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Encyclopedia > A1231 road

The A1231 road runs between Sunderland and Washington in Tyne and Wear, North East England. It is the main road joining Sunderland and Washington and is one of the main trunk roads leading in and out of Sunderland city centre. The total length of the road is approximately 9 miles. This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Statistics Population: 55,454 Ordnance Survey OS grid reference: NZ3157 Administration District: Sunderland Metropolitan county: Tyne and Wear Region: North East England Constituent country: England Sovereign state: United Kingdom Other Ceremonial county: Tyne and Wear Historic county: County Durham Services Police force: Northumbria Police Fire and rescue: Tyne and Wear... Tyne and Wear is a metropolitan county in the North East of England around the mouths of the Rivers Tyne and Wear. ... North-East England is one of the nine official regions of England and comprises the combined area of Northumberland, County Durham, Tyne and Wear and a small part of North Yorkshire. ... Look up Mile in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...


South Sunderland

The A1231 begins with a single carriageway at the Esplanade roundabout on the southern edge of Mowbray Park - just to the south of the city centre. It shares the roundabout with the A1018 Ryhope Road, which is the main trunk road to the south of the city. As Stockton Road the A1231 heads north, past the Park Lane Interchange and toward the Durham Road Roundabout which is end-point of the A690 road - the main trunk road to the south-west of the city. As a dual carriageway, the north-bound A1231 becomes St. Michael's Way, part of which it shares with the the A183 road. It has been suggested that Cycle facilities at roundabouts be merged into this article or section. ... The A1018 is a road in the north-east of England. ... it is in sunderland (north east england) and is currently the UKs second most used interchange after Victoria in London!! Categories: United Kingdom-related stubs ... The A690 is a road in County Durham running from Sunderland in the east through Durham into the Pennines. ... This early German Autobahn uses a dual carriageway design. ... The numbering zones for A-roads in Great Britain List of A roads beginning with 1 in Great Britain beginning north of the Thames, east of the A1. ...


The A1231 passes a retail park as Timdon Street, and the Corning Glass Works, before reaching the Queen Alexandra Bridge. A retail park is a grouping of three or more retail warehouses with associated car parking. ... Corning Glass Works (NYSE: GLW) is a U.S. manufacturer of glass, ceramics and related materials, primarily for technical and scientific applications. ... This article is about the bridge crossing the River Wear; for the bridge crossing the Ottawa River, see Alexandra Bridge. ...


North Sunderland

The road crosses the river Wear over the bridge, and then heads west along the national speed limit dual carriageway Wessington Way. The road passes through the southern edge of Southwick, Castletown and Hylton Castle. To the south, the Hylton Riverside retail park runs parallel to the road. Along this section of road, a park and ride scheme operates on matchdays for visitors to the Stadium of Light. The River Wear (pronounced Wee-er) is a river in the North East of England. ... An Example of a United Kingdom National speed limit roadsign. ... Map sources for Hylton Castle at grid reference NZ357588 Hylton Castle is a ruined castle in the north west of Sunderland. ... a park-and-ride bus in Oxford Park and ride terminals are public transport stations that allow commuters to drive short distances in their personal automobiles to catch a ride on a bus or railroad system (usually classified as light rail or the heavier commuter rail). ... This article is about the home stadium of Sunderland A.F.C. This is the only stadium that bears this name, although it is also the translation of the unofficial name of a Portuguese clubs stadium. ...


Washington

The road passes over the A19 and heads west toward Washington as the Sunderland Highway. Just past the A19, the A1231 runs along the southern edge of the Nissan car plant. The A1231 crosses the A182 Washington Highway as it passes the Galleries washington town centre. The A1231 ends as a feeder to the north-bound A1 The A19 is a major road in England, running parallel to and east of the A1 road. ... Nissan Motor Manufacturing (UK) Ltd, or NMUK is a car manufacturing plant in Sunderland, North East England. ... The A182 begins on the A194(M) motorway between Gateshead and Washington. ... Also known as the Great North Road. ...

A roads in Zone 1 of the
Great Britain road numbering scheme
A1
A10 - A11 - A12 - A13 - A14 - A15 - A16 - A17 - A18 - A19
A100 - A101 - A102 - A105 - A109 - A118 - A120 - A124 - A127 - A129
A135 - A140 - A143 - A146 - A149 - A151 - A157 - A159 - A160 - A165 - A167
A170 - A171 - A179 - A180 - A182 - A183 - A189 - A194
A1000 - A1018 - A1058 - A1066 - A1068 - A1079
A1081 - A1086 - A1101 - A1107 - A1156 - A1198
A1200 - A1202 - A1205 - A1231 - A1303 - A1309
List of A roads in Zone 1


 
 

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