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A roads in Zone 6 of the Great Britain numbering scheme
List of A roads in zone 6 in Great Britain starting east of the A6 and A7 roads, and west of the A1 (road beginning with 6).
Single- and double-digit roads Edit
Road | From | To | Notes |
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A6 | Luton | Carlisle | Originally London to Carlisle, starting from the A1 at Barnet. The fourth longest numbered route in the UK at 299 miles. |
A60 | Loughborough | Doncaster | |
A61 | Derby | Thirsk | Runs through Leeds as the eastern flank of Leeds Inner Ring Road. Forms the primary route between Leeds and Harrogate but is superseded to the south by the M1 motorway to Wakefield. Originally went on what is now the A6135 north of Sheffield. |
A62 | Leeds | Manchester | Former main Trans Pennine route from Lancashire to Yorkshire, most of the traffic now uses the M62 motorway, which follows roughly the same route between Manchester and Leeds, but extends to Hull and Liverpool |
A63 | Leeds | Kingston upon Hull | |
A64 | Leeds | Scarborough | Main road from West Yorkshire to the East Coast. Is briefly A64(M) as part of Leeds Inner Ring Road. |
A65 | Leeds | Kendal | Trans Pennine route. |
A66 | Grangetown | Workington | |
A67 | Bowes | Crathorne | |
A68 | Edinburgh | Darlington | |
A69 | Denton Burn | Carlisle |
Triple-digit roads Edit
Four-digit roads (60xx) Edit
Road | From | To | Notes |
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A6000 | Unused | Ran from the A600 to the A601 (now A505) in Hitchin; decommissioned sometime after 1960. The portion along Bedford Road is now part of the A505. | |
A6001 | Biggleswade | Biggleswade | Originally ran from Henlow Camp to Biggleswade.The route from Biggleswade to Henlow Camp was downgraded to the B659. |
A6002 | Stapleford | Bulwell | |
A6003 | Barton Seagrave | Oakham | Joins A14 opposite A6 |
A6004 | Loughborough | Loughborough railway station | Loughborough Ring Road |
A6005 | Nottingham | Derby | |
A6006 | Hathern | Melton Mowbray | |
A6007 | Codnor | Bramcote | |
A6008 | Broad Marsh Centre | Victoria Centre | Nottingham Inner Ring Road |
A6009 | Mansfield | Mansfield | Mansfield Inner Circle; an earlier one ran from Budby to Worksop (now B6034). |
A6010 | Chorlton-cum-Hardy | Cheetham | An Eastern Loop around Manchester |
A6011 | Nottingham (Meadow Lane) | Gamston | |
A6012 | Unused | Was once a road in Bamford from A625 (now A6187) via Mytham Bridge to A6013. | |
A6013 | Ladybower Reservoir | Bamford | This number also occurs in Kettering, Northamptonshire |
A6013 | Kettering Bypass | Northampton Rd, Kettering | This number also occurs in Bamford |
A6014 | Corby | Great Oakley | |
A6015 | Newtown, New Mills | Hayfield | |
A6016 | Simmondley, | Charlestown, Glossop | Linking the A57 with the A624. Glossop Town Road. |
A6017 | Bredbury | Ashton-under-Lyne | |
A6018 | Mottram in Longdendale | Stalybridge | |
A6019 | Nottingham | Nottingham | A short stretch of road in Nottingham city centre; an older routing went from A57 High Street to A616 Bank Street in Sheffield, but was later extended north to A61 when it was rerouted along West Bar. |
A6020 | Ashford-in-the-Water | A619 near Bakewell | Acts as a by-pass for Bakewell |
A6021 | South East Rotherham | South West Rotherham | |
A6022 | Mexborough | Swinton | |
A6023 | Wath upon Dearne | Conisbrough | |
A6024 | A628 at Woodhead | Honley | |
A6025 | Brighouse | A629 near Elland | |
A6026 | A58 near Sowerby Bridge | A629 near Greetland | |
