Red House (Woodlands)
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Red House is the name of junction 38 of the A1(M), where it meets the A638
, 4 miles north of Doncaster
and ¾ of a mile north of Woodlands, South Yorkshire
, England
. South of the junction, the A638 follows the route of the historic Great North Road to Doncaster
. North of the junction the A1 (no longer motorway class) heads towards Barnsdale Bar and West Yorkshire
.
The junction is named after the farm house that stands at the junction. Whilst this is made of red brick, it is also painted a deeper shade of red.
Red House is in the (historic) Barnsdale Forest
area.
A638 road
The A638 is a main road in England that runs between the A1 at Markham Moor in Nottinghamshire and Chain Bar Junction 26 of the M62 motorway south of Bradford in West Yorkshire....
, 4 miles north of Doncaster
Doncaster
Doncaster is a town in South Yorkshire, England, and the principal settlement of the Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster. The town is about from Sheffield and is popularly referred to as "Donny"...
and ¾ of a mile north of Woodlands, South Yorkshire
Woodlands, South Yorkshire
Woodlands is a model village, 3 miles north of Doncaster in South Yorkshire, England. It was designed and built in the early 20th century by Percy Bond Houfton as tied cottages for the miners of the neighbouring Brodsworth Colliery...
, 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...
. South of the junction, the A638 follows the route of the historic Great North Road to Doncaster
Doncaster
Doncaster is a town in South Yorkshire, England, and the principal settlement of the Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster. The town is about from Sheffield and is popularly referred to as "Donny"...
. North of the junction the A1 (no longer motorway class) heads towards Barnsdale Bar and West Yorkshire
West Yorkshire
West Yorkshire is a metropolitan county within the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England with a population of 2.2 million. West Yorkshire came into existence as a metropolitan county in 1974 after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972....
.
The junction is named after the farm house that stands at the junction. Whilst this is made of red brick, it is also painted a deeper shade of red.
Red House is in the (historic) Barnsdale Forest
Barnsdale
Barnsdale, or Barnsdale Forest, is a relatively small area of South Yorkshire, England which has a rich history and the region is steeped in folklore. Historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire...
area.