Cortonwood - Citizendia

In 1872 the Brampton Colliery Company was formed, taking its name from the local parish of Brampton Bierlow, near Rotherham, South Yorkshire. Year 1872 ( MDCCCLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Brampton Bierlow, often known simply as Brampton is a former mining village and Civil parish situated in the Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham, Rotherham ( is a large town in South Yorkshire, England. It lies on the River Don, close to its confluence with the River Rother, between Divisions and environs South Yorkshire is divided into four local government districts they are the City of Sheffield, the Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster The following year they commenced the sinking of a shaft which became known as Cortonwood Colliery.

In March 1984, the National Coal Board announced that the mine was due to close, this becoming the "final straw" which brought about the long running UK miners' strike (1984–1985). The miners' strike of 1984 – 1985 was a major Industrial action affecting the British coal industry.

The site has now been converted into a shopping and lesuire area. It features big names such as B&Q, Matalan, Next, Boots, Morrisons, McDonalds, Argos, Pizza Hut, ASDA Living, Sports World, SCS, Halfords and many factories and office buildings. B&Q is a British Retailer of DIY and Home improvement tools and supplies Matalan is a clothing and homeware store in the United Kingdom. NeXT Computer Inc (later NeXT Software Inc) was an American Computer company headquartered in Redwood City, California that Wm Morrison Supermarkets PLC ( is the fourth largest chain of Supermarkets in the United Kingdom. Argos is the largest general-goods Retailer in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland with over 700 stores Asda is a United Kingdom Supermarket chain which retails food clothing and general merchandise

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. This problem is taking time to resolve as the feeder roads come under the governance of Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council and the trading estate itself is under Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council .

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The mine

The retail development

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