Cortonwood

Cortonwood

Cortonwood Retail Park
Cortonwood
 Cortonwood shown within South Yorkshire
Metropolitan boroughBarnsley
Metropolitan county South Yorkshire
RegionYorkshire and the Humber
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town BARNSLEY
Postcode district S75
Dialling code 01226
Police South Yorkshire
Fire South Yorkshire
Ambulance Yorkshire
EU Parliament Yorkshire and the Humber
UK ParliamentBarnsley Central
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Coordinates: 53°30′32″N 1°23′06″W / 53.509°N 1.385°W / 53.509; -1.385

Cortonwood Colliery was sunk in 1873, a year after the formation of the Brampton Colliery Company, which took its name from the local parish of Brampton Bierlow, near Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England.

In March 1984, the National Coal Board announced that the mine was due to close, this becoming the "final straw" which brought about the long-running UK miners' strike (1984–1985).

The site has now been converted into a shopping and leisure area. It features big names such as B&Q, Matalan, Next, Boots, Morrisons, McDonalds, Argos, Pizza Hut, Asda Living, Sports World, SCS, Halfords, Smyths Toys, Pets at Home, TK Maxx and many factories and office buildings. Cortonwood now falls within the Hoober ward of Barnsley Metropolitan Council.

Heritage railway future

The Elsecar Steam Railway are planning to extend to a proposed new railway station at Cortonwood in the future as finances allow.

Sport

Cortonwood F.C. represented the village in the FA Cup during the 1930s.

External links

The mine

The retail development


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