A6136 road
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The A6136 is a 4 digit A road in North Yorkshire
North Yorkshire
North Yorkshire is a non-metropolitan or shire county located in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England, and a ceremonial county primarily in that region but partly in North East England. Created in 1974 by the Local Government Act 1972 it covers an area of , making it the largest...

, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...

. It begins in the market town of Richmond
Richmond, North Yorkshire
Richmond is a market town and civil parish on the River Swale in North Yorkshire, England and is the administrative centre of the district of Richmondshire. It is situated on the edge of the Yorkshire Dales National Park, and serves as the Park's main tourist centre...

 as "Station Road" (this refers to the old station that used to be present on this road). Moving on, it reaches the outer suburb
Suburb
The word suburb mostly refers to a residential area, either existing as part of a city or as a separate residential community within commuting distance of a city . Some suburbs have a degree of administrative autonomy, and most have lower population density than inner city neighborhoods...

s of Richmond. Passing through sparse woodland, it soon enters the outer suburbs of another town, Catterick Garrison
Catterick Garrison
Catterick Garrison is a major Army base located in Northern England. It is the largest British Army garrison in the world with a population of around 12,000, plus a large temporary population of soldiers, and is larger than its older neighbour...

; this is the main road through the town. The road passes the town centre of the garrison and goes through its suburbs, Colburn
Colburn, North Yorkshire
Colburn is a village and civil parish in Richmondshire district of North Yorkshire, England, approximately 2 miles west of Catterick and has a population of 3,606....

 and Walkerville. By the time it leaves Walkerville it is reaching its end as it crosses over the A1 road uniquely splitting off in two directions, the south heading for Catterick Village and the north heading for Brompton-on-Swale
Brompton-on-Swale
Brompton-on-Swale is a village and civil parish in the Richmondshire district of North Yorkshire, England. The village is located three miles east of Richmond. Its name comes from the fact that the River Swale is very close to the town...

, both meeting the A1 southbound and northbound.

Settlements on road

  • Richmond
    Richmond, North Yorkshire
    Richmond is a market town and civil parish on the River Swale in North Yorkshire, England and is the administrative centre of the district of Richmondshire. It is situated on the edge of the Yorkshire Dales National Park, and serves as the Park's main tourist centre...

  • Catterick Garrison
    Catterick Garrison
    Catterick Garrison is a major Army base located in Northern England. It is the largest British Army garrison in the world with a population of around 12,000, plus a large temporary population of soldiers, and is larger than its older neighbour...

  • Colburn
    Colburn, North Yorkshire
    Colburn is a village and civil parish in Richmondshire district of North Yorkshire, England, approximately 2 miles west of Catterick and has a population of 3,606....

  • Walkerville
  • Catterick Village
  • Brompton-on-Swale
    Brompton-on-Swale
    Brompton-on-Swale is a village and civil parish in the Richmondshire district of North Yorkshire, England. The village is located three miles east of Richmond. Its name comes from the fact that the River Swale is very close to the town...

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