A631 road
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The A631 is a road running from Sheffield
, South Yorkshire
to Louth
, Lincolnshire
in England. It passes through the counties of South Yorkshire, Nottinghamshire
and Lincolnshire
. The road has many towns on its route including Rotherham
, Maltby
, Gainsborough
and Market Rasen
. It is mostly single road throughout its length but has some stretches of dual carriageway
as well. The road is approximately 67 miles (107.8 km) long.
) near Sheffield Arena in Greenland, Sheffield as a non-trunk road. This part of the road is an expressway from the bypass to the M1 motorway
. As Shepcote Lane it is crossed by the Sheffield Country Walk and meets the dual-carriage way Europa Link (for the Sheffield Airport Business Park) at a roundabout. On the right is the entrance for the Outokumpu
(former British Steel Stainless then AvestaPolarit) steelworks, Sheffield's biggest manufacturer. It passes under a railway bridge and at Tinsley
meets the Sheffield Road (A6178) at junction 34 of the M1. The dual carriageway stretching under the Tinsley Viaduct
from both roundabouts of junction 34 is also the A631.
After the M1 the road is single carriageway and heads east to Rotherham as Bawtry Road through Tinsley
. It passes Tinsley Infants School and Tinsley Junior School, and on the left hand side on the corner oh Highgate is the Pike & Heron. The Jamia al Hudaa Sheffield
, a girls' independent muslim secondary school is on the right, and opposite Park House Lane is the Outokumpu
sports and scoial club, with Sheffield Hallam University
's Graham Solley Sports Development Centre on the right (where SHU play other universities at sport). The road enters the borough of Rotherham at a bend to the left, becomes the parish boundary between Brinsworth
and Rotherham, and there is a crossroads, with the left for Balk Lane and the BOC
Brinsworth Operations Centre, opposite Firth Rixson Aurora Sports Club, and the right for Bonet Lane (B6067) near The Fairway. There is a left turn for Phoenix Golf Club, a right turn for Brinsworth Lane near former The Atlas and the Esso
Brinsworth Service Station, a right turn for Whitehill Lane (B6066, for Catcliffe
, and is also the Trans Pennine Trail
). It passes under a 15ft 3in railway bridge, and crosses the River Rother
.
The road then serves as a bypass of Rotherham after it combines with the dual-carriageway Centenary Way (A630) at Canklow Roundabout. A TOTAL
garage is on the right, and a McDonalds and the Pace (former Q8) Canklow Service Station is opposite. It continues to the south-east as the non-trunk dual-carriageway West Bawtry Road, with Canklow Woods to the east, on the side of the Rother Valley. Canklow Meadows Industrial Estate is on the right with Leger Holidays HQ, the large Crossroads Volvo truck garage, and Manheim Auctions
. It is followed by the Canklow Meadows Retail Park, and it passes the Holiday Inn
Rotherham-Sheffield on the left (former Swallow Hotel
), opposite Energy Alloys. The A630 (Rotherway) leaves to the right at the busy Rotherway Roundabout, over the River Rother, to junction 33 of the M1, with a large electrical substation
to the right. The A631 used to continue to the east as a trunk single-carriageway, but was upgraded to dual carriage way to the A618, and is crosses by the Rotherham Roundwalk. The West Bawtry Road Improvement - Rotherway to Whiston Crossroads was built by Birse Civils
of Barton-upon-Humber
for £5 million. The A631 is now dual-carriageway between the M1 and M18 junctions
The A631 then continues round Rotherham crossing the A618, becoming the dual-carriageway East Bawtry Road. Moorgate is to the left and Whiston
is to the right - the road is the Rotherham-Whiston parish boundary. Ember Inns The Hind is on the right. It meets the B6410 and the A6123 (Herringworth Valley Road, the Rotherham ring road) at the Worry Goose Roundabout. The A631 becomes a non-trunk road and meets the A6021 at the Brecks
Roundabout, also meeting Brecks Lane. After the roundabout is the Rotherham Premier Inn, and The Brecks Beefeater
pub on the left, opposite an Esso
garage. Further on the left is a small Sainsbury's, some takeaways, and Texaco
The Brecks garage. It becomes Bawtry Road, passing the Dalton Listerdale Junior and Infants School, and passes through Listerdale and Wickersley
with a parade of shops either side and The Three Horseshoes on the left, being crossed by the Rotherham Roundwalk. The Masons Arms is on the left, next to the Wickersley Roundabout which meets Northfield Lane from the left and Morthen Road (B6060) from the right, with the St Albans CE primary school to the south. It passes eastwards through Bramley
with Wickersley library and the Wickersley School and Sports College
on the right, next to the footbridge, meeting the B6093 from the left (for Sunnyside) near St Francis church. Rotherham Morrisons
is on the right hand side, with access for the Rotherham East Ibis
hotel. There is also the Sir Jack Roast Inn carvery and a McDonalds.
The road crosses the M18 at Junction 1 and continues as Bawtry Road, a trunk road, through Hellaby
, with a left turn for the Hellaby Industrial Estate, and the large Stockyard truck stop
. There are speed cameras on this stretch. It enters Maltby as Rotherham Road with a left turn for Addison Road, then passes Maltby School
and leisure centre on the left, and Hooton Levitt
and St Bartholomew parish church on the right. The A634 leaves to the south east for Blyth
and Retford
, and Braithwell Road (B6376) leaves to the left. It passes through the town centre as High Street, passing the fire station and library on the left. It then crosses the B6427 then heads east towards Tickhill
, passing the Lumley Arms. The main landmark on the left hand side is Maltby Main Colliery
, for which there is an entrance on the left, opposite Maltby Wood. It crosses a railway and Scotch Spring Lane (the Doncaster-Rotherham boundary), for Stainton
, is on the left, the point where the road becoomes the Doncaster-Rotherham boundary for one mile, just before being crossed by a 400kV pylon line, the point where it also enters the Doncaster postcode
.
