Cortonwood

Cortonwood was a colliery near Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England. The colliery's proposed closure was a tipping point in the 1984-85 miners' strike. The site is now a shopping and leisure centre.

Cortonwood
Cortonwood Retail Park
Cortonwood
Location within South Yorkshire
Metropolitan borough
  • Rotherham
Metropolitan county
  • South Yorkshire
Region
  • Yorkshire and the Humber
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townBarnsley
Postcode districtS73
Dialling code01226
PoliceSouth Yorkshire
FireSouth Yorkshire
AmbulanceYorkshire
UK Parliament
  • Wentworth and Dearne
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