Grimethorpe
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Grimethorpe is a village in the metropolitan borough of
For much of the 20th century Grimethorpe's economy was rooted in coal mining. Since the
There are roads linking the village to some of the country's biggest arteries, and the village is home to approximately 50 businesses, including the online fashion retailer ASOS.
History
The name Grimethorpe originates from "Grim's Torp", a mixture of
This land was given after the Norman conquest to Airic who was given the whole of
On a well-hidden site between Brierley and Grimethorpe stood the fortified Manor of Hall Steads (the name means 'hall site'), which belonged to the early Brearley estate. Hall Steads is not mentioned until 1284 in connection with a later Lord of Brierley Manor. Hall Steads was surrounded first by a high, stone wall and then by a moat. The site covered an area of approximately five acres. The building was mainly of local sandstone and many of the stones can still be seen in the soil. Fragments of 14th and 15th-century pottery have been found amongst these stones.[4]
Mining
The 1981 census recorded that 44% of all workers in Grimethorpe were miners.
St Luke's Church was built in 1904 after St Paul's Church, the church of Brierley, was deemed insufficient to accommodate the village's growing population.[6]
Deprivation
After the closure of the mines and other local industries, Grimethorpe entered a period of decline. Unemployment was above 50% for much of the 1990s. Long-term deprivation was identified by local social workers, the public sector, and charities by the 2000s. This sparked a period of regeneration and much of the denser basic housing was demolished and replaced with new housing stock.
Historically Grimethorpe had road links to the
Regeneration projects
Several regeneration projects have taken place in the village over the years. The Dearne Valley link roads have been constructed and Park Springs Industrial Estate has been developed. This has brought many jobs to the area especially the construction of a huge unit occupied by South Yorkshire-based furniture company Symphony. The ex-regional NCB Offices have been converted into managed workshops and offices for small businesses and named 'The Acorn Centre', The largest employer on site is Honest Home Care Ltd which employs over 40 people. The village has seen the construction of four private housing estates, a medical centre, a dental surgery, and a village hall. Regeneration was praised by former Deputy prime minister John Prescott on his visit to the village in March 2010.
Since this time regeneration work has continued with the opening of the large ASOS distribution centre, and many other industrial units on the Park Springs Industrial Estate.
Education
The village has two primary schools, Milefield and Ladywood. The village also used to have a secondary school, Willowgarth High School, but it was demolished and replaced with the larger Outwood Academy Shafton, the main secondary school for Grimethorpe, Shafton, Brierley, Cudworth, Monk Bretton, and Lundwood.
The village used to have another school, Springvale Primary School, which burned down in the 1980s. It was replaced with the aforementioned Milefield.
Band
Grimethorpe is known for its past as a mining village, its brass band, the Grimethorpe Colliery Band, and its use as the location for the film Brassed Off – a black comedy which tells the plight of the village and the effect on its band. In 2010 Grimethorpe Colliery band recorded a version of the hymn "Jerusalem" which was played when the English team won a gold medal at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in India.
Sport
Grimethorpe previously had two senior football clubs –
In 2018 former Barnsley FC player Bruce Dyer opened a branch of his 'love life' football academy in the village.
In the
See also
References
- ^ Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
- ^ "Grimethorpe, the mining village that hit rock bottom – then bounced back". The Guardian. 3 March 2015. Retrieved 2 July 2022.
- ^ a b Brereley – A History of Brierley, by M. R. Watson & M. Harrison, First Edition 1975, Reprinted 1976, Anchor Press, Barnsley Road, Cudworth [1]
- ^ Brereley – A History of Brierley, by M. R. Watson & M. Harrison, First Edition 1975, Reprinted 1976, Anchor Press, Barnsley Road, Cudworth [2]
- ^ "Barnsley MB report" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 September 2014. Retrieved 4 April 2006.
- ^ "St Luke". www.achurchnearyou.com. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
- ^ Jamieson, Teddy (21 July 2015). "Graphic Content: Roy of the Rovers and 10 other sporting comic strips you should read". The Herald (Glasgow). Retrieved 20 October 2018.
External links
- Interview with former miners' union activist on the recent history of the village
- http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20100919185652/http%3A//www.homesandcommunities.co.uk/prescott%2Dpraises%2Dgrimethorpe%2Dregeneration%2Dprogress
- http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/features/Grimethorpe-Fall-and-rise-of.3368390.jp
- http://www.barnsley-chronicle.co.uk/news/2,0000,3222.html
- http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/1299/Jobs-boost-as-Symphony-owner.1102257.jp