Adwick le Street
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Adwick-le-Street is a village in the Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster
, South Yorkshire
, England
.
. It has a population of 10,507.
Adwick-le-Street was an urban district
of the West Riding of Yorkshire
until 1974. Within the area of the former urban district lies the model village
of Woodlands
, built for Brodsworth Colliery
. The old village is on the B1220, and meets the A638 to the south of the village at Adwick Grange, near the Highwayman pub.
To the west is the parish of Brodsworth
. Highfields Country Park is adjacent to Brodsworth. The parish boundary with Brodsworth is mostly the Roman Ridge, except for a small section adjacnet to Pickburn
, where it extends out to the A1(M) near the country park, and follows Long Lands Lane from the motorway bypass. To the north, the parish boundary follows the Old Ea Beck, broadly following the ECML railway. It then follows a drain under Adwick Lane, then Langthwaite Drain under the ECML, to the Highwayman roundabout; this roundabout is the southern edge of the (religious, no longer civil) parish of Adwick along the A638. The division between Woodlands and Adwick parish follows just east of the A638, to the west of the secondary school, meeting he A638 at the Redhouse junction.
The Woodlands parish from Hangthwaite
meets the A638 further south near the former Long Edge Quarry, then follows Green Lane (B6422) until a point just east of Scawthorpe, where it meets the Roman Ridge. It follows the present Roman Ridge north and along the present-day parish boundary to the A1(M). It follows the A1(M) all the way to the Red House junction (38), including the Red House industrial park, whereas the present-day parish boundary (with Brodsworth) follows the Roman Ridge, north of Long Lands Lane past Markham Grange garden centre.
, on the electrified line
, part of the East Coast Main Line
, to Wakefield and Leeds. It is also the terminus for trains from Sheffield, via Doncaster. Just north of the station, is an east-west connecting freight-only line that originates just outside Hatfield and Stainforth railway station
, passing the former Thorpe Marsh Power Station
. The railway station originally closed in 1967, but re-opened in 1993.
. This road, also known as the Roman Ridge
, follows the A638 (former A1) northwards through the centre of Doncaster (former Danum) until the junction of the A635 and A638. It follows to the west of the A638, and passes along the western perimeter of Woodlands, dividing the estate from the Red House industrial park. It rejoins the Great North Road (the A1 at this point) at the Red House interchange
.
(1086), and the parish church of St. Lawrence dates from the 12th century.
parish (from Hampole Wood to Harry Wood further north), but not the northern Skelbrooke part of this parish.
), and gave its name to the Red House interchange (former roundabout before 1979) of the A1(M) and A638; nearby is the Red House industrial park. Until August 1961, the A1 passed through the parish.
distribution centre, and the headquarters of dfs. The industrial park is in the parish of Brodsworth
.
In the 1920s, the Adwick le Street Urban District had a population of around 12,000.
was under feet of water.
Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster
The Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster is a metropolitan borough of South Yorkshire in Yorkshire and the Humber Region of England.In addition to the town of Doncaster, the borough covers Mexborough, Conisbrough, Thorne and Finningley....
, South Yorkshire
South Yorkshire
South Yorkshire is a metropolitan county in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England. It has a population of 1.29 million. It consists of four metropolitan boroughs: Barnsley, Doncaster, Rotherham, and City of Sheffield...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
.
Geography
It is situated a few miles to the north west of the town of DoncasterDoncaster
Doncaster is a town in South Yorkshire, England, and the principal settlement of the Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster. The town is about from Sheffield and is popularly referred to as "Donny"...
. It has a population of 10,507.
