Carcroft
| Carcroft | |
| Yorkshire West Riding | |
|---|---|
 St Michael and All The Angels Church | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SE540098 |
| Location: | 53°34’48"N, 1°10’12"W |
| Data | |
| Population: | 4,312 |
| Post town: | Doncaster |
| Postcode: | DN6 |
| Dialling code: | 01302 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Doncaster |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Doncaster North |
Carcroft is a rural village in the West Riding of Yorkshire, roughly six miles north of Doncaster.
The village borders woodland to the north which separates it from the neighbouring village of Owston. To the west the village merges with Skellow having subsumed the areas previously known as Hobcroft and Bullcroft. A string of small industrial estates connect it with Adwick le Street to the south. East of the village lies mixed farmland and woodland.
Like its neighbour to the west much of Carcroft is made up of former council housing estates (most of which had been colliery company housing). The old centre of the village remains with High Street supporting a variety of small independent shops.
Churches
- Church of England: St Michael and all the Angels
- Roman Catholic: St George and the English Martyrs.
History
A small portion of Carcroft is redeveloped land that had been occupied by the Bullcroft Colliery [1] which operated from 1912 until 1970 when it was merged underground with nearby Brodsworth Colliery.[1] The viability of reopening this coal face has been under investigation [2] however as yet no moves to restore mining in the area have been made.
The furniture retailer DFS began here as Northern Upholstery and a large outlet for the firm still stands on a small trading estate just off High Street: its head office, factory and distribution centre is based a mile away at Adwick le Street.
Outside links
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("Wikimedia Commons" has material about Carcroft) |