M6 Junction 4A: Water Orton Interchange – M42 Water Orton

Junction 4A of the M6, known as the Water Orton Interchange, is where the M6 meets the M42, for the M42 north, near Water Orton. The nearest town is Coleshill, about 2.1 miles to the south-east, with Chelmsley Wood (2 miles south) and Kingsbury (5 miles north-east) also close by. Villages right beside the junction include Smith's Wood, Water Orton and Kingshurst.

Roads that meet at or beside this junction: A452, B4114, B4117, B4118, B4119. The main road at the junction is the M42.

The M42 north towards Tamworth and the M1 leaves here. For traffic news on the M42, see our sister site M42 Traffic.

From here, the drive north to junction 5 (Castle Bromwich) is about 1.9 miles and the drive south to junction 4 (Birmingham NEC) is about 2.2 miles. Junction 4A is about 21 miles from the start of the M6 at junction 1 and 190 miles from the end at junction 45.

• Junction M6 J4A · Water Orton Interchange
• Signed for M42 · M42 (north)
• Nearest town Coleshill, 2.1 miles south-east
• Map section Section 1: J1–J4A, Rugby, Coventry and Birmingham
• Map section Section 2: J4A–J10A, Birmingham and the Black Country

Junctions either side

• J4Coleshill InterchangeM42 / A446 · Birmingham NEC / ColeshillNearest town: Coleshill, 1.2 miles
• J5Castle Bromwich InterchangeA452 · Castle BromwichNearest town: Chelmsley Wood, 2.9 miles