Limekiln Lane is on the left, and the landscape is now mostly rural from here to Bawtry. At the junction of Blyth Gate Lane on the right, the borough boundary leaves to the south along Sandbeck lane and the road enters the Borough of Doncaster. It passes under a railway line and enters Tickhill as Rotherham Road where it meets the A60 from the right. It continues along West Gate, passing the police station on the left. There is a right turn for Tickhill Castle
, and the road bends sharply to the left near the Millstone. on the left is St Mary's Church, Tickhill
. The road passes along Castle Gate and a JET
garage, and at the Market Place, the A60 continues straight ahead, and the A631 leaves sharply to the right at a T-junction for Sunderland Street.
After Tickhill the road passes under the A1(M) (Doncaster bypass) near a radio mast then over the beginnings of the River Torne
, and crosses the B6463 (for Harworth to the south) as Bawtry Road at Spital Hill. It meets the Nottinghamshire boundary from the south, which follows the road all the way to Bawtry for around three miles. Harworth
is to the south, and it meets Bawtry Road (for Harworth) from the right. There is a bend to the left, with Swinnow Wood on the left, and Plumtree Farm Industrial Estate on the right. The road enters Bawtry as Tickhill Road, with the Nottinghamshire boundary passing along the southern edge of the town. In Bawtry, next to Bawtry Hall, it meets the north-south A638, also a trunk road, the former A1.
, and heads east of Bawtry passing under the East Coast Main Line
railway as Gainsborough Road. It then crosses the River Idle
at Bawtry Bridge and enters Nottinghamshire and Bassetlaw
. The road bends to the right and becomes dual carriageway as it bypasses the village of Scaftworth, which has two exits to the right. It bends to the left and continues as the single carriageway Bawtry Road (passing SPECS average speed cameras) through Everton
, with Harwell on the left. There is a right turn for Mattersey
at the Sun Inn. Further on the B6045 joins from Blyth
at Drakeholes, where the road has been diverted to the north, over the Chesterfield Canal
and Cuckoo Way.
As Gainsborough Road it passes along the top of an escarpment (Cuckoo Hill to the south) near Prospect Hill Farm, and there is a right turn for Wiseton. It passes Park House Farm and climbs Mill Hill then becomes dual carriageway at Gringley on the Hill, which it bypasses to the south on the edge of the escarpment. On the bypass, Clayworth Road exits to the right and Beacon Hill Road (and the Trent Valley Way) to the left, both part of the B1403 (from Misterton
). It climbs Beacon Hill, resuming the former route. To the south West Burton power stations
and Cottam power stations
power stations can be seen. It gently descends the hill and at Beckingham meets the A161 (from the north) at a roundabout near Mill Farm. Previously it met the A161 in the village.
The road becomes dual carriageway again as the road bypasses Beckingham
then reaches another roundabout with the A620, from the south (and for Retford). The road continues as dual carriageway, crossing the Doncaster to Lincoln Line
, with the former road being Ramper Road to the south, and becomes the single carriageway The Flood Road, on the former route, being the Beckingham-Saundby
parish boundary. Approaching Gainsborough it passes the Crown Carveries Trent Port Inn. Crossing Trent Bridge, Gainsborough
it enters West Lindsey
and Lincolnshire
. It then goes through Gainsborough, meeting two spurs of Lea Road (A156
) and Trinity Street (A159
) at a roundabout. There is an exit for Thorndike Way, the A631 southern relief road of Gainsborough, built in the early 1970s. It was intended to continue the dual carriageway all the way to the A15. On the bypass it passes the Trent Valley Academy to the south, and there is a right turn at traffic lights for Heapham
Road. Corringham Road (B1433), the former route, is to the left.
At Woodhouse Farm it resumes its former route. As Corringham Road it enters Corringham
, passing the Beckett Arms. There is a left turn for Hemswell Lane, and it continues as Harpswell Lane, becoming the parish boundary for two miles between Hemswell
and Harpswell. It climbs the Lincoln Cliff
to meet Middle Street (B1398) at a roundabout at Harpswell
. It becomes the parish boundary between Hemswell Cliff
and Harpswell, with the former RAF Hemswell
adjacent on the left, and the Hemswell Court conference centre on the right. There is a right turn for Dog Kennel Road (for Glentworth
). The road becomes the parish boundary of Hemswell Cliff and Glentworth. At Caenby Corner
it meets the A15 at a roundabout near the TOTAL
Caenby Corner Garage, and passes through the parish of Glentham
. Near Highfield Farm it becomes the parish boundary of Glentham and Caenby, then passes through Glentham and the Crown Inn, and in the distance are the Lincolnshire Wolds
. At Bishopbridge it crosses the River Ancholme
, which is its must southern navigable point. It passes The Bell and becomes the parish boundary between Osgodby
(to the north) and West Rasen
(to the south).
At Kingerby Wood, the A1103 continues for four miles to the left as a trunk road to the A46, and the A631 leaves to the right as a non-trunk road. Most traffic will follow the A1103 for Grimsby
. The road becomes more twisty and meets a roundabout at West Rasen
, where it crosses the River Rase. As Gainsborough Road it meets the trunk road A46, from the right, at Middle Rasen
where the A46 does not have priority. It follows the A46 for a half-mile, and the A46 continues to the left, with the A631 leaving at a right turn. It enters Market Rasen
as Gainsborough Road then becomes King Street. It meets the B1202 (former A46) from the left, and as Queen Street passes under the Newark to Grimsby Line then is crosses by the B1203 at traffic lights. As Willingham Road it passes the De Aston School
and Market Rasen Racecourse
on the right. In Tealby
parish it passes through Willingham Woods.
