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'''Cortonwood''', near [[Barnsley]] in [[South Yorkshire]], [[England]] was the site of a coal mine. After the [[National Coal Board]] announced in 1984 that the mine was scheduled for closure, workers there and at other British coal mines began a lengthy strike.. |
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Problems relating to access to the site occur mainly at weekends. It is likely that there will be traffic jams trying to enter the area on a Saturday or Sunday due to the poor design of the entrance road. |
Problems relating to access to the site occur mainly at weekends. It is likely that there will be traffic jams trying to enter the area on a Saturday or Sunday due to the poor design of the entrance road. |
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==External links== |
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===The mine=== |
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*[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/3733028.stm BBC News: The decline of the miners' union] |
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*[http://www.geographyinthenews.rgs.org/news/article/?id=273 Geography in the news: What killed King Coal?] |
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===The retail development=== |
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*[http://www.downloads.bt.com/btelocations/18_Cortonwood.pdf BTelocations: Cortonwood] |
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*[http://www.st-pauls.co.uk/public/press_releases_detail.asp?idListing=71 St. Paul's Developments plc: Asda's 'Living Store' comes to Cortonwood] |
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*[http://www.brandspace.co.uk/view-mall.php?mall=129 Brandspace: Our Portfolio - Cortonwood Retail Park] |
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[[Category:Coal mines]] |
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[[Category:South Yorkshire]] |
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Revision as of 22:04, 19 August 2006
Cortonwood, near Barnsley in South Yorkshire, England was the site of a coal mine. After the National Coal Board announced in 1984 that the mine was scheduled for closure, workers there and at other British coal mines began a lengthy strike..
The site has now been converted into a shopping and lesuire area. It features big names such as B&Q, Next, Boots, Morrisons, Pizza Hut, ASDA, and many factories and office buildings.
Problems relating to access to the site occur mainly at weekends. It is likely that there will be traffic jams trying to enter the area on a Saturday or Sunday due to the poor design of the entrance road.