Crow Edge
| Crow Edge, Barnsley | |
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 Clay pit, off the A616 | |
  Crow Edge, Barnsley Location within South Yorkshire | |
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| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Sheffield |
| Postcode district | S36 |
| Dialling code | 01226 |
| Police | South Yorkshire |
| Fire | South Yorkshire |
| Ambulance | Yorkshire |
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Crow Edge is a hamlet in Dunford civil parish,[1] situated on the A616, two miles southeast of Hepworth, West Yorkshire in the metropolitan borough of Barnsley, South Yorkshire, England.
Industry
[edit]Since about 1857[2] Crow Edge has been home to the Hepworth Iron Company's coal mines, fire clay pits and clay products works,[3] later Hepworth Building Products Ltd.'s pipe works. From 2005 this has been part of the Dutch Wavin Group.[4] In 2013, 50 acres of their site was sold to the British company R. Plevin and Sons Ltd. Thereby making the site, the largest waste wood recycling facility in the United Kingdom.[5]
Rail
[edit]From 1850–1950 Hazlehead Bridge railway station, on the Sheffield, Ashton-under-Lyne and Manchester Railway's Woodhead Line, provided a rail link for passenger traffic to Crow Edge and onward by bus service to Huddersfield. From 1850–1964 there was goods traffic on the line and a branch line to the Crow Edge works.[6][7]
References
[edit]- ^ "Dunford Parish Council". Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council. Archived from the original on 9 November 2012. Retrieved 13 May 2013.
- ^ "Hepworth Iron Co". Grace's Guide. Retrieved 12 May 2013.
- ^ "Hepworth Iron Co. Ltd". Durham Mining Museum. Retrieved 12 May 2013.
- ^ "Wavin, History, Holding Company". www.wavin.com. Archived from the original on 9 June 2013. Retrieved 12 May 2013.
- ^ "Plevin, News, Plans for UK's Largest Waste Wood Recycling Centre". www.plevin.co.uk. Retrieved 19 September 2013.
- ^ Dow, George (1959). Great Central, Volume 1 (The Progenitors 1813-1863). London: Locomotive Publishing Co. p. 127. ISBN 0-7110-1468-X.
- ^ Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 116. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.
External links
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Media related to Crow Edge at Wikimedia Commons
- Hepworth Iron Co. Ltd. at Durham Mining Museum
- Hepworth Iron Co at Grace's Guide
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