It passes through North Willingham
, with a right turn for Sixhills
. It then ascends the western edge of the Lincolnshire Wolds
as Willingham Road to 142 metres height, crossing Caistor High Street (B1225) at Boucherette Farm, where it enters East Lindsey
. It passes through Ludford
where it is briefly followed by the Viking Way
, passing the Black Horse on the right and the White Hart. At a crossroads the Viking Way leaves to the right. It passes through the parish of Calcethorpe with Kelstern
, with a left turn for Kelstern
. It passes Cotes Grange Farm with a crossroads for Welton le Wold
, to the right. It passes through South Elkington, where in the parish of Elikington
it terminates at the A157
just outside of Louth
Sheffield
Sheffield is a city and metropolitan borough of South Yorkshire, England. Its name derives from the River Sheaf, which runs through the city. Historically a part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, and with some of its southern suburbs annexed from Derbyshire, the city has grown from its largely...
, South Yorkshire
South Yorkshire
South Yorkshire is a metropolitan county in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England. It has a population of 1.29 million. It consists of four metropolitan boroughs: Barnsley, Doncaster, Rotherham, and City of Sheffield...
to Louth
Louth, Lincolnshire
Louth is a market town and civil parish within the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England.-Geography:Known as the "capital of the Lincolnshire Wolds", it is situated where the ancient trackway Barton Street crosses the River Lud, and has a total resident population of 15,930.The Greenwich...
, Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire is a county in the east of England. It borders Norfolk to the south east, Cambridgeshire to the south, Rutland to the south west, Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire to the west, South Yorkshire to the north west, and the East Riding of Yorkshire to the north. It also borders...
in England. It passes through the counties of South Yorkshire, Nottinghamshire
Nottinghamshire
Nottinghamshire is a county in the East Midlands of England, bordering South Yorkshire to the north-west, Lincolnshire to the east, Leicestershire to the south, and Derbyshire to the west...
and Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire is a county in the east of England. It borders Norfolk to the south east, Cambridgeshire to the south, Rutland to the south west, Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire to the west, South Yorkshire to the north west, and the East Riding of Yorkshire to the north. It also borders...
. The road has many towns on its route including Rotherham
Rotherham
Rotherham is a town in South Yorkshire, England. It lies on the River Don, at its confluence with the River Rother, between Sheffield and Doncaster. Rotherham, at from Sheffield City Centre, is surrounded by several smaller settlements, which together form the wider Metropolitan Borough of...
, Maltby
Maltby, South Yorkshire
Maltby is a town and civil parish of 17,247 inhabitants in the Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England, situated in a rural area about 7 miles east of Rotherham and 12 miles north-east of Sheffield...
, Gainsborough
Gainsborough, Lincolnshire
Gainsborough is a town 15 miles north-west of Lincoln on the River Trent within the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. At one time it served as an important port with trade downstream to Hull, and was the most inland in England, being more than 55 miles from the North...
and Market Rasen
Market Rasen
Market Rasen is a town and civil parish within the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. It lies on the River Rase northeast of Lincoln, east of Gainsborough and southwest of Grimsby. According to the 2001 census, it has a population of 3,200....
. It is mostly single road throughout its length but has some stretches of dual carriageway
Dual carriageway
A dual carriageway is a class of highway with two carriageways for traffic travelling in opposite directions separated by a central reservation...
as well. The road is approximately 67 miles (107.8 km) long.
Sheffield to Bawtry
The road starts on Sheffield's bypass, the A6102 (Greenland Road, part of the Sheffield Outer Ring RoadSheffield Outer Ring Road
Sheffield Outer Ring Road is one of two main routes circumventing Sheffield, a partial ring around Sheffield City Centre and its suburbs.It begins in Bradway as the B6054 Bradway Road, progressing anticlockwise as Greenhill Parkway, crossing the A61 Meadowhead/Chesterfield Road South into the A6102...
) near Sheffield Arena in Greenland, Sheffield as a non-trunk road. This part of the road is an expressway from the bypass to the M1 motorway
M1 motorway
The M1 is a north–south motorway in England primarily connecting London to Leeds, where it joins the A1 near Aberford. While the M1 is considered to be the first inter-urban motorway to be completed in the United Kingdom, the first road to be built to motorway standard in the country was the...
. As Shepcote Lane it is crossed by the Sheffield Country Walk and meets the dual-carriage way Europa Link (for the Sheffield Airport Business Park) at a roundabout. On the right is the entrance for the Outokumpu
Outokumpu
Outokumpu is a group of companies headquartered in Espoo, Finland, aimed at stainless steel. The company has approx. 8 000 employees in about 30 different countries worldwide...
(former British Steel Stainless then AvestaPolarit) steelworks, Sheffield's biggest manufacturer. It passes under a railway bridge and at Tinsley
Tinsley, South Yorkshire
Tinsley is a suburb of northeastern part of Sheffield, South Yorkshire. Its name derives from the Old English Tingas-Leah, which means 'Field of Council'...
meets the Sheffield Road (A6178) at junction 34 of the M1. The dual carriageway stretching under the Tinsley Viaduct
Tinsley Viaduct
Tinsley Viaduct is a two-tier road bridge in Sheffield, England; the first of its kind in the UK. It carries the M1 and the A631 1033 metres over the Don Valley, from Tinsley to Wincobank, also crossing the Sheffield Canal, the Midland Main Line and the former South Yorkshire Railway line from...
from both roundabouts of junction 34 is also the A631.
After the M1 the road is single carriageway and heads east to Rotherham as Bawtry Road through Tinsley
Tinsley, South Yorkshire
Tinsley is a suburb of northeastern part of Sheffield, South Yorkshire. Its name derives from the Old English Tingas-Leah, which means 'Field of Council'...
. It passes Tinsley Infants School and Tinsley Junior School, and on the left hand side on the corner oh Highgate is the Pike & Heron. The Jamia al Hudaa Sheffield
Jamia al Hudaa Sheffield
Jamia al Hudaa Sheffield is an independent school located in Bawtry Road, Tinsley, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England....
, a girls' independent muslim secondary school is on the right, and opposite Park House Lane is the Outokumpu
Outokumpu
Outokumpu is a group of companies headquartered in Espoo, Finland, aimed at stainless steel. The company has approx. 8 000 employees in about 30 different countries worldwide...
sports and scoial club, with Sheffield Hallam University
Sheffield Hallam University
Sheffield Hallam University is a higher education institution in South Yorkshire, England, based on two sites in Sheffield. City Campus is located in the city centre, close to Sheffield railway station, and Collegiate Crescent Campus is about two miles away, adjacent to Ecclesall Road in...
