Dinnington, South Yorkshire
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Dinnington is a town in the civil parish of Dinnington St John's, in the Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham, in South Yorkshire, England. It is near to the towns of Worksop and Rotherham and cities of Sheffield and Doncaster.
History
Excavations show Dinnington to have been inhabited since at least
Dinnington was originally a small, isolated farming community, based around the New Road area of the town. Quarrying in the area helped expand the population, but it was the sinking of the Dinnington Main Colliery in 1905 that led to the real growth of the settlement. The census of 1911 shows a twenty-fold increase in population of the parish since 1901, from 250 to 5,000. In 1951 the parish had a population of 7,053.[4]
The coal miners initially lived in a prefabricated shanty town in Laughton Common, colloquially known as "Tin Town" or "White City" but later moved into colliery-built terrace houses around the central shopping area of Laughton Road.
Dinnington was an ancient parish which became a
Dinnington continued to expand throughout the 20th century, largely through the growth of
Dinnington Colliery was closed in 1992. This damaged the local community, and had a large negative impact on the local economy with initial job losses and knock-on effect closures to local business. In 2019 Conservative Alexander Stafford was voted as the MP for the Rother Valley constituency, of which Dinnington is a part, many in Dinnington were understandably unhappy given the towns history with Conservative party.[7] In 2023 Councillor Charlie Wooding was removed from his position after it was revealed that he had failed to attend council meeting while continuing to claim his wages, causing outrage in the town,[8] a by-election was triggered and local resident Julia Hall was elected to take his place [9]
In 1995, Dinnington was featured in an episode of the
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Controversy arose in the village over plans to redevelop the Miners' Welfare. The Welfare buildings and sports fields were provided originally for the miners at the local colliery by CISWO in 1926. The property had been leased to Rotherham Borough Council and was used for Safe@Start programmes up until 2007. It has remained empty since that date and has been subject to vandalism and lack of repairs. Controversy over development resulted in the formation of a local residents' group opposing the development plans and asking for the regeneration of the site as an amenity for local people.[11]
Dinnington had a population of 9,077 in the
- Dinnington Civil Parish (town proper) population 9,077
- Dinnington Ward population 12,517
- Built up area (contains Dinnington, Anston and Throapham) population 20,152
Community
Dinnington's two
Dinnington's high street and main shopping areas include Tesco, Savers, Domino's and Aldi stores, as well as small traders, including several take-aways, a haberdashery and an indoor market.
The town's only football club Dinnington Town F.C. play at Phoenix Park, situated at the Dinnington Resource Centre.
Media
Local news and television programmes are provided by BBC Yorkshire and ITV Yorkshire. Television signals are received from the Emley Moor TV transmitter.[12]
Local radio stations are
The town is served by these local newspapers:
Transport
Dinnington Interchange | |
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General information | |
Location | Constable Lane, Dinnington town centre Travel South Yorkshire |
Bus stands | 3 |
Bus operators | First South Yorkshire, Stagecoach East Midlands, TM Travel |
Construction | |
Parking | No |
Bicycle facilities | Yes |
Accessible | Yes |
Dinnington Interchange is a small bus station operated by
As of January 2021[update], the stand allocation is:
Stand | Route | Destination |
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A1 | 19, 19a | North Anston and Woodsetts (Stagecoach )
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A2 | 19, 19a | Rotherham ![]() ![]() via Thurcroft, Wickersley and Rotherham General Hospital (Stagecoach)
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A3 | 20 | Rotherham ![]() ![]() via Woodsetts, Thurcroft, Ulley and Rotherham General Hospital (TM Travel)
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216 | ||
X5 | ) |
See also
References
- ^ "Local statistics – Office for National Statistics". www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 10 January 2017. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
- ^ Office for National Statistics : Census 2001 : Parish Headcounts : Rotherham Archived 13 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 28 August 2009
- ^ "Rotherham MBC Ward population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 9 March 2016.
- ^ "Dinnington CP/AP through time – Population Statistics – Total Population". www.visionofbritain.org.uk.
- ^ "Dinnington CP/AP through time – Census tables with data for the Parish-level Unit". www.visionofbritain.org.uk.
- ^ "Unemployment: UK National Statistics Publication Hub". Archived from the original on 19 July 2012.
- ^ "General election results: First ever Tory MP for Rother Valley". Retrieved 26 January 2024.
- ^ "Suspended Tory councillor steps downs and triggers by-election in Dinnington". Retrieved 26 January 2024.
- ^ "Councillor details – Councillor Julia Hall". Rotherham Council – Meetings, agendas and minutes. 26 January 2024. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
- ^ "Simon's Cross". 15 January 1995 – via IMDb.
- ^ "Dinnington welfare means so much to so many". Dinnington Today. Retrieved 1 March 2011.
- ^ "Emley Moor (Kirklees, England) Full Freeview transmitter". UK Free TV. 1 May 2004. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
- ^ "Redload FM". Retrieved 24 October 2023.
- ^ "Rotherham Advertiser". British Papers. 15 October 2013. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
- ^ "Worksop Guardian". British Papers. 27 March 2014. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
External links
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