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Wath upon Dearne (shortened to Wath / ˈ w ɒ θ / or often hyphenated) is a town south of the River Dearne in the Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England, 5 miles (8 km) north of Rotherham and almost midway between Barnsley and Doncaster. It had a population of 11,816 at the 2011 census. [2]
Wath marshalling yard, also known as Wath concentration yard (grid reference), was a large railway marshalling yard specifically designed for the concentration of coal traffic. It was set at the heart of the South Yorkshire Coalfield , at Wath-upon-Dearne , approximately halfway between Barnsley and Doncaster , in the United Kingdom .
On 31 December 1894 West Melton became a civil parish, formed from Brampton Bierlow, on 1 April 1923 the parish was abolished and merged with Wath upon Dearne. [2] In 1921 the parish had a population of 4745. [3]
In 1958, Whitworth, Son & Nephew of Wath-upon-Dearne was acquired with 165 licensed houses, and the brewery was immediately closed down. [24] In 1959 the company began to bottle imported Alken lager at Tadcaster, in response to growing customer demand. [25] In 1961 the company also began to bottle Carlsberg lager. [26]
The son of a Wath-upon-Dearne miner, Hardy was educated at Wath Grammar School. [1] He trained as a teacher at Westminster College, London , and gained a degree in Curricular Studies at Sheffield University before rising to be head of English at Mexborough County Secondary School.
Manvers is a suburb of Wath upon Dearne in the Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham in South Yorkshire, England. It lies across the border with the Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster, whilst Mexborough is part of Doncaster. It is situated between Mexborough and Wath upon Dearne, not far from Swinton.
Brampton Bierlow is a former mining village, with employment primarily related to the coal industry; the economy declined after the closure of mines in the 1980s, which was, in part, sparked by the announcement of the closure of Cortonwood Colliery in the village. [3]
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