's Graham Solley Sports Development Centre on the right (where SHU play other universities at sport). The road enters the borough of Rotherham at a bend to the left, becomes the parish boundary between Brinsworth
Brinsworth
Brinsworth is a village and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham, in South Yorkshire, England. It is situated close to the River Rother between Rotherham and Sheffield . At the time of the 2001 census it had a population of 8,950.-History:Brinsworth is located about mile south...
and Rotherham, and there is a crossroads, with the left for Balk Lane and the BOC
The BOC Group
The BOC Group plc was the official name of the multinational industrial gas and British based company more commonly known as BOC, and now a part of The Linde Group. In September 2004, BOC had over 30,000 employees on six continents, with sales of over £4.6 billion. BOC was a constituent of the...
Brinsworth Operations Centre, opposite Firth Rixson Aurora Sports Club, and the right for Bonet Lane (B6067) near The Fairway. There is a left turn for Phoenix Golf Club, a right turn for Brinsworth Lane near former The Atlas and the Esso
Esso
Esso is an international trade name for ExxonMobil and its related companies. Pronounced , it is derived from the initials of the pre-1911 Standard Oil, and as such became the focus of much litigation and regulatory restriction in the United States. In 1972, it was largely replaced in the U.S. by...
Brinsworth Service Station, a right turn for Whitehill Lane (B6066, for Catcliffe
Catcliffe
Catcliffe is a village and civil parish on the north-west bank of the River Rother in South Yorkshire, England. It is located in the Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham, about south of the town of Rotherham and east of Sheffield City Centre.-History:...
, and is also the Trans Pennine Trail
Trans Pennine Trail
The Trans Pennine Trail is a long distance path running from coast to coast across northern England entirely on surfaced paths and using only gentle gradients ....
). It passes under a 15ft 3in railway bridge, and crosses the River Rother
River Rother, South Yorkshire
The River Rother is a river in the northern midlands of England, after which the town of Rotherham and the Rother Valley parliamentary constituency are named. It rises near Clay Cross in Derbyshire, and flows through the centre of Chesterfield, where it feeds the Chesterfield Canal...
.
The road then serves as a bypass of Rotherham after it combines with the dual-carriageway Centenary Way (A630) at Canklow Roundabout. A TOTAL
Total S.A.
Total S.A. is a French multinational oil company and one of the six "Supermajor" oil companies in the world.Its businesses cover the entire oil and gas chain, from crude oil and natural gas exploration and production to power generation, transportation, refining, petroleum product marketing, and...
garage is on the right, and a McDonalds and the Pace (former Q8) Canklow Service Station is opposite. It continues to the south-east as the non-trunk dual-carriageway West Bawtry Road, with Canklow Woods to the east, on the side of the Rother Valley. Canklow Meadows Industrial Estate is on the right with Leger Holidays HQ, the large Crossroads Volvo truck garage, and Manheim Auctions
Manheim Auctions
Manheim, Inc. is an automobile auction company. It is the largest one in the world by volume of trade. As a subsidiary of Cox Enterprises, Inc., Manheim provides services including financing, title work, transportation, recovery, auto body repair, dealership management systems, dent repair and...
. It is followed by the Canklow Meadows Retail Park, and it passes the Holiday Inn
Holiday Inn
Holiday Inn is a brand of hotels, formally a economy motel chain, forming part of the British InterContinental Hotels Group . It is one of the world's largest hotel chains with 238,440 bedrooms and 1,301 hotels globally. There are currently 5 hotels in the pipeline...
Rotherham-Sheffield on the left (former Swallow Hotel
Swallow Hotels
Swallow Hotels are a hotel chain managed by Crerar Management Ltd.The company is an Edinburgh-based hotel company with a portfolio of 18 hotels, operating in the three and four star sector....
), opposite Energy Alloys. The A630 (Rotherway) leaves to the right at the busy Rotherway Roundabout, over the River Rother, to junction 33 of the M1, with a large electrical substation
Electrical substation
A substation is a part of an electrical generation, transmission, and distribution system. Substations transform voltage from high to low, or the reverse, or perform any of several other important functions...
to the right. The A631 used to continue to the east as a trunk single-carriageway, but was upgraded to dual carriage way to the A618, and is crosses by the Rotherham Roundwalk. The West Bawtry Road Improvement - Rotherway to Whiston Crossroads was built by Birse Civils
Birse Civils
Birse Civils is a civil engineering company based in North Yorkshire. It was formerly a separate civil engineering company simply known as Birse Group, but is now owned by Balfour Beatty.-History:The company was founded as the Birse Group in 1970...
of Barton-upon-Humber
Barton-upon-Humber
Barton-upon-Humber or Barton is a small town and civil parish in North Lincolnshire, England located on the south bank of the Humber Estuary, and at the end of the Humber Bridge. It lies east of Leeds, southwest of Hull and north northeast of the county town of Lincoln...
for £5 million. The A631 is now dual-carriageway between the M1 and M18 junctions
The A631 then continues round Rotherham crossing the A618, becoming the dual-carriageway East Bawtry Road. Moorgate is to the left and Whiston
Whiston, South Yorkshire
Whiston is a village and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham in South Yorkshire, England. It has a population of 5,115.Originally a small rural village between Sheffield and Rotherham, within the Saxon "Shire of Hallun" , Whiston is now a suburb of Rotherham, close to its border...
is to the right - the road is the Rotherham-Whiston parish boundary. Ember Inns The Hind is on the right. It meets the B6410 and the A6123 (Herringworth Valley Road, the Rotherham ring road) at the Worry Goose Roundabout. The A631 becomes a non-trunk road and meets the A6021 at the Brecks
Brecks
Brecks is a suburb of Rotherham in South Yorkshire, England. It is situated roughly 2 miles from central Rotherham. Brecks borders the suburb Wickersley....
