A274
The White Horse public house on the A274 through Headcorn
Route information
Length	12.37 mi (19.91 km)
Major junctions
North end	Maidstone 51°15′28″N 0°31′52″E / 51.2578°N 0.53123°E / 51.2578; 0.53123 (A229 road (northern end))
Major intersections	A229 A262
South end	Biddenden 51°06′54″N 0°38′37″E / 51.1149°N 0.6436°E / 51.1149; 0.6436 (A229 road (southern end))
Location
Country	United Kingdom
Primary destinations	Langley Sutton Valence Headcorn
Road network
Roads in the United Kingdom Motorways A and B road zones

The A274 is a major road running through mid Kent. The northern end of the road is in Maidstone, at the Wheatsheaf public house where it leaves the A229. The road then follows a south easterly route to Langley, where it changes to a south south easterly alignment through Sutton Valence and Headcorn, ^[1] ending at a junction with the A262 in Biddenden. ^[2] It is 12.37 miles (19.91 km) long.

The A274 was originally classified B2078 and was re-designated in the 1950s. The road has seen some upgrades to short sections at Park Wood (on the outskirts of Maidstone) and to the south of Sutton Valence.

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