Frickley
| Frickley | |
| Yorkshire West Riding | |
|---|---|
 All Saints' Church, Frickley | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SE464082 |
| Location: | 53°34’8"N, 1°17’56"W |
| Data | |
| Post town: | Doncaster |
| Postcode: | DN5 |
| Dialling code: | 01977 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Doncaster |
Frickley is a village in the West Riding of Yorkshire.
Parish church
Frickley All Saints Church stands a mile and a half from the main village in the middle of a field, accessed by a lane from the road. The reason for this unusual site stems back to times of plague, when Frickley village was effectively burnt to the ground and re-sited on the top of the hill following a plague epidemic. The only evidence that the village was ever anywhere else is the oddly sited church. Being the only stone building of the time, it was left where it was.
The church has some interesting 18th-19th century graves including that for someone "cruelly murdered on the highway between Clayton and Frickley". The church is a small ancient structure, with a tower, in the interior are some cylindrical columns, and between the nave and chancel is a handsome Norman arch.[1] It is a Grade II* listed building.[2]
About the village
Frickley Colliery, spreading from here to the neighbouring town of South Elmsall, was the starting point of the miners' strikes of the 1980s. The colliery was closed in 1993, and all that remains now is a grass hill clearly visible from the village as you look towards South Elmsall, which has been landscaped into the large Frickley Country Park.
Frickley Hall is the grand house in the village, and Grade II listed building.[3] Frickley Hall is the location of the Frickley Horse Trials events.
Sport and society
- Equestrianism: Frickley Horse Trials.
- Football: Frickley Athletic F.C.
Located in neighbouring South Elmsall are the world famous Carlton Main Frickley Colliery Brass Band, a multi award-winning traditional brass band, with strong ties to the former colliery.
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References
- ↑ From: 'Fremington - Fring', A Topographical Dictionary of England (1848), pp. 263-266. URL: http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=50972&strquery=frickley. Date accessed: 18 March 2008.
- ↑ National Heritage List 1151647: Frickley
- ↑ National Heritage List 1151650: Frickley Hall (Grade II listing)