Adwick-le-Street was an urban district
Urban district
In the England, Wales and Ireland, an urban district was a type of local government district that covered an urbanised area. Urban districts had an elected Urban District Council , which shared local government responsibilities with a county council....
of the West Riding of Yorkshire
West Riding of Yorkshire
The West Riding of Yorkshire is one of the three historic subdivisions of Yorkshire, England. From 1889 to 1974 the administrative county, County of York, West Riding , was based closely on the historic boundaries...
until 1974. Within the area of the former urban district lies the model village
Model village
A model village is a type of mostly self-contained community, in most cases built from the late eighteenth century onwards by industrialists to house their workers...
of Woodlands
Woodlands, South Yorkshire
Woodlands is a model village, 3 miles north of Doncaster in South Yorkshire, England. It was designed and built in the early 20th century by Percy Bond Houfton as tied cottages for the miners of the neighbouring Brodsworth Colliery...
, built for Brodsworth Colliery
Brodsworth Colliery
Brodsworth Colliery was a colliery near Woodlands, South Yorkshire, England that closed in 1990. It was renowned for the superb model village of Woodlands that housed its workers...
. The old village is on the B1220, and meets the A638 to the south of the village at Adwick Grange, near the Highwayman pub.
To the west is the parish of Brodsworth
Brodsworth
Brodsworth is a village and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster in South Yorkshire, England, situated about five miles north-west of Doncaster...
. Highfields Country Park is adjacent to Brodsworth. The parish boundary with Brodsworth is mostly the Roman Ridge, except for a small section adjacnet to Pickburn
Pickburn
Pickburn is a hamlet in South Yorkshire, England, close to the village of Brodsworth and Brodsworth Hall.The hamlet appears to get its name from the small stream "Pick Burn" which flows through it on its way to Highfields Lake, in the Woodlands wildlife park. At the time of Kirkby's Inquest,...
, where it extends out to the A1(M) near the country park, and follows Long Lands Lane from the motorway bypass. To the north, the parish boundary follows the Old Ea Beck, broadly following the ECML railway. It then follows a drain under Adwick Lane, then Langthwaite Drain under the ECML, to the Highwayman roundabout; this roundabout is the southern edge of the (religious, no longer civil) parish of Adwick along the A638. The division between Woodlands and Adwick parish follows just east of the A638, to the west of the secondary school, meeting he A638 at the Redhouse junction.
The Woodlands parish from Hangthwaite
Hangthwaite
Hangthwaite Castle was an earthwork motte and bailey castle that stood in the 11th century near Adwick-le-Street, a small town near Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England. In the 13th century, a fortified house called Radcliffe Moat replaced Hangthwaite Castle as a local fortification. Nowadays,...
meets the A638 further south near the former Long Edge Quarry, then follows Green Lane (B6422) until a point just east of Scawthorpe, where it meets the Roman Ridge. It follows the present Roman Ridge north and along the present-day parish boundary to the A1(M). It follows the A1(M) all the way to the Red House junction (38), including the Red House industrial park, whereas the present-day parish boundary (with Brodsworth) follows the Roman Ridge, north of Long Lands Lane past Markham Grange garden centre.
Railway
A main feature of the village is the Adwick railway stationAdwick railway station
Adwick railway station serves the communities of Adwick-le-Street and Carcroft, in the Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England...
, on the electrified line
Adwick railway station
Adwick railway station serves the communities of Adwick-le-Street and Carcroft, in the Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England...
, part of the East Coast Main Line
East Coast Main Line
The East Coast Main Line is a long electrified high-speed railway link between London, Peterborough, Doncaster, Wakefield, Leeds, York, Darlington, Newcastle and Edinburgh...
, to Wakefield and Leeds. It is also the terminus for trains from Sheffield, via Doncaster. Just north of the station, is an east-west connecting freight-only line that originates just outside Hatfield and Stainforth railway station
Hatfield and Stainforth railway station
Hatfield and Stainforth railway station serves the Doncaster suburbs of Hatfield and Stainforth in South Yorkshire, England.The original station, known until the 1990s as "Stainforth and Hatfield" and was built in 1866 as a replacement for the South Yorkshire Railway's Stainforth when their line...
, passing the former Thorpe Marsh Power Station
Thorpe Marsh Power Station
Thorpe Marsh Power Station was a 1 Gigawatt coal-fired power station near Doncaster in South Yorkshire, England.- History :Construction of the station began in 1959, it being built as a prototype for all the large modern power stations in the UK. It was commissioned between 1963 and 1965...