A6027 | Horwich | Horwich | |
A6028 | Unused | Ran from the A640 near Outlane to the A643 in Brighouse; became a portion of the A643 when its western end was rerouted. | |
A6029 | Morley | Tingley | |
A6030 | A563/A47 at Evington | A6 at Stoneygate | Relic of former Leicester ring road, now mostly substituted by A563 Outer Ring. |
A6031 | Unused | Linked the A650 to the A61 in northern Wakefield, was one of the shortest A roads in the 1922 list at around 300 feet; became a portion of the A650 when it was rerouted. | |
A6032 | Castleford | Castleford | |
A6033 | Littleborough | Haworth | |
A6034 | Steeton | Addingham | |
A6035 | Keighley | Keighley | |
A6036 | Halifax | Bradford | |
A6037 | Shipley | Bradford | |
A6038 | Shipley | Otley | |
A6039 | Unused | Ran from the A65 in Menston to the A659 (now A660) in Otley. Decommissioned when the A660 Otley bypass was built; the section west of the bypass became an extension of the A6038 and the eastern section became a portion of the A659. Number possibly used in Mansfield (appears on a DfT map from c. 2002), but no further information is known. Before Mansfield town center was bypassed, a tangle of A roads was shown on OS maps, and one of these probably had the A6039 number. | |
A6040 | Harrogate | Harrogate | |
A6041 | Manchester | Salford | |
A6042 | Manchester | Manchester | Forms the western section of the Manchester & Salford Inner Relief Route |
A6043 | Ashton-under-Lyne | Ashton-under-Lyne | Signed westbound as (A627) and eastbound as A6018. |
A6044 | Pendlebury | Heaton Park | Takes on the names of Sheepfoot Lane, Scholes Lane, Hilton Lane, Rainsough Brow and finally Agecroft Road, respectively. |
A6045 | Heywood | Heaton Park | |
A6046 | Heywood | Middleton | |
A6047 | Heywood | Heywood | |
A6048 | Oldham | Oldham | |
A6049 | Unused | Ran from the A62 to the A627 along George Street in Oldham. The northern end is now gone, with the Town Square shopping center built on top. | |
A6050 | A670 near Mossley | A669 near Lydgate | |
A6051 | Greenfield | Greenfield | smallest A road in Britain, less than half a mile long |
A6052 | Uppermill | Denshaw | |
A6053 | Kearsley | A56 near Bury | |
A6054 | Unused | Ran along Marsden Road in Bolton from the A58 and B6203 to the A673. Became a spur of the A673 as a part of the 1935 renumbering, but a photograph from 1937 shows the road as A6054, so the change must have been after 1935. | |
A6055 | Knaresborough | Barton, North Yorkshire | Originally ran from Knaresborough to Boroughbridge. Was extended to replace the former A1 between Baldersby Gate and Barton after the A1(M) extension opened. |
A6056 | Unused | Ran along Crook Street and Orlando Road in Bolton from the A6055 to the A66. | |
A6057 | Unused | Ran from the A6056 to the A6058 in Bolton. Now part of the A579. | |
A6058 | Bolton | Bolton | |
A6059 | Unused | Connected the A666 and A676 in northern Bolton. Downgraded to B6472 in the 1960s. | |
A6060 | Rochdale | Rochdale | Along Dane Street - From A680 between Spotland Road and Edenfield Road to A58 Junction to The Esplanade and Dane Street |
A6061 | A675 in Riley Green, Lancashire | A674 near Feniscowles, Lancashire | |
A6062 | A674 in Feniscowles, Blackburn | A666 in Ewood, Blackburn | The A6062 passes through Livesey and is called Livesey Branch Road for its entire length. The road was originally a turnpike road built in 1810 as a branch of the Blackburn & Bolton Trust.[2] |
A6063 | Preston | Deepdale, Preston | |
A6064 | Unused | Ran from Rishton to Harwood Bar (now B6535). | |
