Everything about Killamarsh totally explained
Killamarsh is a town in
North East Derbyshire. It borders
South Yorkshire to its North and West. It lies between
Halfway and
Mosborough to the West,
Renishaw to the South,
Beighton to the North West,
Wales to the North East,
Harthill to its East and the
Rother Valley Country Park to its north.
Killamarsh was mentioned in the
Domesday Book with the name
Chinewoldemaresc or
Chinewolde meaning "Cynewalds Marsh". Today there are a number of smaller communities within the town.
Norwood,
Nethergreen,
Westthorpe and
Upperthorpe surround the main town centre.
Killamarsh has a great deal of visible history. Notably the 12th Century St. Giles Church which contains gravestones dating back to the
Saxon era as well as masonry work from the 12th century and many stained glass windows. A number of Public houses are also over 3 centuries old, The Crown Inn located near to St Giles Church is the oldest in the town.
The remains of the
Chesterfield Canal are present but are difficult to identify in many parts. Housing has been built on some parts of the canal's original route, and the undeveloped sections are mostly public footpaths. Plans are currently underway to resurrect the route of the
Chesterfield Canal as part of the ongoing redevelopement plan for the town. Work carried out in 2008 to create the Killamarsh Greenway brought large sections of the original canal towpath back into use as a traffic-free route through the town with the intention that once restoration is complete, significant of the towpath will already in a usable state.
The community originally grew from a farming community, since Killamarsh is surrounded by fields. In the 19th and 20th centuries, Killamarsh was a thriving mining town. The last two "pits", Westthorpe and High Moor, are now gone.
The
Rother Valley Country Park lies to the North of town, converted in the early 1980s from an open cast mine, to a collection of ponds and lakes, used for nature and recreation. The
River Rother flows from the West of town and passes through the centre of the park.
Killamarsh is essentially the same distance to
Sheffield,
Chesterfield and
Rotherham. Traditionally, Sheffield has been the dominant connecting city. A number of railway lines once made their way through the West side of town. Only one remains in active service, the others closed, one becoming part of the
Trans-Pennine Trail.
The
Killamarsh area
will be one of the beneficiaries of the
Connect2 project.
Facilities
Killamarsh has a library, medical centre, shopping areas, public houses and newsagents. It also has good connections to local major towns by virtue of regular bus services and its location close to the Halfway terminus of the
Sheffield Supertram network.
Notable Residents
Fred Greaves, the first Derbyshire person to get a
Victoria Cross was born here in 1890.
Further Information
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