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Carcroft
Carcroft
	St Michael and All The Angels Church
	Carcroft Location within South Yorkshire
Population	4,312
OS grid reference	SE540098
Civil parish	Carcroft;
Metropolitan borough	Doncaster;
Metropolitan county	South Yorkshire;
Region	Yorkshire and the Humber;
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	DONCASTER
Postcode district	DN6
Dialling code	01302
Police	South Yorkshire
Fire	South Yorkshire
Ambulance	Yorkshire
UK Parliament	Doncaster North;
	List of places UK England Yorkshire 53°35′N 1°10′W / 53.58°N 1.17°W

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Carcroft is a rural village in the City of Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England. Historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, the village is roughly 6 miles (10 km) north-north west of Doncaster. At the time of the 2011 Census the village fell within the ward of Adwick in the Doncaster MBC.

Geography

It 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. The furniture retailer DFS also began here as Northern Upholstery and a large outlet for the firm still stands on a small trading estate just off High Street opposite an Asda superstore. DFS Head office, factory and distribution centre is based a mile away at Adwick le Street. The village had a library until it was closed down in 2012 during the cutbacks imposed by the government.^[1]

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.^[2] The viability of reopening this coal face has been under investigation ^[3] however as yet no moves to restore mining in the area have been made.

The village has two churches - the Church of England St Michael & all the Angels church, and the Catholic St George & the English Martyrs.

References

^ "Closed Doncaster village libraries to be auctioned". The Star. Archived from the original on 10 February 2015.
^ (scroll to end of page for documentary images & commentary)
^ DMBC Report on proposed scheme for coal recovery and community woodland restoration

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[1] "Closed Doncaster village libraries to be auctioned". The Star. Archived from the original on 10 February 2015.

[2] (scroll to end of page for documentary images & commentary)

[3] DMBC Report on proposed scheme for coal recovery and community woodland restoration