. The railway station originally closed in 1967, but re-opened in 1993.
Romans
The town derives its name from the great north British Roman routeway, Ermine StreetErmine Street
Ermine Street is the name of a major Roman road in England that ran from London to Lincoln and York . The Old English name was 'Earninga Straete' , named after a tribe called the Earningas, who inhabited a district later known as Armingford Hundred, around Arrington, Cambridgeshire and Royston,...
. This road, also known as the Roman Ridge
Roman Ridge
The Roman Rig is the name given to a series of earthworks to the north east of Sheffield in South Yorkshire, England that are believed to originally have formed a single Dyke running from near Wincobank in Sheffield to Mexborough. Its purpose and date of construction are unknown...
, follows the A638 (former A1) northwards through the centre of Doncaster (former Danum) until the junction of the A635 and A638. It follows to the west of the A638, and passes along the western perimeter of Woodlands, dividing the estate from the Red House industrial park. It rejoins the Great North Road (the A1 at this point) at the Red House interchange
Red House (Woodlands)
Red House is the name of junction 38 of the A1, where it meets the A638, 4 miles north of Doncaster and ¾ of a mile north of Woodlands, South Yorkshire, England. South of the junction, the A638 follows the route of the historic Great North Road to Doncaster...
.
Anglo Saxons
In December 2007, archaeologists from ARCUS working on the North Doncaster Technology College site (now Outwood Academy Adwick) discovered the remains of 35 Anglo-Saxon burials dating from the 7th-9th century. This is believed to be the first Anglo-Saxon cemetery of this type found in South Yorkshire and one of the most significant Anglo-Saxon finds in the country.Normans
The earliest references to the town are found in Domesday BookDomesday Book
Domesday Book , now held at The National Archives, Kew, Richmond upon Thames in South West London, is the record of the great survey of much of England and parts of Wales completed in 1086...
(1086), and the parish church of St. Lawrence dates from the 12th century.
Churches
There are two churches - the main one is dedicated to St Laurence in the old village to the north, and the other is in Woodlands, and is All Saints. The religious parish of St Laurence, also includes the southern part of HampoleHampole
Hampole is a small village and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster , on the border with West Yorkshire. The eastern boundary of the parish is marked by the Great North Road, and the parish lies in what was once the Barnsdale Forest. It has a population of 187.Hampole itself is a...
parish (from Hampole Wood to Harry Wood further north), but not the northern Skelbrooke part of this parish.
Amenities
In the past, there was a pub in the village called the Red House. This was north of the main village, on the former A1 (now the A638A638 road
The A638 is a main road in England that runs between the A1 at Markham Moor in Nottinghamshire and Chain Bar Junction 26 of the M62 motorway south of Bradford in West Yorkshire....
), and gave its name to the Red House interchange (former roundabout before 1979) of the A1(M) and A638; nearby is the Red House industrial park. Until August 1961, the A1 passed through the parish.
Local economy
On the nearby Red House industrial park, next to the A1(M), is a huge B&QB&Q
B&Q plc is a multinational DIY and home improvement retailer headquartered in Eastleigh, United Kingdom. It was founded in 1969 and is a wholly owned subsidiary of Kingfisher plc, which is listed on the London Stock Exchange....
distribution centre, and the headquarters of dfs. The industrial park is in the parish of Brodsworth
Brodsworth
Brodsworth is a village and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster in South Yorkshire, England, situated about five miles north-west of Doncaster...
.
In the 1920s, the Adwick le Street Urban District had a population of around 12,000.
Floods
In June 2007, similar to many areas in the north of Doncaster, the village suffered extensive flooding. The East Coast Main LineEast Coast Main Line
The East Coast Main Line is a long electrified high-speed railway link between London, Peterborough, Doncaster, Wakefield, Leeds, York, Darlington, Newcastle and Edinburgh...
was under feet of water.