Roundabout, also meeting Brecks Lane. After the roundabout is the Rotherham Premier Inn, and The Brecks Beefeater
Beefeater (restaurant)
Beefeater is a chain of pub restaurants in the United Kingdom, owned by Whitbread. There are currently 131 Beefeater restaurants in the UK.- History :...
pub on the left, opposite an Esso
Esso
Esso is an international trade name for ExxonMobil and its related companies. Pronounced , it is derived from the initials of the pre-1911 Standard Oil, and as such became the focus of much litigation and regulatory restriction in the United States. In 1972, it was largely replaced in the U.S. by...
garage. Further on the left is a small Sainsbury's, some takeaways, and Texaco
Texaco
Texaco is the name of an American oil retail brand. Its flagship product is its fuel "Texaco with Techron". It also owns the Havoline motor oil brand....
The Brecks garage. It becomes Bawtry Road, passing the Dalton Listerdale Junior and Infants School, and passes through Listerdale and Wickersley
Wickersley
Wickersley is a village and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham in South Yorkshire, England, situated from central Rotherham. The area is very near to road junctions for the M1, M18 and A1...
with a parade of shops either side and The Three Horseshoes on the left, being crossed by the Rotherham Roundwalk. The Masons Arms is on the left, next to the Wickersley Roundabout which meets Northfield Lane from the left and Morthen Road (B6060) from the right, with the St Albans CE primary school to the south. It passes eastwards through Bramley
Bramley, Rotherham
Bramley is a village and civil parish of the Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham in South Yorkshire, England, situated roughly 4 miles from central Rotherham and 8 miles from Sheffield city centre. Bramley is bordered by Wickersley, Sunnyside, Ravenfield and Hellaby...
with Wickersley library and the Wickersley School and Sports College
Wickersley School and Sports College
Wickersley School is an 11–18 school with more than 1,800 pupils in South Yorkshire, England. The school changed its motto to "We want to send every young person into the world able and qualified to play their full part in it" when Head-teacher, Mr Hudson took over in 2002.At present the school has...
on the right, next to the footbridge, meeting the B6093 from the left (for Sunnyside) near St Francis church. Rotherham Morrisons
Morrisons
Wm Morrison Supermarkets plc is the fourth largest chain of supermarkets in the United Kingdom, headquartered in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England. The company is usually referred to and is branded as Morrisons formerly Morrison's, and it is part of the FTSE 100 Index of companies...
is on the right hand side, with access for the Rotherham East Ibis
Hotel Ibis
Ibis is an international hotel company, owned by Accor hotels. It has 800 hotels in 40 countries around the world, with over 370 in France and most of the remainder elsewhere in Europe...
hotel. There is also the Sir Jack Roast Inn carvery and a McDonalds.
The road crosses the M18 at Junction 1 and continues as Bawtry Road, a trunk road, through Hellaby
Hellaby
Hellaby is a village and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham, in South Yorkshire, England. It is the location of Hellaby Hall hotel, a four star hotel with extensive leisure facilities set in a 17th century mansion built by the Fretwell family...
, with a left turn for the Hellaby Industrial Estate, and the large Stockyard truck stop
Truck stop
A truck stop is a commercial facility predicated on providing fuel, parking, and often food and other services to motorists and truck drivers...
. There are speed cameras on this stretch. It enters Maltby as Rotherham Road with a left turn for Addison Road, then passes Maltby School
Maltby School
Maltby Community School is a comprehensive school in the mining town of Maltby in South Yorkshire.-Admissions:The school has a sixth form. The school is below capacity in its numbers. It is situated on Braithwell Road close to the junction with the A631. It will become an academy in January 2010...
and leisure centre on the left, and Hooton Levitt
Hooton Levitt
Hooton Levitt is a village and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham in South Yorkshire, England; one of four villages in the county that carry the name of Hooton, meaning 'farmstead on a spur of land'...
and St Bartholomew parish church on the right. The A634 leaves to the south east for Blyth
Blyth, Nottinghamshire
Blyth is a village in the Bassetlaw district of the county of Nottinghamshire, in the East Midlands, north west of East Retford, on the River Ryton.-Geography:...
and Retford
Retford
Retford is a market town in Nottinghamshire in the East Midlands of England, located 31 miles from the city of Nottingham, and 23 miles west of Lincoln, in the district of Bassetlaw. The town is situated in a valley with the River Idle and the Chesterfield Canal running through the centre of the...
, and Braithwell Road (B6376) leaves to the left. It passes through the town centre as High Street, passing the fire station and library on the left. It then crosses the B6427 then heads east towards Tickhill
Tickhill
Tickhill is a small, wealthy town and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster in South Yorkshire, England, on the border with Nottinghamshire. It has a population of 5,301.-Geography:...
, passing the Lumley Arms. The main landmark on the left hand side is Maltby Main Colliery
Maltby Main Colliery
Maltby Main Colliery is a coal mine situated on the eastern edge of the township of Maltby, South Yorkshire, some 7 miles east of Rotherham. It is presently the only colliery in production in the Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham.-History:...
, for which there is an entrance on the left, opposite Maltby Wood. It crosses a railway and Scotch Spring Lane (the Doncaster-Rotherham boundary), for Stainton
Stainton, South Yorkshire
Stainton is a village and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster in South Yorkshire, England. It has a population of 269....
, is on the left, the point where the road becoomes the Doncaster-Rotherham boundary for one mile, just before being crossed by a 400kV pylon line, the point where it also enters the Doncaster postcode
DN postcode area
The DN postcode area, also known as the Doncaster postcode area, is a group of postcode districts around Barnetby, Barrow upon Humber, Barton-upon-Humber, Brigg, Cleethorpes, Doncaster, Gainsborough, Goole, Grimsby, Immingham, Retford, Scunthorpe and Ulceby in England.The S64 postcode district was...
.
