Lundwood
Coordinates: 53°33′N 1°26′W / 53.55°N 1.44°W
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 Lundwood
Lundwood shown within South Yorkshire |
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| OS grid reference | SK5198 |
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| Metropolitan borough | Barnsley |
| Metropolitan county | South Yorkshire |
| Region | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | SHEFFIELD |
| Postcode district | S71 |
| Dialling code | 01226 |
| Police | South Yorkshire |
| Fire | South Yorkshire |
| Ambulance | Yorkshire |
| EU Parliament | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| UK Parliament | Don Valley |
| List of places: UK • England • Yorkshire | |
Lundwood is a village in the metropolitan borough of Barnsley in South Yorkshire, England.
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[edit] History
Lying about three miles from Barnsley town centre, Lundwood is built around the ruins of Monk Bretton Priory which was founded in 1154 as the Priory of St Mary Magdalene of Lund by Adam Fitswaine. The name derives from the Old-Norse "lundr" meaning a sacred woodland grove and the Icelandic "wud," meaning "to bury" or "to soil."
[edit] Amenities
In its boundaries it features four schools ranging from nursery to comprehensive. Two public houses, the Lundwood WMC and the Lundwood Hotel, known locally as the "club" (still standing - 2011) and the "Top Boozer" (Demolished - 2011), respectively. It also features several shops selling everything from clothes to takeaway food.
[edit] Schools
Littleworth Grange Primary Learning Centre is currently the only primary school in Lundwood. It was built to merge Grange Gate Junior School and Littleworth Infants School into a larger primary school. The building is located on the site of the infants school which was demolished in 2005. The only secondary school in Lundwood is Priory School and Sports College. The school was originally built as a junior school but then changed into a secondary school after Grange Gate Junior School (Which is currently being used as Priory's canteen) was built. It has won many awards in the world of sport including cross country and football. As of September 2011, the school has merged with another school in Barnsley, Willowgarth High School, creating Shafton Advanced Learning Centre. The building has been renamed Shafton A.L.C. Lundwood site. It will be demolished following the January 2012 move into Shafton A.L.C.
[edit] Recent events
The church at Lundwood, the St. Mary Magdalene, also featured on the Channel 4 hit documentary Priest Idol, which featured an American priest, Father James McCaskill, as he attempted to get the local population back into the rundown church.[1] This was largely a success as his congregation multiplied fourfold. It received a devastating blow when a fire broke out in the church hall as workmen replaced roof felting. The fire destroyed the roof of the hall and gutted the interior. The damage was estimated at £300,000 by insurers. The remnants of the old hall were recently demolished to allow for a new building. However funding can't be found for the new structure and Father James McCaskill, fed up of Anglican church politics, has decided to take a posting back in the U.S.
[edit] References
- ^ "Priest Idol". Channel 4. Archived from the original on 2008-06-02. http://web.archive.org/web/20080602073357/http://www.channel4.com/culture/microsites/C/can_you_believe_it/debates/priest.html. Retrieved 2008-07-20.
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