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+{{Short description|Village in South Yorkshire, England}}
-{{infobox UK place|
+{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2022}}
-|country = England
+{{Use British English|date=October 2019}}
-|latitude= 53.58
+{{Infobox UK place
-|longitude= -1.17
+| country                  = England
-|official_name= Carcroft
+| coordinates              = {{coord|53.58|-1.17|display=inline,title}}
-|population = 4,312
+| official_name            = Carcroft
-|metropolitan_borough=    [[Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster|Doncaster]]
+| population               = 4,312
-|metropolitan_county= [[South Yorkshire]]
+| civil_parish             = Carcroft
-|region= Yorkshire and the Humber
-|constituency_westminster= [[Doncaster North (UK Parliament constituency)|Doncaster North]]
+| metropolitan_borough     = [[City of Doncaster|Doncaster]]
+| metropolitan_county      = [[South Yorkshire]]
-|post_town= DONCASTER
+| region                   = Yorkshire and the Humber
-|postcode_district = DN6
+| constituency_westminster = [[Doncaster North (UK Parliament constituency)|Doncaster North]]
-|postcode_area= DN
+| post_town                = DONCASTER
-|dial_code= 01302
+| postcode_district        = DN6
-|os_grid_reference= SE540098
+| postcode_area            = DN
+| dial_code                = 01302
+| os_grid_reference        = SE540098
+| static_image             = Carcroft, St Michael and All The Angels Church - geograph.org.uk - 234709.jpg
+| static_image_caption     = St Michael and All The Angels Church
 }}
-'''Carcroft''' is a rural village part of the [[Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster]], [[South Yorkshire]], England. The village is roughly six miles north north west of [[Doncaster]].
+'''Carcroft''' is a rural village in the [[City of Doncaster]], [[South Yorkshire]], England. [[Historic counties of England|Historically]] part of the [[West Riding of Yorkshire]], the village is roughly {{convert|6|mi|km|0}} north-north west of [[Doncaster]]. At the time of the 2011 Census the village fell within the ward of Adwick in the Doncaster MBC.
 ==Geography==
-It borders woodland to the north which separates it from  the neighbouring village of [[Owston, South Yorkshire|Owston]]. To the west the village merges with [[Skellow]] having subsumed the area previously know as Hobcroft and a string of small industrial estates connect it with [[Adwick le Street]] to the south. East of the village lies mixed farmland and woodland.
+It borders woodland to the north which separates it from the neighbouring village of [[Owston, South Yorkshire|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. The old centre of the village remains with the High Street supporting a variety of small independent shops. The furniture retailer [[dfs (retailer)|dfs]] also began here as Northern Upholstery and a large outlet for the firm still stands on a small trading estate just off the High Street opposite an [[Asda]] superstore. dfs is now based a mile away at Adwick le Street. The village has a library.
+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. The furniture retailer [[DFS Furniture|DFS]] also began here as Northern Upholstery and a large outlet for the firm still stands on a small trading estate just off High Street opposite an [[Asda]] superstore. DFS Head office, factory and distribution centre is based a mile away at Adwick le Street. The village had a library until it was closed down in 2012 during the cutbacks imposed by the government.<ref>{{cite news| url = http://www.thestar.co.uk/what-s-on/out-about/closed-doncaster-village-libraries-to-be-auctioned-1-6582617| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150210162555/http://www.thestar.co.uk/what-s-on/out-about/closed-doncaster-village-libraries-to-be-auctioned-1-6582617| archive-date = 10 February 2015| title = Closed Doncaster village libraries to be auctioned |work = The Star}} </ref>
 ==History==
+[[File:Bullcroft memorial - geograph.org.uk - 701039.jpg|thumb|The Bullcroft memorial]]
-A small portion of Carcroft is redeveloped land formerly occupied by the [[Bullcroft Colliery]] [http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/701039] which operated from 1912 until 1970 when it was merged underground with nearby [[Brodsworth Colliery]].<ref http://www.freewebs.com/yorkshiremain/miscellaneous7.htm> (scroll to end of page for documentary images & commentary)</ref> Recently the viability of reopening this coal face has been under investigation <ref http://www.doncaster.gov.uk/about/chamber/.%5CReports%5C100107cabr5.doc>  DMBC Report on proposed scheme for coal recovery and community woodland restoration</ref> however as yet no moves to restore mining in the area have been made.
+A small portion of Carcroft is redeveloped land that had been occupied by the [[Bullcroft Colliery]] [https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/701039] which operated from 1912 until 1970 when it was merged underground with nearby [[Brodsworth Colliery]].<ref>(scroll to end of page for documentary images & commentary)</ref> The viability of reopening this coal face has been under investigation <ref>DMBC Report on proposed scheme for coal recovery and community woodland restoration</ref> however as yet no moves to restore mining in the area have been made.
-The village has two churches - the [[Church of England|C of E]] St Michael & all the Angels [http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/234709 church], and the Catholic St George & the English Martyrs [http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/234710 church].
+The village has two churches - the [[Church of England]] St Michael & all the Angels church, and the Catholic St George & the English Martyrs.
+==See also==
+*[[Listed buildings in Adwick le Street and Carcroft]]
 ==References==
-{{reflist}}
+{{Reflist}}
 ==External links==
 {{Commons category|Carcroft}}
-* [http://www.doncasterhealth.co.uk/PHIU/communities/graph/profiles/files/Carcroft.pdf Health statistics for Carcroft]
+* [https://web.archive.org/web/20111005005537/http://www.doncasterhealth.co.uk/PHIU/communities/graph/profiles/files/Carcroft.pdf Health statistics for Carcroft]
-* [http://www.carcroft.doncaster.sch.uk Primary school]
+* [https://web.archive.org/web/20081204073654/http://www.carcroft.doncaster.sch.uk/ Primary school]
-* [http://www.doncaster.gov.uk/Leisure_in_Doncaster/Sports_and_games/pastimes/Carcroft_Motorcycle_Park.asp Carcroft Motorcycle Park]
+* [https://web.archive.org/web/20080906194420/http://www.doncaster.gov.uk/Leisure_in_Doncaster/Sports_and_games/pastimes/Carcroft_Motorcycle_Park.asp Carcroft Motorcycle Park]
+{{Authority control}}
 [[Category:Villages in Doncaster]]
-[[Category:Villages in South Yorkshire]]
+[[Category:Adwick le Street]]

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