The A333 is a short road in

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. It runs between the Hazel Grove junction of the A3 trunk road and the centre of

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both in the large semi-rural

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, centred on the town of that name. It was a section of the A3 trunk road until it was re-numbered in 2011, as planned, on the

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's construction which bypasses it.

Route

The A333 is a short, straight road close to the north-west edge of

which it runs within. It climbs between the Hazel Grove junction of the A3 trunk road and the centre of

, the highest village in the county, in high semi-rural parts of the

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at the south-west corner of

. The first point is at the western edge of the locality or

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named Nutcombe and the north-eastern endpoint is the centre of the touristic village that features the

Devil's Punch Bowl The Devil's Punch Bowl is a visitor attraction and biological Site of Special Scientific Interest situated just to the east of the village of Hindhead in the England, English county of Surrey. It is part of the Wealden Heaths Phase II Special P ...

. It was formerly a section of the A3 trunk road and was re-numbered in 2011 in the

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's system as planned on the

's construction.Grid square map

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website The road has a high accident rate due to there being no road markings. It runs to/from the Hazel Grove junction of the A3 and the centre of

where it has access to the high point's car parks and a junction with the A287.

Previous allocation

This number was previously allocated to a rural route in neighbouring

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, running SSE from

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via Wickham, which was downgraded in stages between 1983 and 1994 and renamed B2177 and B3335 once the M3 and M27 motorways were finished.

Notes and references

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External links

SABRE - A333
Roads in England {{Waverley