Limekiln Lane is on the left, and the landscape is now mostly rural from here to Bawtry. At the junction of Blyth Gate Lane on the right, the borough boundary leaves to the south along Sandbeck lane and the road enters the Borough of Doncaster. It passes under a railway line and enters Tickhill as Rotherham Road where it meets the A60 from the right. It continues along West Gate, passing the police station on the left. There is a right turn for Tickhill Castle
Tickhill Castle
Tickhill Castle was a castle in Tickhill, on the Nottingham/Yorkshire West Riding border, England and a prominent stronghold during the reign of King John I of England.-Early history:...
, and the road bends sharply to the left near the Millstone. on the left is St Mary's Church, Tickhill
St Mary's Church, Tickhill
St Mary's Church is a Grade I listed church in Tickhill, South Yorkshire, England. Dating from the early 1100s and built with local magnesian limestone the structure today is predominantly of Perpendicular style with glimpses of earlier Norman, Early English and Decorated styles.- The Organ :The...
. The road passes along Castle Gate and a JET
Jet (brand)
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garage, and at the Market Place, the A60 continues straight ahead, and the A631 leaves sharply to the right at a T-junction for Sunderland Street.
After Tickhill the road passes under the A1(M) (Doncaster bypass) near a radio mast then over the beginnings of the River Torne
River Torne
The River Torne is a river in the north of England, which flows through the counties of South Yorkshire and North Lincolnshire. It rises at the Upper Lake at Sandbeck Hall, near Maltby in South Yorkshire, and empties into the River Trent at Keadby pumping station...
, and crosses the B6463 (for Harworth to the south) as Bawtry Road at Spital Hill. It meets the Nottinghamshire boundary from the south, which follows the road all the way to Bawtry for around three miles. Harworth
Harworth
Harworth is a small town in the county of Nottinghamshire, in the Midlands of England in Bassetlaw district. It is approximately eight miles north of Worksop...
is to the south, and it meets Bawtry Road (for Harworth) from the right. There is a bend to the left, with Swinnow Wood on the left, and Plumtree Farm Industrial Estate on the right. The road enters Bawtry as Tickhill Road, with the Nottinghamshire boundary passing along the southern edge of the town. In Bawtry, next to Bawtry Hall, it meets the north-south A638, also a trunk road, the former A1.
Bawtry to Louth
The road starts again slightly further south off the A638 and A614A614 road
The A614 is a main road in England running through the counties of Nottinghamshire, South Yorkshire and the East Riding of Yorkshire.Beginning at Redhill, near Calverton in Nottinghamshire at a roundabout with the A60, the road meets the A6097 at a junction which looks like a roundabout but...
, and heads east of Bawtry passing under the East Coast Main Line
East Coast Main Line
The East Coast Main Line is a long electrified high-speed railway link between London, Peterborough, Doncaster, Wakefield, Leeds, York, Darlington, Newcastle and Edinburgh...
railway as Gainsborough Road. It then crosses the River Idle
River Idle
The River Idle is a river in Nottinghamshire, England. Its source is the confluence of the River Maun and River Meden, near Markham Moor. From there, it flows north through Retford and Bawtry before entering the River Trent at Stockwith near Misterton...
at Bawtry Bridge and enters Nottinghamshire and Bassetlaw
Bassetlaw
Bassetlaw is the northernmost district of Nottinghamshire, England, with a population according to the 2001 UK census of 107,713. The borough is predominantly rural, with two towns: Worksop, site of the borough offices, and Retford...
. The road bends to the right and becomes dual carriageway as it bypasses the village of Scaftworth, which has two exits to the right. It bends to the left and continues as the single carriageway Bawtry Road (passing SPECS average speed cameras) through Everton
Everton, Nottinghamshire
Everton is a village and civil parish in Nottinghamshire, England. Located on the A631 between Gainsborough and Bawtry, it is part of Bassetlaw district.The village is recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086-7 as Evretone....
, with Harwell on the left. There is a right turn for Mattersey
Mattersey
Mattersey is a village in Nottinghamshire, England. It is located 8 miles north of Retford and sits on the border of Nottinghamshire and South Yorkshire, being just under 14 miles from Doncaster. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 779....
at the Sun Inn. Further on the B6045 joins from Blyth
Blyth, Nottinghamshire
Blyth is a village in the Bassetlaw district of the county of Nottinghamshire, in the East Midlands, north west of East Retford, on the River Ryton.-Geography:...
at Drakeholes, where the road has been diverted to the north, over the Chesterfield Canal
Chesterfield Canal
The Chesterfield Canal is in the north of England and it is known locally as 'Cuckoo Dyke'. It was opened in 1777 and ran 46 miles from the River Trent at West Stockwith, Nottinghamshire to Chesterfield, Derbyshire...
and Cuckoo Way.
As Gainsborough Road it passes along the top of an escarpment (Cuckoo Hill to the south) near Prospect Hill Farm, and there is a right turn for Wiseton. It passes Park House Farm and climbs Mill Hill then becomes dual carriageway at Gringley on the Hill, which it bypasses to the south on the edge of the escarpment. On the bypass, Clayworth Road exits to the right and Beacon Hill Road (and the Trent Valley Way) to the left, both part of the B1403 (from Misterton
Misterton, Nottinghamshire
Misterton is a village and civil parish in the Bassetlaw district of Nottinghamshire, England.-Geography:Misterton is located in the far north-east of both Bassetlaw and Nottinghamshire between Walkeringham to the South and Haxey to the North. The East of the village is bordered by the River...
). It climbs Beacon Hill, resuming the former route. To the south West Burton power stations
West Burton
West Burton refers to more than one place in England:*West Burton, Nottinghamshire*West Burton, North Yorkshire*West Burton, West Sussex...
and Cottam power stations
Cottam, Nottinghamshire
Cottam is a village in Nottinghamshire 8 miles east of Retford. The village church of Holy Trinity is Norman in origin, restored in 1869 and again in 1890 with the addition of a bell turret. To the south of the village is Cottam Power Station with 8 cooling towers, built between 1964 and...
power stations can be seen. It gently descends the hill and at Beckingham meets the A161 (from the north) at a roundabout near Mill Farm. Previously it met the A161 in the village.
