Talk:A5758 road

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I double-taked when I saw this in the GA list, because I wouldn't have had the faintest idea such a road existed. My concern is none of the sources given appear to call it this, and hence this article is not using the common name. (specifically: "Wikipedia does not necessarily use the subject's "official" name as an article title; it generally prefers to use the name that is most frequently used to refer to the subject in English-language reliable sources.") Possibly Thornton and Switch Island Link Road (or the same without "Link") would be better. See Norwich Northern Distributor Road, for example. Ritchie333 (talk) (cont)  10:41, 10 April 2017 (UTC)
 * The naming convention is the same for typical A-roads of the UK. The official numbered designation of the road is A5758, but it does have other references as noted at the start. If you were being really pedantic, you could argue it should be the A5758 Broom's Cross Road, but then numerous A-roads may have common names attached to them too. The reference to Broom's Cross Road is noted immediately after the A-number in the lead, however looking at road maps, such as google maps, it only mentions the numbered designation. Bungle (talk • contribs) 11:22, 10 April 2017 (UTC)
 * The trouble with this article is, if you based it entirely on number and length, it would be non-notable, and its encyclopedic importance comes from the political and social challenges behind it. So on that basis, I would put it closer to Preston Bypass, Twyford Down, North Circular Road and Old Kent Road, all of which have well recognised numbers but are better known by the names. Ritchie333 (talk) (cont)  11:56, 10 April 2017 (UTC)
 * With due respect, the aforementioned examples are part of larger A-roads and not themselves exclusive to the A-designation they fall within. You could argue this article may be suitable as having the "Broom's Cross" within its name, though all official sources still note its numbered designation too or exclusively, the latter as noted with google maps. I wouldn't be opposed to expanding the name to include the Broom's Cross mention, but the road in its entirety is the A5758, something you can't say about the Preston Bypass, Old Kent Road and others. Bungle (talk • contribs)