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Rickleton is an area of Washington, Tyne and Wear, England. It is located on the south side of Washington Town and borders Harraton village, Birtley and County Durham. 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 County Durham.[1] A family pub, The Woodlands,[2] 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.

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Rickleton
Rickleton Location within Tyne and Wear
Population	3,058
OS grid reference	NZ 28907 53897
Metropolitan borough	City of Sunderland
Metropolitan county	Tyne and Wear
Region	North East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	WASHINGTON
Postcode district	NE38
Dialling code	0191
Police	Northumbria
Fire	Tyne and Wear
Ambulance	North East
UK Parliament	Washington and Sunderland West
List of places UK England Tyne and Wear 54.879°N 1.551°W / 54.879; -1.551

Vigo Lane is the main road and runs through Rickleton and into Harraton.

The Sea to Sea Cycle Route 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 Go North East.

The nearest railway station is Chester-le-Street railway station.

References

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

External links

Media related to Rickleton at Wikimedia Commons

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