Crow Edge
| Crow Edge | |
|---|---|
|
Clay pit, off the A616 | |
|
Location within South Yorkshire
| |
| Metropolitan borough | |
| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Metropolitan county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Sheffield |
| Postcode district | S36 |
| Dialling code | 01226 |
| Police | South Yorkshire |
| Fire | South Yorkshire |
| Ambulance | Yorkshire |
| UK Parliament | |
Crow Edge is a hamlet in Dunford civil parish,[1] situated on the A616, two miles southeast of Hepworth, West Yorkshire in the metropolitan borough of Barnsley in the metropolitan county of South Yorkshire, England. Until 1974 it formed part of Penistone Rural District.
Industry[edit]
Since about 1857[2] Crow Edge has been home to the Hepworth Iron Company's coal mines, fire clay pits and clay products works,[3] later Hepworth Building Products Ltd.'s pipe works. From 2005 this has been part of the Dutch Wavin Group.[4] In 2013, 50 acres of their site was sold to the British company R. Plevin and Sons Ltd. Thereby making the site, the largest waste wood recycling facility in the United Kingdom.[5]
Rail[edit]
From 1850–1950 Hazlehead Bridge railway station, on the Sheffield, Ashton-under-Lyne and Manchester Railway's Woodhead Line, provided a rail link for passenger traffic to Crow Edge and onward by bus service to Huddersfield. From 1850–1964 there was goods traffic on the line and a branch line to the Crow Edge works.[6][7]
References[edit]
- ^ "Dunford Parish Council". Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council. Archived from the original on 9 November 2012. Retrieved 13 May 2013.
- ^ "Hepworth Iron Co". Grace's Guide. Retrieved 12 May 2013.
- ^ "Hepworth Iron Co. Ltd". Durham Mining Museum. Retrieved 12 May 2013.
- ^ "Wavin, History, Holding Company". www.wavin.com. Archived from the original on 9 June 2013. Retrieved 12 May 2013.
- ^ "Plevin, News, Plans for UK's Largest Waste Wood Recycling Centre". www.plevin.co.uk. Retrieved 19 September 2013.
- ^ Dow, George (1959). Great Central, Volume 1 (The Progenitors 1813-1863). London: Locomotive Publishing Co. p. 127. ISBN 0-7110-1468-X.
- ^ Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 116. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.
External links[edit]
Media related to Crow Edge at Wikimedia Commons
- Hepworth Iron Co. Ltd. at Durham Mining Museum
- Hepworth Iron Co at Grace's Guide