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Denaby Main Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Denaby Main

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Denaby Main history

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Denaby Main Colliery Company opened in 1863 and closed in 1968. The Barnsley bed was reached in September 1867 at a depth of more than 1,266 feet. The layout of the village was pure ‘Industrial Revolution’, parallel streets of terraced houses running from the Mexborough to Conisbrough road which ran through the village.

You can visit Denaby Main places with Walkfo Denaby Main to hear history at Denaby Main’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Denaby Main has 32 places to visit in our interactive Denaby Main map, with amazing history, culture & travel facts you can explore the same way you would at a museum or art gallery with information audio headset. With Walkfo, you can travel by foot, bike or bus throughout Denaby Main, being in the moment, without digital distraction or limits to a specific walking route. Our historic audio walks, National Trust interactive audio experiences, digital tour guides for English Heritage locations are available at Denaby Main places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Denaby Main & the surrounding areas.

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32 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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Best Denaby Main places to visit

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Denaby Main has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Denaby Main’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Denaby Main’s information audio spots:

River Dearne River Dearne South Yorkshire, England flows roughly east for more than 30 kilometres (19 mi), from its source just inside West Yorkshire to its confluence with the River Don at Denaby Main. The river was one of those affected by the 2007 United Kingdom floods. Industrialisation caused the river to become grossly polluted in the early nineteenth century and fish populations died.

St Peter’s Church, Barnburgh St Peter’s Church, Barnburgh is a parish church of the Church of England. It is situated at the centre of the village of Barnburgh, near Doncaster in South Yorkshire. Famous for the legend of the ‘Cat and Man’, the church serves Barnburgh and Harlington.

Earth Centre, Doncaster The Earth Centre, Doncaster was a large-scale visitor attraction. It was located on a 400-acre former colliery site in Conisbrough, South Yorkshire. Opened in 1999, it used funding from the Millennium Commission, the European Commission and English Partnerships.

Dearne Valley The Dearne Valley is an area of South Yorkshire, England, along the River Dearne. It includes the towns of Wombwell, Wath-upon-Dearne, Swinton, Conisbrough and Mexborough. In 1995 the area became a regeneration area, as it suffered much from the sudden decline of the deep coal mining industry in the 1980s.

A630 road The A630 is an A road in South Yorkshire. It runs between Sheffield city centre and junction 4 of the M18 motorway. The road runs through Rotherham and Doncaster on the way.

Cadeby Main Colliery The Cadeby Main Colliery was a coal mine sunk in 1889. It commenced production in 1893 and was worked until it was exhausted in 1986.

St John the Evangelist’s Church, Cadeby St John the Evangelist’s Church is a redundant Anglican church in the village of Cadeby, South Yorkshire. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a Grade II listed building. Victoria Cross recipient George Harry Wyatt is buried there.

Conisbrough Conisbrough is roughly midway between Doncaster and Rotherham. It is built alongside the River Don at 53°29′N 1°14′W / 53.483°N 1.233°W. It has a ward population of 14,333.

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