A631 road

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.

Sheffield (Meadowhall) to Bawtry

The road starts at the M1/A6109 junction at Meadowhall. This is the northern half of Junction 34 on the M1. The road then passes under the M1 on the lower deck of the Tinsley Viaduct as a dual carriageway with the Meadowhall Shopping Centre visible to the southwest. At the southern half of junction 34 a roundabout links the road to the A6178 Sheffield Road and the A6102 Shepcote Lane (part of the Sheffield by-pass). This short section is classified as a trunk road.

After the M1 the road is a single carriageway non-trunk road 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 social club, with Sheffield Hallam University's Graham Solley Sports Development Centre on th
right
(where SHU play other universities at sport). The road enters the borough of Rotherham at a bend to the left, becomes the paris
boundary
between Brinsworth and Rotherham, and there is a crossroads, with the left for ''Balk Lane'' and the BOCbr>Brinsworth Operations Centre
opposite Firth Rixson Aurora Sports Club, and the right for ''Bonet Lane'' (B6067) near ''The Fairway''. There is a left turn fo
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 15 ft 3 i
railway bridge
an
crosses
the River Rother.

The road then serves as a bypass of Rotherham after it combines with th
dual-carriageway
''Centenary Way'' (A630) at
Canklow Roundabout
'. A TOTAL garage is on the right, and a McDonald's 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
', wit
Canklow Woods
to the east, on the side of the Rother Valley. Canklow Meadows Industrial Estate is on th
right
with Leger Holidays HQ, the large ''Crossroads'' Volv
truck garage
and Manheim Auctions. It is followed by the Canklow Meadows Retail Park, and it passes the Holiday Innbr>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 Rotherha
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 th
B6410
and the A6123 (''Herringthorpe Valley Road'', the Rotherham ring road) at the
Worrygoose Roundabout
'. The A631 becomes a non-trun
road
and meets th
A6021
at the '' Brecks Roundabout'', also meeting ''Brecks Lane''. After the roundabout is th
Rotherham
Premier Inn, and
The Brecks
' Beefeaterbr>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 Infant
School
an
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

' 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 C
primary school
to the south. I
passes
eastwards through Bramley with Wickersle
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 Franci
church
Rotherham MorrisonsMorrisons Rotherham
/ref> is on the right han
side
with access for th
Rotherham East
Ibisbr>hotel
There is also the
Sir Jack
' Roast Innbr>carvery
and a McDonald's.

The road crosses the M18 at Junction 1 and continues as ''Bawtry Road'', a trunk road, through Hellaby, with a lef
turn
for the Hellaby Industrial Estate, and the larg
Stockyard
truck stop. There are speed cameras on this stretch. It enters Maltby as ''Rotherham Road'' with a lef
turn
for ''Addison Road'', then passes Maltby Academy and leisure centre on the left, and Hooton Levitt and St Bartholomew paris
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 eas
towards
Tickhill, passing the
Lumley Arms
'. The main landmark on the left hand side is Maltby Main Colliery, for which there is a
entrance
on the left, opposite Maltby Wood. I
crosses

railway
and
Scotch Spring Lane
' (the Doncaster-Rotherham boundary), for Stainton, is on the left, the point where the road becomes the Doncaster-Rotherham boundary for one mile, just before bein
crossed
by a 400 kV pylon line, the point where it also enters the Doncaster postcode.

Limekiln Lane
' is on the left, and th
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 th
road
enters the Borough of Doncaster. It passes under a railway line an
enters
Tickhill as ''Rotherham Road'' where i
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 lef
near
the
Millstone
'. on the left is St Mary's Church, Tickhill. The road passes along
Castle Gate
' and a JETbr>garage
and at the ''Market Place'', the A60 continues straight ahead, and the A631 leaves sharply to th
right
at a T-junction for
Sunderland Street
'.

After Tickhill the road passe
under
the A1(M) (Doncaster bypass) near
radio mast
then over the beginnings of the River Torne, an
crosses
th
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, wit
Swinnow Wood
on the left, and Plumtree Farm Industrial Estate on th
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 th
A638
and A614, and heads east of Bawtry passin
under
the East Coast Main Line railway as ''Gainsborough Road''. It the
crosses
the River Idle a
Bawtry Bridge
an
enters
Nottinghamshire and Bassetlaw. The road bends to the right and become
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 righ
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 climb
Beacon Hill
resuming the former route. To the south West Burton power stations and Cottam power stations can b
seen
It gently descends the hill and at Beckingham meets the A161 (from the north) at
roundabout
near Mill Farm. Previously it met the A161 in the village.

The road become
dual carriageway
again as the road follows the Beckingham Bypass, built in 1975 with soil from the Gainsborough relief road, 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 i
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
roundabout
There is a
exit
for '' Thorndike Way'', the A631 Gainsborough Relief Road, which opened in March 1974. Lindsey County Council intended to continue the dual carriageway all the way to the A15 at Caenby Corner. On the southern relief road, it passes The Gainsborough Academy (former Trent Valley Academy) to the south, and there is
right turn
a
traffic lights
for ''Heapham Road''.
Corringham Road
' (B1433), the former route, is to the left, and nearby is the Road Safety Markings Association.

A
Woodhouse Farm
it resumes it
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. I
climbs
the Lincoln Cliff to meet
Middle Street
' (B1398) at
roundabout
at Harpswell. It becomes the parish boundary between Hemswell Cliff and Harpswell, with th
former
RAF Hemswell (where The Dam Busters was filmed in 1954) adjacent on the left, and th
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, the
passes
through Glentham and the

', and in th
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).

A
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
roundabout
at West Rasen, where it crosses the River Rase. As ''Gainsborough Road'' i
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'' passe
under
the Newark to Grimsby Line then is crosses by the B1203 a
traffic lights
As
Willingham Road
' it passes the De Aston School and Market Rasen Racecourse on the right. In Tealby parish i
passes
throug
Willingham Woods

I
passes
through North Willingham, with a right turn for Sixhills. It the
ascends
the wester
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. I
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. I
passes
through the parish of Calcethorpe with Kelstern, with a left turn for Kelstern. It passes Cotes Grange Farm with
crossroads
for Welton le Wold, to the right. It passes through South Elkington, where in the parish of Elikington i
terminates
at the A157 just outside Louth

References

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Bassetlaw District
East Lindsey District
Roads in England
Roads in Lincolnshire
Roads in Yorkshire
Rotherham
Transport in South Yorkshire
Transport in Nottinghamshire
West Lindsey District