A6065 | Unused | Ran as a loop off of the A1 along the former A1 via through Newark-on-Trent (now B6325, A616, B6326). Before that, along Blackburn Road in Accrington from Abbey Street (then A680) to Broadway (then A679). | |
A6066 | A681 in Stacksteads, Lancashire | A671 in Britannia, Lancashire | Near Bacup |
A6067 | Unused | Ran from the A58 in Littleborough to the A681 near Todmorden along the Rochdale Canal. Became an extension of the A6033 in 1935. Number later used from Annfield Plain to Flint Hill along a former section of A6076. This was downgraded to the B6168 in the 1960s. | |
A6068 | Kildwick, North Yorkshire | Hapton, Lancashire | Via Padiham, Colne |
A6069 | Skipton | Skipton | |
A6070 | Carnforth | Crooklands | Includes the route of the former A601(M) motorway following its downgrading. |
A6071 | Brampton | Gretna | |
A6072 | Heighington | Bishop Auckland | |
A6073 | Unused | Ran from Bishop Auckland to the A68 at High Etherley. Except for the easternmost section (now unclassified), the route is now part of the B6282. | |
A6074 | Unused | Ran from Bishop Auckland to the A1 (now A167) at Croxdale. Much of route now A688 (much of it bypassed, however), the section north of Spennymoor is now B6288 and the bypassed sections are now unclassified. | |
A6075 | Sutton in Ashfield | Darlton | |
A6076 | Lanchester | Sunniside | |
A6077 | Blackburn | M65 at Guide | Previously numbered A6177 until 2005, to remove duplication as another A6177 (the current one) exists. Was originally B6232. An earlier one went from A693 in Stanley to A692 in Hobson (now B6173). |
A6078 | Blackburn | Blackburn | Blackburn Town Centre Orbital Route; an older routing ran from A686 in Crook Hill to A69 in Haydon Bridge (now Shaftoe Street; bridge demolished). |
A6079 | Hexham | A68 road | |
A6080 | Unused | Cut the corner between the A66 and A69 (both now A695) in Corbridge. Now part of the A695. | |
A6081 | Unused | Ran from Gateshead to Blaydon (Now Ellison Road, Market Lane, and B6317/Hexham Road; also went east along A1114 and Derwentwater Road before the A184 was built). | |
A6082 | Unused | Ran in Gateshead from the A184 to the A695 (now A189; originally went south along First Street and Elysium Street to the A692 before the A184 was built). | |
A6083 | Unused | Ran in Gateshead from the A6081 to the A6082 (became part of the A184 when it was built). | |
A6084 | Unused | Ran along Mulgrave Terrace from A6125/West Street to A692/Bensham Road in Gateshead. This became part of the A184 as parts were closed off; reused on the old route of the A184 along Askew Road, East Gate, Hawks Road, and Saltmeadow Road. | |
A6085 | Scotswood Bridge | Throckley | |
A6086 | Corby | Corby | |
A6087 | Unused | Ran from the A6087 in Belsay to the A1 (now B1337) south of Morpeth. Downgraded to the B6524 in the 1970s. | |
A6088 | Hawick | Carter Bar (A68) | |
A6089 | Whiteburn | Kelso | |
A6090 | Bonjedward | Bonjedward | |
A6091 | Galashiels | Newtown St Boswells | Used as the link to the A68, bypassing Melrose |
A6092 | Unused | Ran from the A7 to Melrose Road (former A6091). Downgraded to the B6452 when the A6091 was rerouted, although some maps claim the road is the western end of the B6374. | |
A6093 | Fordel | Haddington | |
A6094 | Leadburn | Wallyford | |
A6095 | Edinburgh | Musselburgh | |
A6096 | Spondon | Giltbrook | Originally ran from Meadowbank to Joppa, connecting the A1 to itself. Became the A1 in 1935 when it was rerouted; the eastern section is now the A199 when the A1 was rerouted onto the Musselburgh bypass. |