The road becomes dual carriageway again as the road bypasses Beckingham
Beckingham, Nottinghamshire
Beckingham is a village and civil parish in the Bassetlaw district of Nottinghamshire, England, about three miles west of Gainsborough, Lincolnshire. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 1,168....
then reaches another roundabout with the A620, from the south (and for Retford). The road continues as dual carriageway, crossing the Doncaster to Lincoln Line
Doncaster to Lincoln Line
The Doncaster to Lincoln line is a railway line in England. It runs from Doncaster south east to Lincoln.Services on the line are provided by East Midlands Trains and Northern Rail, with a few continuing through Lincoln to the Peterborough to Lincoln Line.The towns and villages served by the route...
, with the former road being Ramper Road to the south, and becomes the single carriageway The Flood Road, on the former route, being the Beckingham-Saundby
Saundby
Saundby is a village in Nottinghamshire, England two miles west of Gainsborough and lies within the civil parish of Beckingham cum Saundby. The parish is bordered on one side by the River Trent. The village Church of St Martin was extensively restored in 1885....
parish boundary. Approaching Gainsborough it passes the Crown Carveries Trent Port Inn. Crossing Trent Bridge, Gainsborough
Trent Bridge, Gainsborough
Trent Bridge, Gainsborough is a road bridge crossing of the River Trent at Gainsborough, Lincolnshire.-History:The bridge was built by the civil engineer, William Weston between 1787 and 1791. It is a handsome and substantial three span bridge in ashlar masonry...
it enters West Lindsey
West Lindsey
West Lindsey is a local government district in Lincolnshire, England.-History:The district was formed on 1 April 1974, from the urban districts of Gainsborough, Market Rasen, along with Caistor Rural District, Gainsborough Rural District and Welton Rural District...
and Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire is a county in the east of England. It borders Norfolk to the south east, Cambridgeshire to the south, Rutland to the south west, Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire to the west, South Yorkshire to the north west, and the East Riding of Yorkshire to the north. It also borders...
. It then goes through Gainsborough, meeting two spurs of Lea Road (A156
A156 road
The A156 road runs from the A57 and heads north to Gainsborough. The road runs entirely within Lincolnshire right next to the border with Nottinghamshire. It is a single carriageway for its entire length. It is approximately long....
) and Trinity Street (A159
A159 road
The A159 is a 16 mile-long single carriage A-road, running between Scunthorpe and Gainsborough in Lincolnshire.- Route :...
) at a roundabout. There is an exit for Thorndike Way, the A631 southern relief road of Gainsborough, built in the early 1970s. It was intended to continue the dual carriageway all the way to the A15. On the bypass it passes the Trent Valley Academy to the south, and there is a right turn at traffic lights for Heapham
Heapham
Heapham is a village and civil parish in the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England, south-east from Gainsborough.Heapham Anglican Grade II listed parish church is dedicated to All Saints. The church tower is of Saxon origin; the main body, Norman. The church was restored in 1868. Two...
Road. Corringham Road (B1433), the former route, is to the left.
At Woodhouse Farm it resumes its former route. As Corringham Road it enters Corringham
Corringham, Lincolnshire
Corringham is civil parish within the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. It comprises the two contiguous villages of Great Corringham and Little Corringham and has a total resident population of 430...
, passing the Beckett Arms. There is a left turn for Hemswell Lane, and it continues as Harpswell Lane, becoming the parish boundary for two miles between Hemswell
Hemswell
Hemswell is a village and civil parish in the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. It lies just north of the A631 on the Lincoln Cliff escarpment, west from Caenby Corner and east from Gainsborough...
and Harpswell. It climbs the Lincoln Cliff
Lincoln Cliff
The Lincoln Cliff is the portion of a major escarpment that runs north-south through Lindsey and Kesteven, in central Lincolnshire and is a prominent landscape feature in a generally flat portion of the county...
to meet Middle Street (B1398) at a roundabout at Harpswell
Harpswell, Lincolnshire
Harpswell is a village and civil parish in the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. It lies just west off the junction of the A631 and B1398, north of Lincoln.According to the 2001 census Harpswell had a population of 65....
. It becomes the parish boundary between Hemswell Cliff
Hemswell Cliff
Hemswell Cliff is a village and civil parish in the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. It lies on the A631 between Caenby Corner and Gainsborough and on the Lincoln Cliff escarpment. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 683....
and Harpswell, with the former RAF Hemswell
RAF Hemswell
RAF Hemswell was an airfield used by RAF Bomber Command for 20 years between 1937 and 1957 and saw most of its operational life during World War II. Later used by RAF Fighter Command as a nuclear ballistic missile base during the Cold War it closed to military use in 1967...
adjacent on the left, and the Hemswell Court conference centre on the right. There is a right turn for Dog Kennel Road (for Glentworth
Glentworth, Lincolnshire
Glentworth is a village and civil parish in the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. It lies about north from Lincoln and south-west from Caenby Corner....
). The road becomes the parish boundary of Hemswell Cliff and Glentworth. At Caenby Corner
Caenby Corner
Caenby Corner is a small settlement in the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. It lies at the junction of the A15 and A631, 10 miles north of Lincoln....
it meets the A15 at a roundabout near the TOTAL
Total S.A.
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Caenby Corner Garage, and passes through the parish of Glentham
Glentham
Glentham is a village and civil parish in the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. It lies on the A631, west from Market Rasen, and east from Caenby Corner and the A15. The village includes the hamlet of Caenby. The 2001 census recorded a population of 341.Glentham Grade I listed...
. Near Highfield Farm it becomes the parish boundary of Glentham and Caenby, then passes through Glentham and the Crown Inn, and in the distance are the Lincolnshire Wolds
Lincolnshire Wolds
The Lincolnshire Wolds is a range of hills in the county of Lincolnshire, England. It is a designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty , and the highest area of land in eastern England between Yorkshire and Kent...
