A170 road
A170 | ||
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A165 | ||
East end | Scarborough | |
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Country | United Kingdom | |
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The A170 is an
through Hambleton, Helmsley, Kirkbysmoorside, Pickering. The road is 47 miles (76 km); a single carriageway for almost its totality.The route has been in existence since prehistoric times and there are folk-tales about famous people from history using it. When turnpikes were installed between York and Coxwold and Ampleforth, drovers would take their cattle this way because it was wide enough and meant they avoided paying the tolls.[1]
Description of route
The road begins at
The road continues east across Scawton Moor for 6 miles (9.7 km) before there is a 90° turn to the north and the B1257 joins from the south. Next is a short run northwards into Helmsley. Here the B1257 starts heading north-west and then north across the western edge of the moors to Stokesley. The A170 continues eastwards, following the corridor of the former railway between Helmsley and Pickering for 13 miles (21 km) through Beadlam, Nawton, Kirkbymoorside, Wrelton, Aislaby and Middleton before arriving at Pickering. Just east of Pickering town centre is the junction with the A169 Malton to Whitby road.
The road continues eastwards out of Pickering, and just short of 1 mile (1.6 km) it leaves the North York Moors National Park. The road carries on for 18 miles (29 km) through Thornton-le-Dale, Allerston, Ebberston, Snainton, West Ayton and East Ayton, until there roughly parallel to the former Forge Valley railway, before arriving in Scarborough. It first meets the A171 from Middlesbrough then it has a junction with the A64 in the Falsgrave area of Scarborough town.
Safety
The road itself has been described as High Risk.
Barkers Lane cross roads at Snainton is also listed as an accident blackspot.[5]
Buses
Some services travel between Helmlsey, Kirkbymoorside & Pickering, with the services from Pickering to Scarborough being the most frequent. No services travel the entire route from Thirsk to Scarborough along the length of the A170.
References
- ^ "A meeting of the ancient ways". The Northern Echo. Retrieved 25 October 2015.
- ^ "Sutton Bank, Thirsk; HGV Driver Information" (PDF). North Yorks.gov. p. 2. Retrieved 9 January 2020.
- ^ "Sutton Bank" (PDF). National Trail. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
- ^ "A170 Route - Roadwise". Roadwise. Retrieved 25 October 2015.
- ^ a b "A170 is one of most dangerous". Malton Mercury. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 25 October 2015.
- ^ "A170 Sutton Bank" (PDF). Spanglefish.com. SUTTON UNDER WHITESTONECLIFFE. March 2015. p. 3. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
- ^ "Fortnight closure for A170 at Sutton Bank in North Yorkshire". BBC News. Retrieved 25 October 2015.
- ^ "Road improvements reduce hill blockages". Malton Mercury. Retrieved 25 October 2015.