A6097 | Bingham | Warren Hill, near Farnsfield, Nottinghamshire | |
A6098 | Kettering | Kettering | |
A6099 | Bolton | Halliwell | Originally ran along Vicar Lane in Chesterfield, possibly a replacement for the B6046 which paralleled the route to the south. This became a spur of the A619 in 1935. |
Four-digit roads (61xx and higher) Edit
Road | From | To | Notes |
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A6100 | Unused | Ran along London Road in Sheffield, connecting the A621 to itself; was the B6068 until the mid-1920s. The London Road section is now the B6388 and the Wolseley Road section is now the A621 after it was rerouted. | |
A6101 | Rivelin, Sheffield | Hillsborough, Sheffield | |
A6102 | A61 at Greenhill | A616 at Deepcar | |
A6103 | Reserved | Reserved for Derby. The original route went from A62 in Newton Heath via Lightbowne Road to A6104 in Moston; this became part of an extended B6393. | |
A6104 | Hathershaw | Prestwich | |
A6105 | Earlston | Berwick-upon-Tweed | |
A6106 | Dalkeith | Portobello | The section between the A720 and Dalkeith was previously part of the A68 before that road was diverted further east. |
A6107 | A643 near Brighouse | A62 at Bradley | |
A6108 | Scotch Corner | Ripon | |
A6109 | Sheffield | Rotherham | |
A6110 | Beeston, Leeds | Bramley, Leeds | Part of the Leeds Outer Ring Road. |
A6111 | Unused | Ran from Wooler to Scremerston (now B6525). | |
A6112 | Coldstream | Grantshouse | |
A6113 | Unused | Cut the corner between the A627 and A560 south of Hyde. Now part of the A627 after it was rerouted. | |
A6114 | Burnley | Reedley | |
A6115 | Unused | Ran as a road in Newcastle-upon-Tyne from A191 to A1 (now A194) (former A69 and A184; the A1 went southeast via current A19 and A194 at the time). When the western bypass was built and the A1 was rerouted over it, it became part of the A186 and A184. The original A6115 was in Welwyn from the A600 (High Street; this section of the A600 has since been removed) in Welwyn town centre to the A1 at the Clock Hotel (now Church Street and Roman Street). | |
A6116 | Thrapston | Rockingham | |
A6117 | Mansfield | Mansfield Woodhouse | |
A6118 | Unused | Ran from Stibbington to Wansford along an old routing of the A1. In 2017, was downgraded to an unclassified road. [3] | |
A6119 | Beardwood | Whitebirk | Part of the Blackburn Ring Road. |
A6120 | A647 | M1 Junction 46 | Part of the Leeds Outer Ring Road. |
A6121 | Morcott | Bourne | |
A6123 | South East Rotherham | North Rotherham | |
A6124 | Musselburgh | Fordel | |
A6125 | Unused | Ran from Gateshead to Seaton Burn; now Wellington Street, High Level Bridge, B1307, B1318, and A1 | |
A6126 | Unused | Ran from the A1 across the Swing Bridge to Newcastle upon Tyne; was originally the northern end of the A184 until the rerouting of the A1 put it out of zone. All of route unclassified except the section along Sandhill (now B1600), the northern end of the route aound Grey's Monument is now pedestrianized. | |
A6127 | Unused | Ran from Chester-le-Street to Blakelaw (now A167). Current A167(M) was originally had the designation of A6127(M). | |
A6128 | Unused | Since the A6135 was created in 1930, this road definitely existed, but it is unknown where. | |
A6129 | Welwyn | Welwyn | |
A6130 | Lenton | Mapperley Park | |
A6131 | Low Snaygill | Skipton Bypass | |
A6132 | Unused | Ran between the A600 and the A505 along Fishpond and Nightingale roads in Hitchin, bypassing Hitchin town center to the north. Now a part of the A505. | |
A6133 | Measborough Dike | Pogmoor | |
