The A4117 is a major road in England

England

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...

. It branches from the A456

A456 road

The A456 is a main road in England running between Birmingham and Woofferton, Shropshire, south of Ludlow.-History:Much of the road is almost certainly medieval in origin...

 2.2 miles (3.5 km) west of Bewdley

Bewdley

Bewdley is a town and civil parish in the Wyre Forest District of Worcestershire, England, along the Severn Valley a few miles to the west of Kidderminster...

, and runs westward to Ludlow

Ludlow

Ludlow is a market town in Shropshire, England close to the Welsh border and in the Welsh Marches. It lies within a bend of the River Teme, on its eastern bank, forming an area of and centred on a small hill. Atop this hill is the site of Ludlow Castle and the market place...

 via Cleobury Mortimer

Cleobury Mortimer

Cleobury Mortimer is a small rural market town in Shropshire, England. The town's parish has a population of 1,962 according to the 2001 census. Although sometimes regarded as a village, it is in fact the second smallest town in Shropshire , having been granted a town charter in 1253.Several...

 and Cleehill

Cleehill

Cleehill is a village in Shropshire, England. It is sometimes written as Clee Hill Village to avoid confusion....

. The pass

Mountain pass

A mountain pass is a route through a mountain range or over a ridge. If following the lowest possible route, a pass is locally the highest point on that route...

 over Titterstone Clee Hill

Titterstone Clee Hill

Titterstone Clee Hill, sometimes referred to as Clee Hill or Titterstone Clee, is a hill in the rural English county of Shropshire, rising at the summit to 533 m above sea level....

 reaches an altitude of 381 metres, making the A4117 Shropshire's highest A-road (the highest classified road is the B4368 at Anchor

Anchor, Shropshire

Anchor is a remote hamlet in Shropshire, England, located at . The hamlet is the most westerly place in Shropshire.-Geography:Anchor lies only 400m away from the border with Wales. The B4368 road runs through the hamlet on its way between the towns of Clun to Newtown...

). Because of its situation and altitude, the A4117 is often affected by snow

Snow

Snow is a form of precipitation within the Earth's atmosphere in the form of crystalline water ice, consisting of a multitude of snowflakes that fall from clouds. Since snow is composed of small ice particles, it is a granular material. It has an open and therefore soft structure, unless packed by...

in winter.