The A574 is a 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...

, running through the borough of Warrington

Warrington

Warrington is a town, borough and unitary authority area of Cheshire, England. It stands on the banks of the River Mersey, which is tidal to the west of the weir at Howley. It lies 16 miles east of Liverpool, 19 miles west of Manchester and 8 miles south of St Helens...

 before terminating at the end of Butts Bridge in Leigh, Greater Manchester

Leigh, Greater Manchester

Leigh is a town within the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, in Greater Manchester, England. It is southeast of Wigan, and west of Manchester. Leigh is situated on low lying land to the north west of Chat Moss....

. The route covers a distance of approximately 13 miles (20.9 km) and links Warrington town centre with the outer suburbs of Birchwood and Sankey.

The road passes through the following districts of Warrington and Leigh (in route order):

• Sankey Bridges
  Great Sankey
  Great Sankey is a civil parish and suburban area of the Borough of Warrington and the ceremonial county of Cheshire in England. It is west of Warrington town centre. It has a population of 24,211.-History:...
  
   (Start of route)
• Old Hall
• Westbrook
  Westbrook, Warrington
  Westbrook is a ward and suburb in the North West area of Warrington. It forms part of the civil parish of Burtonwood, to part of which it gives its name. It is part of the "new-town" of Warrington. The main part of Westbrook was built in the early 1980s...
  
  
• Callands
• Longford
  Longford, Warrington
  Longford is a district to the north-east of Warrington, a unitary authority in the north-west of England. Precise boundaries are hard to determine, as the Longford Brook is some way south of the area usually thought of now as Longford, between Winwick Road to the west, Long Lane to the south, and...
  
  
• Orford
  Orford, Warrington
  Orford is a suburb of Warrington, England. The "hamlet of Orford" was originally a small area north of the township of Warrington, centred on Orford Green. Orford now describes a large area between the town centre and the M62, incorporating other small communities, such as Longford...
  
  
• Padgate
  Padgate
  Padgate was a village on the edge of Warrington, England, and today it is a large residential part of the town. During World War II it had a small RAF Station. RAF Padgate will be well-remembered by thousands of young men who were selected for RAF national service and on this site received their...
  
  
• Longbarn
• Birchwood
  Birchwood
  Birchwood is a civil parish in the north-eastern part of Warrington, Cheshire, England with a population of 11,395 . Historically a part of Lancashire, it is the easternmost part of the Warrington urban area. It was built during the time of much expansion in Warrington as it became a "new town"...
  
  
• Locking Stumps
• Risley
• Culcheth
  Culcheth
  Culcheth is a large village approximately 6 miles north-east of Warrington, England. It is the principal settlement in Culcheth and Glazebury civil parish. The village has many amenities which make it a popular place to live. These include a library, a village hall, sports facilities, two...
  
  
• Glazebury
• Hope Carr (End of route)

Being in the new part of Warrington, the road is renowned for its numerous roundabouts—26 in all, the first one less than 1/2 mi from the start and the last about 1 miles (1.6 km) from the terminus.