Fryston village
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Fryston village is a small ex coal mining
village
in Castleford
, West Yorkshire
, England
. The coal mine was named Fryston and closed in 1985.
The land on which the mine was situated remains although all buildings have been demolished, leaving only the concrete bases.
The village itself remains although the larger surrounding area is known as Ferry Fryston
as the river Aire
is very close. Fryston Village is sometimes known as Old Fryston and Ferry Fryston is sometimes called New Fryston.
Fryston Village consisted of colliery owned housing
for the miners and their families and a local shop which no longer exists. The housing is mostly now privately owned and until recently a lot of the village was in a state of disrepair.
The Castleford re-generation programme has seen an improvement in the village square. This is known as the Castleford Project.
Coal mining
The goal of coal mining is to obtain coal from the ground. Coal is valued for its energy content, and since the 1880s has been widely used to generate electricity. Steel and cement industries use coal as a fuel for extraction of iron from iron ore and for cement production. In the United States,...
village
Village
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet with the population ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand , Though often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighbourhoods, such as the West Village in Manhattan, New...
in Castleford
Castleford
Castleford is the largest of the "five towns" district in the metropolitan borough of the City of Wakefield, in West Yorkshire, England. It is near Pontefract, and has a population of 37,525 according to the 2001 Census, but has seen a rise in recent years and is now around 45-50,000. To the north...
, West Yorkshire
West Yorkshire
West Yorkshire is a metropolitan county within the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England with a population of 2.2 million. West Yorkshire came into existence as a metropolitan county in 1974 after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972....
, 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...
. The coal mine was named Fryston and closed in 1985.
The land on which the mine was situated remains although all buildings have been demolished, leaving only the concrete bases.
The village itself remains although the larger surrounding area is known as Ferry Fryston
Ferry Fryston
Ferry Fryston is a suburb of the town of Castleford in West Yorkshire, England. It is situated in the metropolitan borough of the City of Wakefield....
as the river Aire
River Aire
The River Aire is a major river in Yorkshire, England of length . Part of the river is canalised, and is known as the Aire and Calder Navigation....
is very close. Fryston Village is sometimes known as Old Fryston and Ferry Fryston is sometimes called New Fryston.
Fryston Village consisted of colliery owned housing
House
A house is a building or structure that has the ability to be occupied for dwelling by human beings or other creatures. The term house includes many kinds of different dwellings ranging from rudimentary huts of nomadic tribes to free standing individual structures...
for the miners and their families and a local shop which no longer exists. The housing is mostly now privately owned and until recently a lot of the village was in a state of disrepair.
The Castleford re-generation programme has seen an improvement in the village square. This is known as the Castleford Project.
See also
- List of Yorkshire Pits
- Fryston Hall
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