Rickleton is an area of

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, England. It is located on the south side of Washington Town and borders

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village, Birtley and

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. The village centre includes a Londis supermarket, a general store, a hairdressing salon, a Fish and Chip takeaway and a bus link, which has buses linking to other areas of Washington and

. A family pub, The Woodlands,Woodlands Pub
/ref> Washington Cricket club, two doctors surgeries and a chemists can also be found here. There is also a large field with a small children's playing area located just of the bus route through Rickleton. Vigo Lane is the main road and runs through Rickleton and into Harraton. The

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runs through the village, on the site of a disused railway. Rickleton Primary School is located in the village centre.

Transport

The village has roads forming a loop around the village, these roads are called Rickleton Way, Bonemill lane and Picktree Lane. The village has a bus service operated by

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. The nearest

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References

* http://www.simplygo.com/our-services/ * http://www.simplygo.com/view-all-timetables/?timetable_keywords=Rickleton&timetable_keywordsTo=

External links

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