The A512 is an A road entirely in Leicestershire

Leicestershire

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, UK

United Kingdom

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. It links the primary destination of Loughborough

Loughborough

Loughborough is a town within the Charnwood borough of Leicestershire, England. It is the seat of Charnwood Borough Council and is home to Loughborough University...

 with the M1

M1 motorway

The M1 is a north–south motorway in England primarily connecting London to Leeds, where it joins the A1 near Aberford. While the M1 is considered to be the first inter-urban motorway to be completed in the United Kingdom, the first road to be built to motorway standard in the country was the...

, A42 road

A42 road

The A42 is a major trunk road in the East Midlands region of the United Kingdom. It links junction 23A of the M1 motorway to junction 11 of the M42 motorway. The A42 is in effect a continuation of the M42, and its junctions are numbered accordingly....

, and the town of Ashby de la Zouch.

The road begins just outside Loughborough Town Centre, near to The Rushes It heads out of town, crossing the A6004 Epinal Way and passing Loughborough University

Loughborough University

Loughborough University is a research based campus university located in the market town of Loughborough, Leicestershire, in the East Midlands of England...

. On leaving the town, there is a short dual carriageway section, leading to the junction with Snells Nook Lane to Nanpanton and Woodhouse.

After this junction, the road returns to single carriageway for about 1 miles (1.6 km), to Junction 23 of the M1.

At this junction, much of the traffic from Loughborough turns off, and it is a much quieter A512 that enters Shepshed

Shepshed

Shepshed, often known until 1888 as Sheepshed, is a town in Leicestershire, England with a population of around 14,000 people...

. After Shepshed, the road passes through Northern Charnwood Forest

Charnwood Forest

Charnwood Forest is an upland tract in north-western Leicestershire, England, bounded by Leicester, Loughborough, and Coalville. The area is undulating, rocky and picturesque, with barren areas. It also has some extensive tracts of woodland; its elevation is generally 600 ft and upwards, the area...

, near the villages of Peggs Green, Thringstone

Thringstone

Thringstone is a village in north-west Leicestershire, England about north of Coalville. It lies within the area of the English National Forest and is part of the East Midlands region....

, Griffydam

Griffydam

Griffydam is a hamlet within the parish of Coleorton, Leicestershire.In 1863, it is described as comprising approximately and belonged to the Earl of Stamford and J Curzon, Esq...

, Belton

Belton

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 and Osgathorpe

Osgathorpe

Osgathorpe is a small village which lies in a fold of the hills in North West Leicestershire, England, and is about a quarter of a mile the A512 Coalville to Loughborough Road....

. Shortly before Ashby it passes Coleorton Hall

Coleorton Hall

Coleorton Hall is a 19th century country mansion, formerly the seat of the Beaumont Baronets of Staughton Grange. Situated at Coleorton, Leicestershire, it is a Grade II* listed building now converted into residential apartments....

 on the right – a house which has played host to Scott, Wordsworth, Coleridge and others – now converted to apartments.

The road ends at the junction with the A42 and A511

A511 road

The A511 road is a stretch of mainly single-carriageway road which runs northwest from junction 22 of the M1 motorway in Leicestershire, England to join the A50 between Uttoxeter and Derby....

 (formerly the A50

A50 road

The A50 is a major trunk road in England. It runs from Warrington to Leicester; however, it was once a much longer route.-Current route:...

), on the edge of Ashby

The A512 is 11 miles (17.7 km) long, with the M1 junction 8 miles (12.9 km) from the southern end.