M5 motorway

motorway in England
AdministrativeArea controlled_access_highway Q1824663
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M5 motorway

Summary

M5 motorway is a controlled-access highway[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of controlled_access_highway entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,068 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • M5 motorway is located in Gloucestershire[3].
  • M5 motorway is located in Somerset[4].
  • M5 motorway is located in Staffordshire[5].
  • M5 motorway is located in West Midlands[6].
  • M5 motorway is located in Worcestershire[7].
  • M5 motorway is located in Devon[8].
  • M5 motorway is in the country of United Kingdom[9].
  • M5 motorway's transport network is recorded as Great Britain road numbering scheme[10].
  • M5 motorway's instance of is recorded as controlled-access highway[11].
  • M5 motorway's maintained by is recorded as National Highways[12].
  • M5 motorway's Commons category is recorded as M5 motorway[13].
  • M5 motorway comprises M5 Junction 30[14].
  • M5 motorway comprises Almondsbury Interchange[15].
  • 1962 marks the founding of M5 motorway[16].
  • M5 motorway's terminus location is recorded as West Bromwich[17].
  • M5 motorway's terminus location is recorded as Exminster[18].
  • M5 motorway's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 51.4891, 'lon': -2.6928}[19].
  • M5 motorway's topic's main category is recorded as Category:M5 motorway[20].
  • M5 motorway's primary destinations is recorded as West Bromwich[21].
  • M5 motorway's primary destinations is recorded as Birmingham[22].
  • M5 motorway's primary destinations is recorded as Bromsgrove[23].
  • M5 motorway's primary destinations is recorded as Worcester[24].
  • M5 motorway's primary destinations is recorded as Cheltenham[25].
  • M5 motorway's primary destinations is recorded as Gloucester[26].
  • M5 motorway's primary destinations is recorded as Bristol[27].

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Geography

M5 motorway is in the country of United Kingdom[9]. Located in include Gloucestershire[3], a ceremonial county of England[28], in United Kingdom[29]; Somerset[4], a ceremonial county of England[30], in United Kingdom[31]; Staffordshire[5], a ceremonial county of England[32], in United Kingdom[33]; West Midlands[6], a metropolitan county[34], in United Kingdom[35], founded in 1974[36]; Worcestershire[7], a non-metropolitan county[37], in United Kingdom[38]; and Devon[8], a ceremonial county of England[39], in United Kingdom[40].

Physical Characteristics

M5 motorway's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+262.2'}[41].

Designation and Status

M5 motorway's instance of is recorded as controlled-access highway[11].

History and Context

1962 marks the founding of M5 motorway[16].

Why It Matters

M5 motorway ranks in the top 2% of controlled_access_highway entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,068 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[42] It is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.[43]

References

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  1. [10] . wikidata.org.
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Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  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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  1. 15d ago · Gazamp · 2026-08-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has part(s) M5 Junction 30, Almondsbury Interchange
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P527]]: [[Q141104226]]"
  2. 16d ago · Gazamp · 2026-08-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Located in the administrative territorial entity Gloucestershire, Somerset, Staffordshire +3
    Inception
    Coordinate location {'lat': 51.4891, 'lon': -2.6928}
    Has parts
    + 19 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P527]]: [[Q141093165]]"
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