Green Moor
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Green Moor is a small hamlet in South Yorkshire, England, in the parish of Hunshelf and close to Penistone and Oxspring. Green Moor used to be a stone quarry in the last century but has since become a predominantly commuter and retirement village. Green Moor is also the site of activity centre used by the Sheffield and District Boys' Brigade Battalion.
History
The
The parish council worked to purchase a plot of former quarry land known as the "Isle of Skye", for which the parish clerk, David Horsfall, received an MBE from the Queen in 2015 for services to the community. The Isle of Skye is now public land for use by all residents and visitors.
The historical novel Echoing Hills by Phyllis Crossland is set in Green Moor in the eighteenth century.
There is a Green Moor Way in Henrietta, NY, USA.
People
Adventurer and TV personality Nick Sanders lived here during the 1990s. Folk singer Kate Rusby and mathcore band Rolo Tomassi live nearby. Director Ken Loach was based in the village during his filming of Kes.
See also
References
- Echoing Hills, by Phyllis Crossland. Bridge Publications, 1988. ISBN 0-947934-20-0
- The Hunshelf Chat newsletter serves the village and surrounding parish and is available on Barnsley Council's website.
External links
Media related to Green Moor at Wikimedia Commons