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  Shireoaks shown within Nottinghamshire |
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| District | Bassetlaw |
| Shire county | Nottinghamshire |
| Region | East Midlands |
| Constituent country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | WORKSOP |
| Postcode district | S81 |
| Dialling code | 01909 |
| Police | Nottinghamshire |
| Fire | Nottinghamshire |
| Ambulance | East Midlands |
| European Parliament | East Midlands |
| UK Parliament | Bassetlaw |
| List of places: UK • England • Nottinghamshire | |
Shireoaks is a former pit village between Worksop and Thorpe Salvin, England. Nottinghamshire (abbreviated Notts) is an English county in the East Midlands, which borders South Yorkshire, Lincolnshire, Leicestershire The British national grid reference system is a system of geographic grid references commonly used in Great Britain, different from using Latitude and Longitude The districts of England are a level of subnational division of England used for the purposes of local government Bassetlaw is the northernmost district of Nottinghamshire, England, with a population according to the 2001 UK census of 107713 Metropolitan and non-metropolitan counties are one of the four levels of Subdivisions of England used for the purposes of Local government outside Greater London Nottinghamshire (abbreviated Notts) is an English county in the East Midlands, which borders South Yorkshire, Lincolnshire, Leicestershire The region, also known as the government office region, is currently the highest tier of local government sub-national entity of England, with only one The East Midlands is one of the Regions of England and consists of most of the eastern half of the traditional region of the Midlands. Constituent country is a phrase used often by official institutions in contexts in which a country makes up a part of a larger entity or grouping England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland This list of sovereign states, alphabetically arranged gives an overview of States around the world with information on the extent of their Sovereignty. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located A post town is a required part of all postal addresses in the United Kingdom, and a basic unit of the postal delivery system UK Postal codes are known as postcodes. UK postcodes are Alphanumeric. The S postcode area, also known as the Sheffield postcode area, is a group of postal districts around Barnsley, Chesterfield, Dronfield, The UK Telephone numbering plan, also known as the National Telephone Numbering Plan, is the system used for assigning Telephone numbers in the United There are a number of law enforcement agencies in the United Kingdom. Nottinghamshire Police is the Home Office police force responsible for policing the Shire county of Nottinghamshire and the Unitary authority The fire service in the United Kingdom operates under separate legislative and administrative arrangements in England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Nottinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service is the statutory fire and rescue service covering Nottinghamshire (including the Unitary authority of Nottingham The East Midlands Ambulance Service (EMAS is the NHS ambulance service serving the East Midlands region of England. East Midlands is a constituency of the European Parliament. It currently elects 6 MEPs using the D'Hondt method of Party-list proportional This is a list of the 646 constituencies currently represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, as at the 2005 general election Bassetlaw is a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. A Gazetteer of place names in the United Kingdom showing each place's County, Unitary authority or council area and its geographical coordinates List of places --> List of cities in the United Kingdom List of towns in England Lists of places This is a list of settlements in the ceremonial county of Nottinghamshire, England. A geographic coordinate system enables every location on the Earth to be specified in three coordinates using mainly a spherical coordinate system. Worksop is a town in the Bassetlaw district of Nottinghamshire, England on the River Ryton at the northern edge of Sherwood Forest Thorpe Salvin is a village and a Civil parish in the metropolitan borough of Rotherham (part of South Yorkshire, England) on the border England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland
The Chesterfield Canal and River Ryton both run through the village. The Chesterfield Canal is in the north of England. It was opened in 1777 and ran 46 miles (74 km from the River Trent at West Stockwith, The River Ryton is a tributary of the River Idle. It is formed from a series of tributaries but begins at Lindrick Common in the Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham, The main A57 between Sheffield and Worksop passes close to the village and there are rail services to Sheffield, Lincoln and Cleethorpes on the Sheffield to Lincoln Line, which has a station at Shireoaks railway station. Sheffield ( is a city and Metropolitan borough in South Yorkshire, England Worksop is a town in the Bassetlaw district of Nottinghamshire, England on the River Ryton at the northern edge of Sherwood Forest Lincoln (ˈlɪŋkən is a Cathedral city and County town of Lincolnshire, England. Cleethorpes is a town and Unparished area in North East Lincolnshire, England, situated on the Estuary of the River Humber. Sheffield-Lincoln Sheffield Midland Darnall Woodhouse Kiveton Bridge Shireoaks railway station serves the Shireoaks suburb of Worksop in Nottinghamshire, England.
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Facilities
Current facilities include a newsagents, which is also the post office, a small shop, butchers, school, village hall, cafe and Miners Welfare, with bowling green and football pitch. The village currently has no pubs due to the closure of both the Hewitt Arms in Shireoaks park and the Station Hotel, which is now a house, during the past few years.
British Waterways Shireoaks Marina is a few minutes walk along the towpath from the village making it easily accessible for visiting boaters. British Waterways is the informal name of the British Waterways Board a Statutory corporation sponsored by the Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs
Steetley Cricket Ground
The cricket pitch along with its bowling green and tennis courts used to belong to the Steetley works in the village and was the home ground of their sporting teams. This is now under private ownership and the pavilion has been converted into a house; the new pavilion is a converted groundsman shed. The village went without a cricket team for many years until, in 2002, Shireoaks Cricket Club was re-established; it has gone from strength to strength, fielding two adult teams on a Sunday and providing opportunities for youth cricket to flourish.
Over the years the ground has been used for many minor county cricket matches involving the second team of Nottinghamshire, and has played host to 2 first class matches, these were;
- 5th July 1961 County Championship 1961 Nottinghamshire v Sussex
- 7th July 1979 West Indies Women in England 1979 3rd ODI England Women v West Indies Women
which is quite impressive for a village of this size where the local team used to only attract a few dozen spectators. Total list of matches played: [1]
The ground has recently been used as a training ground for the Worksop Town Football Club Academy.
Future
Since the closure of Shireoaks colliery in the early 1990's there have been many plans for its uses. So far the majority of there have not come to anything, the only one being the construction of a marina at the former location of the barge loading area adjacent to the Chesterfield Canal. The Chesterfield Canal is in the north of England. It was opened in 1777 and ran 46 miles (74 km from the River Trent at West Stockwith, The area remains mostly undeveloped, but more than likely will be used for housing in the future
Due to the number of housing developments in the village and the rapid expansion of the area of Gateford in nearby Worksop, there is a concern that Shireoaks along with the neighbouring village of Rhodesia will soon become just a part of Worksop itself. Worksop is a town in the Bassetlaw district of Nottinghamshire, England on the River Ryton at the northern edge of Sherwood Forest Worksop is a town in the Bassetlaw district of Nottinghamshire, England on the River Ryton at the northern edge of Sherwood Forest
Trivia
The churchyard contains the grave of one Joseph Tomlinson and states that he died on 30th February 1955, a date which never occurred.
The original mine shaft was sunk around 1860 but the memorial plate says 1854. It was abandoned on the 25th May 1991 and was capped in August of 1992. The depth of the shaft was 483. 5m and the shaft's diameter was 3. 66m.
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