A1077 | ||||
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Route information | ||||
Length | 41.5 mi (66.8 km) | |||
Major junctions | ||||
West end | Gunness (Glanford Park), Scunthorpe | |||
A18 A1077(M) A1029 A15 A160 | ||||
East end | South Killingholme | |||
Location | ||||
Country | United Kingdom | |||
Road network | ||||
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The A1077 road runs through North Lincolnshire, England, between Scunthorpe and South Killingholme.
The western terminus of the A1077 starts at the M181 motorway Frodingham Grange roundabout in Gunness, next to the ground of Scunthorpe United F.C., a large Tesco, a Frankie & Benny's, the Gallagher Retail Park, and Travelodge Scunthorpe. [1] It is Scunthorpe's northern ring road, built as the North West Orbital in stages 1, 2A, 2B and 3, funded by the ERDF, and known now as the Phoenix Parkway. There is left turn at the Neap House Junction for the B1216 for Gunness, in Flixborough, then the Skippingdale Roundabout for the Skippingdale Industrial Estate to the north and OSI Food Solutions to the south; this factory makes all the burgers for McDonald's in the UK - 3 million a day. [2] There is the Foxhills Roundabout for the large Foxhills Industrial Estate, home of the national Nisa (retailer), then a roundabout for the B1430 for Normanby Hall and the Normanby Distribution Park, then a smaller roundabout for the Sawcliffe Industrial Estate to the south, and a roundabout with the A1029 (for Scunthorpe) at the Dragonby Vale Enterprise Park.
It passes through Roxby cum Risby, and Roxby, Lincolnshire itself. At Winterton, the north-south route has a staggered junction with the B1430. The eastwards route is the parish boundary between Winterton and Winteringham, with a right turn for the B1207 for Winterton. The landscape is flat, alongside the southern bank of the Humber. It meets the A15 at the grade-separated Barton on Humber Junction, built in 1978.
The road passes west-east through the middle of Barton-upon-Humber. The road passes a former Kimberly-Clark factory, to the north, which made Huggies. It passes through Thornton Curtis and the Thornton Hunt, [3] then Wootton, North Lincolnshire and the Nags Head. [4] This section of the road is part of a larger north-west to south-east route that is known as Barton Street and leads onto the A18. At Ulceby Grange there is a T-junction, and a right turn for the B1211, for Croxton and Brigg. The road passes west-east through Ulceby, North Lincolnshire. Barton Street is the B1211 to the south, at a right turn, leading to the A18. At Ulceby railway station there is a level crossing with the Barton line, and the road enters South Killingholme, and passes the Yarborough Arms. [5] A few hundred metres after the road is crossed by two 400kV pylon lines, the road has its eastern terminus at the A160 T-junction.
Location | Scunthorpe |
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Length | 0.8 mi (1,300 m) |
Existed | 2021–present |
The A1077(M) [6] [7] [8] is a temporary motorway that was created in 2021 part of the Lincolnshire Lakes project. It was created when the M181 was split in two because of a new roundabout that would connect to Brumby Common Lane.
North Lincolnshire is a unitary authority area with borough status in Lincolnshire, England. At the 2011 Census, it had a population of 167,446. The administrative centre and largest settlement is Scunthorpe, and the borough also includes the towns of Brigg, Broughton, Haxey, Crowle, Epworth, Bottesford, Kirton in Lindsey and Barton-upon-Humber. North Lincolnshire is part of the Yorkshire and the Humber region.
Scunthorpe is an industrial town in the North Lincolnshire district, in the ceremonial county of Lincolnshire, England. It is Lincolnshire's third most populous settlement, after Lincoln and Grimsby, with a population of 81,286 in 2021. Scunthorpe is the United Kingdom's largest steel processing centre.
The M180 is a 25.5-mile (41 km) motorway in eastern England, starting at junction 5 on the M18 motorway in Hatfield, within the Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster, South Yorkshire, and terminating at Barnetby, Lincolnshire, some 10 miles (16 km) from the port of Immingham and 14 miles (23 km) from the port of Grimsby. The A180 road continues to the east for Grimsby, Cleethorpes and Immingham. Scunthorpe, Lincoln, Hull, Brigg, Bawtry and the Isle of Axholme can be accessed using the motorway. Humberside Airport, the now-closed Doncaster Sheffield Airport, and the Killingholme, Humber and Lindsey oil refineries are close to the motorway. The road forms part of the unsigned Euroroute E22 and is the main route along the south bank of the Humber Estuary.
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Winterton is a town in North Lincolnshire, England, 5 miles (8 km) north-east of Scunthorpe. The 2021 census found 4,765 inhabitants living in the town. Winterton is located near the banks of the Humber and is 8 miles (13 km) south-west of the Humber Bridge which can be seen from many parts of the town.
The M181 is a motorway that links the town of Scunthorpe, England, to the M180 motorway. A spur of the M180, the road is virtually straight through its entire 2-mile (3.2 km) length. It was opened in December 1978, at the same time as the section of M180 from junction 3 (A15) to the east side of the River Trent.
South Killingholme is a village and civil parish in North Lincolnshire, England. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 1,108.
The Barton line is a railway line in North and North East Lincolnshire, England. It runs from Barton-upon-Humber south east to Cleethorpes and was designated by the Department for Transport as a community rail line in February 2007. Barton station is near to the Humber Bridge. It is situated on the south bank of the Humber Estuary.
Barnetby le Wold is a village and civil parish in North Lincolnshire, Lincolnshire, England, located between Brigg and Immingham. The village is also near Barton-upon-Humber. The population of the parish in the 2001 census was 1,593. This increased by 148 to 1,741 in the 2011 census.
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The A168 is a major road in North Yorkshire, England. It runs from Northallerton to Wetherby, acting as a local access road for the A1(M).
Roxby is a village in North Lincolnshire, England. It is situated approximately 4 miles (6 km) north from Scunthorpe and 1 mile (1.6 km) south-east from Winterton on the A1077. Roxby stands on a prominent part of the Lincoln Cliff and overlooks the Humber Estuary.
The Great Grimsby and Sheffield Junction Railway was an early British railway company which existed between 1845 and 1847 with the intention of providing rail services between Grimsby, New Holland and Gainsborough in the county of Lincolnshire. It amalgamated with the Sheffield, Ashton-Under-Lyne and Manchester Railway and the Sheffield and Lincolnshire Junction Railway, the three being renamed the Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway in 1847.
The North Lindsey Light Railway (NLLR) was a light railway in North Lincolnshire. It was later absorbed by the Great Central Railway and later, on grouping, it passed to the London and North Eastern Railway. The railway is now mostly closed.
The Barton and Immingham Light Railway is a railway line in North Lincolnshire and North East Lincolnshire, Lincolnshire, England. It ran from a junction at Goxhill to Immingham Dock. Another spur runs from Immingham Dock to Ulceby. It was later absorbed by the Great Central Railway and later, on grouping, it passed to the London and North Eastern Railway. The railway is used for freight traffic to the ports at Immingham. The section from Goxhill to North Killingholme was mothballed and lifted. The track is still in situ but now overgrown and out of use.
The South Humberside Main Line runs from Doncaster on the East Coast Main Line to Thorne where it diverges from the Sheffield to Hull Line. It then runs eastwards to Scunthorpe and the Humber ports of Immingham and Grimsby, with the coastal resort of Cleethorpes as terminus.