958, and along ''South Park Avenue'' which was also built in 1958, to meet the former A46 at
St Catherine's. This was parallel to the former western section B1190. The A15 at the time followed the west of Lincoln town centre, then along ''Silver Street''.
The road begins at a roundabout where the
A15 Lincoln Eastern bypass links up with the rest of the bypass. From here the route heads north-eas
throughthe village of
North Greetwell
Greetwell is a village and civil parish in the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 823. It is situated east from the city and county town of Lincoln.
Greetwell parish church ...
along a former
Roman road
Roman roads ( la, viae Romanae ; singular: ; meaning "Roman way") were physical infrastructure vital to the maintenance and development of the Roman state, and were built from about 300 BC through the expansion and consolidation of the Roman Re ...
, where it is the parish boundary between
Nettleham to the north and
Greetwell to the south, Nettleham and
Reepham, then
Sudbrooke
Sudbrooke is a small village and Civil Parish in the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. It is situated north-east from the centre of Lincoln. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 1,788.
Sudbrooke is situated ...
and Reepham. It passes Sudbrooke to the south, where there is
crossroads with the main road for Sudbrooke to the left, and
Star Energy
Star Energy was a British onshore oil exploration company until acquired by IGas Energy in December 2011
History
It was formed in October essentially as a management-buyout of operations in the Weald Basin, acquired from Soco International. T ...
's
Welton Gathering Centre (in Reepham) for the Welton oilfield (part of the
East Midlands Oil Province). The Cherry Tree Cafe is at th
junction It passes to the south of Sudbrooke Park (a Scout camp site), an
crossesthe Lincoln to
Grimsby railway in the parish of
Barlings
Barlings and Low Barlings are two small hamlets lying south off the A158 road at Langworth, in the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. Low Barlings is a scattered collection of homes, situated along a trackway south from Barlings tow ...
, next to the ''Oriental Express Restaurant'' (former
Station Inn'). At
Langworth there is a crossroads for
Scothern, to the left, and Barlings, to the right, and passes St Hugh'
churchand
The George at Langworth'. It crosses the
Barlings Eau at Langworth Bridge and there is a left turn for
Stainton by Langworth, and a right turn for
Newball, and the
Woodside Wildlife and Falconry Park.
Further on in the parish of Stainton by Langworth, nea
Rand Wood the B1399 heads north-east while the A158 changes direction and heads east to
Wragby. In
Bullington it passe
Bullington Halland in
Rand, it passes Brown Cow Farm, and there is a lef
turnfor Rand an
Rand Farm Park The
Rand Group construction company wa
basedthere until October 2009 when it went into administration. It is briefly the parish boundary between Rand, to the north, and
Goltho
Goltho is a hamlet in the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. The population (including Bullington) was 157 at the 2011 census. It is situated south-west from Wragby, and south from the A158 road.
Wragby and Goltho Limewood Walk, ...
, to the south, an
passesGoltho Gardens, with a teashop. Approaching Wragby it enters
East Lindsey
East Lindsey is a local government district in Lincolnshire, England. The population of the district council was 136,401 at the 2011 census. The council is based in Manby. Other major settlements in the district include Alford, Wragby, Spilsby ...
. Here i
crossesthe B1202 at traffic lights near the
Turnor Arms' then forks with the
A157 which heads through the
Lincolnshire Wolds to
Louth. The A157 formerly followed the A158's current route to Lincoln, and the A158's western terminus was at Wragby before the 1940s. It passes the parish church of All Saints, and crosses the former
Louth to Bardney Line. From here the route gets quite twisty then heads south-east around the south end of the Wolds. It crosses Stainfield Back a
Langton Bridge and passes through
Langton by Wragby, where there is a left turn on a bend for
Panton, then a right turn on a bend for Chambers Farm Wood, part of the
Lincolnshire Limewoods nature reserve. A
Hatton Bridge it is the parish boundary between Langton by Wragby, to the west and
Hatton, to the east.
There ar
crossroadsfor Hatton, to the left, and another crossroads at the (unoccupied)
New Midge Inn', where the road becomes the parish boundary with
Minting to the south. At
Baumber
Baumber ( ) is a village and civil parish in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. It is situated approximately north-west from Horncastle, and at the junction of the B1225 and the A158 roads.
History
The Grade I listed parish ...
the B1225 joins from the north as the A158 continues towards in a more southerly direction towards the town of
Horncastle. The B1190 and B1191 both join just outside Horncastle where the road crosses the
A153.
Horncastle to Skegness
After leaving Horncastle the route heads east with the
B1195 heading off later to
Spilsby. Further on the road passes through the village of Hagworthingham. The road then reaches a roundabout with the
A16 at
Partney. Both roads used to go through Partney but now bypass it. The construction of this bypass was preceded by a significant archaeological investigation.
The A158 continues east until reaching another roundabout with the
A1028 which provides a short cut from the A16 further north. The B1196 also heads up to
Alford from here. The A158 becomes dual-carriageway for from here until becoming single again through Gunby. The road then joins with the newly opened
Burgh Bypass, before finally reaching Skegness where it terminates at a junction with the
A52
References
External links
SABRE Roads
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Roads in England
Roads in Lincolnshire
West Lindsey District
East Lindsey District