M1 motorway

motorway in central England connecting London and Leeds
AdministrativeArea controlled_access_highway Q19875
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The M1 motorway is an administrative area that was established in 1959.

M1 motorway

Summary

M1 motorway is a controlled-access highway[1]. It ranks in the top 0.76% of controlled_access_highway entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (680 views/month, #5 of 655).[2]

Key Facts

  • M1 motorway is located in Leicestershire[3].
  • M1 motorway is located in Bedfordshire[4].
  • M1 motorway is located in London Borough of Barnet[5].
  • M1 motorway is located in Buckinghamshire[6].
  • M1 motorway is located in Hertfordshire[7].
  • M1 motorway is located in Northamptonshire[8].
  • M1 motorway is in the country of United Kingdom[9].
  • M1 motorway's traffic sign is recorded as UK-Motorway-M1.svg[10].
  • M1 motorway's route map is recorded as UK motorway map - M1.png[11].
  • M1 motorway's transport network is recorded as Great Britain road numbering scheme[12].
  • M1 motorway's image is recorded as Motorway M1 Yorkshire 2007-08-13.jpg[13].
  • M1 motorway's instance of is recorded as controlled-access highway[14].
  • M1 motorway's instance of is recorded as road[15].
  • M1 motorway's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as sh2006005503[16].
  • M1 motorway's part of is recorded as European route E13[17].
  • M1 motorway's Commons category is recorded as M1 motorway (England)[18].
  • M1 motorway's OpenStreetMap relation ID is recorded as 1559914[19].
  • M1 motorway's terminus is recorded as North Circular Road[20].
  • +1959-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of M1 motorway[21].
  • M1 motorway's terminus location is recorded as Aberford[22].
  • M1 motorway's terminus location is recorded as Hendon[23].
  • M1 motorway's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 52.6769, 'lon': -1.2868}[24].
  • M1 motorway's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/018vb0[25].
  • M1 motorway's topic's main category is recorded as Category:M1 motorway[26].
  • M1 motorway's primary destinations is recorded as London[27].

Body

Geography

M1 motorway is in the country of United Kingdom[9]. Located in include Leicestershire[3], a ceremonial county of England[28], in United Kingdom[29]; Bedfordshire[4], a ceremonial county of England[30], in United Kingdom[31]; London Borough of Barnet[5], a London borough[32], in United Kingdom[33], founded in 1965[34]; Buckinghamshire[6], a ceremonial county of England[35], in United Kingdom[36]; Hertfordshire[7], a ceremonial county of England[37], in United Kingdom[38]; and Northamptonshire[8], a ceremonial county of England[39], in United Kingdom[40]. Its part of is recorded as European route E13[17].

Physical Characteristics

M1 motorway's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+311.4'}[41].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include controlled-access highway[14] and road[15].

History and Context

+1959-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of M1 motorway[21].

Why It Matters

M1 motorway ranks in the top 0.76% of controlled_access_highway entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (680 views/month, #5 of 655).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[42] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[43]

References

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  1. [10] . commons.wikimedia.org. commons.wikimedia.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [41] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  12. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [42] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [43] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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