A6134 | Unused | Was part of the Sheffield Inner Ring Road; became part of the A61 in the 1990s. | |
A6135 | M1 junction 30, near Barlborough | M1 junction 36, near Hoyland | Via Sheffield City Centre. Originally allocated to a road from A629 north of Sheffield northeast to A61; this became part of a rerouted A61, and the road number was reused on the old route of the A61. |
A6136 | Richmond | A1 | |
A6137 | Aderlady | Haddington | |
A6138 | Unused | Since the former A6141 was created in 1930, this road definitely existed, but it is unknown where. | |
A6139 | Sowerby Bridge | Sowerby Bridge | |
A6140 | Ashton-under-Lyne | Guide Bridge | Most of its route is the Ashton-under-Lyne Northern By-Pass; an older one went along former A58 in Bolton from A58 to A58 (now A676). |
A6141 | Unused | Ran from Letchworth to Baldock (now A505 and B197). | |
A6142 | Sowerby Bridge | Halifax | |
A6143 | Manchester | Deansgate | |
A6144 | Lymm | Stretford | Includes the Carrington Spur, formerly the A6144(M) |
A6145 | Daubhill | Fernhill Gate | |
A6146 | Unused | Former route in Bolton. It is unknown where it went, but it probably ran alongside the A6145. | |
A6171 | Unused | Ran from the A6127 (former A1) to the A6125 in Gatehead. | |
A6172 | Great Moor Street from A575 to Black Horse Street in Bolton (formerly part of the A579). The original A6172 went along Roff Avenue, Park Avenue, and Polehill Avenue in Bedford (it is unknown whether this was signed). | ||
A6175 | Clay Cross | M1 | |
A6176 | Ravenscliffe | Bolton, Bradford | |
A6177 | Bradford | Bradford | |
A6178 | Rotherham | Sheffield | |
A6180 | Unused | Ran between Romiley and Bredbury; originally was the western end of the B6104. It is unknown if the number was ever used as the road still had Class II status in the 1960s but had been upgraded to the A6017 by the 1980s. | |
A6181 | Bradford | Bradford | |
A6182 | M18 motorway Junction 3 | Doncaster | |
A6183 | Kettering | Weekley | |
A6185 | Rishton | Accrington | |
A6186 | Durkar | Milnthorpe | |
A6187 | A625 | Castleton | Part of the former route of the A625 Ends to a single track road leading to Chapel-en-le-frith |
A6191 | Mansfield | Rainworth | A section of old A617, renamed after designation of a new by-pass section using A617, both roads having junctions with the old A617 on Mansfield outskirts and with the old A617 on the outskirts of Rainworth village |
A6193 | Milnrow | Rochdale | It is Sir Isaac Newton Way running from A640 roundabout between Elizabethan Way and Newhey Road to A644 (Kingsway) |
A6194 (Wakefield Eastern Relief Road) | Wakefield Eastern Relief Road, also known as Neil Fox Way | ||
A6195 | M1 Junction 36 | Shafton | |
A6200 | Nottingham | Nottingham | |
A6201 | A628 South East of Hemsworth | A1 - A639 intersection at Barnsdale Bar (South of Pontefract) | Recently opened (2009) Hemsworth - A1 Link Road; renumbered from A6021 when it was found the original A6021 in Rotherham still exists. |
A6211 | Woodthorpe, Arnold | Gedling, Carlton | |
A6400 | Unused | Was a proposed road A61 to A642 in Wakefield; now Bar Lane. | |
A6464 | Lenton Abbey | Beeston | |
A6514 | Arnold | Wollaton | Part of the Nottingham Ring Road, linking the A52 west of the city to the A60 north of the city. |
A6520 | Trent Bridge | Nottingham | |
A6539 | M62 Junction 32 | Castleford Asda | |
A6900 | Kettering | Kettering |
References Edit
- ^ "A613 (Gateshead)". sabre-roads.org.uk. Retrieved 5 October 2017.
- ^ http://195.8.175.11/page.cfm?pageid=453&language=eng[permanent dead link]
- ^ "All of the A6118". roads.org. Retrieved 17 June 2023.