. At Bishopbridge it crosses the River Ancholme
River Ancholme
The River Ancholme is a river in North Lincolnshire, England, and a tributary of the Humber estuary.It rises south of Bishopbridge and passes through many Lincolnshire villages and the market town of Brigg before flowing north into the Humber at South Ferriby.North of Bishopbridge, where the River...
, which is its must southern navigable point. It passes The Bell and becomes the parish boundary between Osgodby
Osgodby
Osgodby could be:*Osgodby, Lincolnshire, England*Osgodby, Scarborough, North Yorkshire, England*Osgodby, Selby, North Yorkshire, England...
(to the north) and West Rasen
West Rasen
West Rasen is a village and civil parish in the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England, about west of Market Rasen.The parish church is a grade I listed building dedicated to All Saints, dating from the 11th century, and built from ironstone....
(to the south).
At Kingerby Wood, the A1103 continues for four miles to the left as a trunk road to the A46, and the A631 leaves to the right as a non-trunk road. Most traffic will follow the A1103 for Grimsby
Grimsby
Grimsby is a seaport on the Humber Estuary in Lincolnshire, England. It has been the administrative centre of the unitary authority area of North East Lincolnshire since 1996...
. The road becomes more twisty and meets a roundabout at West Rasen
West Rasen
West Rasen is a village and civil parish in the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England, about west of Market Rasen.The parish church is a grade I listed building dedicated to All Saints, dating from the 11th century, and built from ironstone....
, where it crosses the River Rase. As Gainsborough Road it meets the trunk road A46, from the right, at Middle Rasen
Middle Rasen
Middle Rasen is a village and civil parish in the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England, located about west of the town of Market Rasen...
where the A46 does not have priority. It follows the A46 for a half-mile, and the A46 continues to the left, with the A631 leaving at a right turn. It enters Market Rasen
Market Rasen
Market Rasen is a town and civil parish within the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. It lies on the River Rase northeast of Lincoln, east of Gainsborough and southwest of Grimsby. According to the 2001 census, it has a population of 3,200....
as Gainsborough Road then becomes King Street. It meets the B1202 (former A46) from the left, and as Queen Street passes under the Newark to Grimsby Line then is crosses by the B1203 at traffic lights. As Willingham Road it passes the De Aston School
De Aston School
De Aston School is a voluntary controlled, mixed comprehensive school in Market Rasen, Lincolnshire, England with a sixth form college and boarding house. The school has a broad Christian ethos but accommodates those of other faiths or no faith.-Admissions:...
and Market Rasen Racecourse
Market Rasen Racecourse
Market Rasen Racecourse is a National Hunt racecourse in the town of Market Rasen, in Lincolnshire, England.The course is a right-handed oval with a circumference of around one-and-a-quarter miles...
on the right. In Tealby
Tealby
Tealby is a village and civil parish in the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England, situated on the edge of the Lincolnshire Wolds.Tealby is noted for the Tennyson d'Eyncourt family which donated the village hall and school. In the 1980s the school was used for filming the programme Nanny...
parish it passes through Willingham Woods.
It passes through North Willingham
North Willingham
North Willingham is a village and civil parish located about south east of the town of Market Rasen, Lincolnshire, England, on the A631 road between Market Rasen and Louth...
, with a right turn for Sixhills
Sixhills
Sixhills is a village in the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England, about south-east from Market Rasen. It lies just south of the A631 between Market Rasen and Ludford....
. It then ascends the western edge of the Lincolnshire Wolds
Lincolnshire Wolds
The Lincolnshire Wolds is a range of hills in the county of Lincolnshire, England. It is a designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty , and the highest area of land in eastern England between Yorkshire and Kent...
as Willingham Road to 142 metres height, crossing Caistor High Street (B1225) at Boucherette Farm, where it enters East Lindsey
East Lindsey
East Lindsey is a local government district in Lincolnshire, England. The council is based in Manby near Louth, and other major settlements in the district include Alford, Spilsby, Mablethorpe, Skegness, Horncastle and Chapel St Leonards....
. It passes through Ludford
Ludford
-Places:*Ludford, Herefordshire, a village in Herefordshire, England*Ludford, Lincolnshire, a village and parish in Lincolnshire, England*Ludford, Shropshire, a village and parish in Shropshire, England...
where it is briefly followed by the Viking Way
Viking Way
The Viking Way is a long distance footpath in England running between the Humber Bridge in North Lincolnshire and Oakham in Rutland. The Countryside Commission recognised the significance of the Viking Way as a high quality long distance walk linking other major routes in Eastern England, these...
, passing the Black Horse on the right and the White Hart. At a crossroads the Viking Way leaves to the right. It passes through the parish of Calcethorpe with Kelstern
Calcethorpe with Kelstern
Calcethorpe with Kelstern is a civil parish in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England.The parish includes the hamlets of Calcethorpe to the south of Kelstern, and Lambcroft to the north...
, with a left turn for Kelstern
Kelstern
Kelstern is a village in the civil parish of Calcethorpe with Kelstern, in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. The village lies north of the A632, north-west from Louth and south-east from Binbrook. The parish includes the hamlets of Calcethorpe to the south of Kelstern, and...
. It passes Cotes Grange Farm with a crossroads for Welton le Wold
Welton Le Wold
Welton le Wold is a village and civil parish in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England, about west of the town of Louth.Welton was listed in Domesday Book of 1086, when it consisted of 57 households....
, to the right. It passes through South Elkington, where in the parish of Elikington
Elkington, Lincolnshire
Elkington is a civil parish in the district of East Lindsey in the county of Lincolnshire, England.It comprises the village of South Elkington, and the hamlets of North Elkington, Boswell,and Thorpe...
it terminates at the A157
A157 road
The A157 is an A-road in Lincolnshire, England. It runs between Wragby and Maltby le Marsh and is single carriageway for its entire length .- Route :...
just outside of Louth