35-503: Frickley is a village in the Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster , South Yorkshire , England in the civil parish of Clayton with Frickley . It lies close to the border with West Yorkshire . Frickley All Saints Church is situated about 1.5 miles (2.4 km) 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 plague times, when Frickley village
70-409: A bus-only lay-by on the northern side of the eastbound carriageway of Greens Way, a single stand (numbered B1) at a right angle to these accessed from John Street, and three stands (numbered HS1–HS3) situated a short distance away at the side of Hartley Street. The three sets of stands are in close proximity, linked by car parks and pathways. The majority of bus routes traverse Mexborough town centre on
105-541: A concept known locally as Mexit. In December 2023, a meeting was held and jointly hosted by Bev Chapman and Glenn Bluff, from opposing parties to push forward the concept of a town council that has since received local support and has a facebook page. Mexborough railway station is located on the south bank of the River Don on Station Road, a short cul-de-sac off the A6023 Greens Way dual carriageway on
140-697: A one-way loop, with the Greens Way stops serving routes heading generally eastbound towards Doncaster and the Hartley Street stops serving westbound services towards Barnsley and Rotherham . Mexborough Interchange was built by the South Yorkshire Passenger Transport Executive in the early 1990s, replacing bus stops in both directions on the High Street which was subsequently pedestrianised . When
175-652: A plain green with a leaf design impressed "Reed". Before 2010, Mexborough was in the Barnsley East and Mexborough constituency. Since then, it has been in the Doncaster North constituency, whose current MP is Ed Miliband , former leader of the Labour Party . Local party Mexborough First did hold all three seats in the Mexborough ward on Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council but following
210-605: Is a combination of an Old English or Old Norse personal name, which may be Meke , Muik , Meoc or Mjukr , and the suffix burh , meaning a fortified place in Anglo-Saxon Old English. Mexborough is located at the north-eastern end of a dyke known as the Roman Ridge , which is thought to have been constructed either by the Brigantian tribes in the 1st century AD, perhaps as a defence against
245-624: Is a town in Doncaster , South Yorkshire , England, between Manvers and Denaby Main , on the River Don close to where it joins the River Dearne , and the A6023 road . It is contiguous with Swinton to the southwest and Conisbrough to the east. Historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire , Mexborough had a population of 15,244 at the 2011 Census. The name of Mexborough
280-669: Is home to the Frickley Horse Trials. 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. Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster The City of Doncaster is a metropolitan borough with city status in South Yorkshire , England. It is named after its principal settlement, Doncaster , and includes
315-548: The 2011 census , the population of the Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster is 302,400. With approximately 110,000 inhabitants, the town of Doncaster itself contains around a third of the population of the entire borough. Around half of the borough's population reside within Doncaster's urban area (approximately 160,000). Verified population statistics per Ward from the 2001 census are shown as A referendum
350-530: The Audit Commission initiated a corporate governance inspection of Doncaster Council. This followed the sudden resignation of the Chief executive leading to a conflict between the mayor and council over the appointment of a successor. The Commission felt that this, along with evidence that the council had not been well run for 15 years, was leading to a loss of public confidence. The Commission's report
385-485: The Emley Moor TV transmitter. Local radio stations are BBC Radio Sheffield , Heart Yorkshire , Capital Yorkshire , Greatest Hits Radio Yorkshire (formerly Trax FM ), TX1 Radio , Hallam FM , and Rotherham Radio, a community based station which broadcast from the town. The town is served by the local newspapers, Dearne Valley Weekender and Doncaster Free Press . Mexborough has been represented in
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#1732787608297420-791: The Roman invasion of Britain , or after the 5th century to defend the British kingdom of Elmet from the Angles . The earliest known written reference to Mexborough is found in the Domesday Book of 1086 ( Mechesburg ), which states that before the Norman Conquest of England the area had been controlled by the Saxon lords Wulfheah and Ulfkil. Following the Conquest, the area fell under
455-578: The demise of coal-mining in the 1980s, Mexborough, like many ex-mining towns and villages, is still in the process of economic and social recovery. The Rock Pottery originally operated as Beevers & Ford. In 1839 it was bought by James Reed, whose son John renamed the business the "Mexborough Pottery", and expanded the works. On the bankruptcy of the Rockingham Pottery in 1842, John Reed bought many of its moulds and continued their production, though with different transfer prints and also in
490-595: The British National Party". In the May 2013 mayoral election he was defeated by Labour's Ros Jones . The council as a whole has been dominated by the Labour Party traditionally, but in the 2004 local elections , they lost overall control of the council (though they retained more councillors than any other single party). Labour regained overall control at the 2010 local elections . In January 2010,
525-513: The Bull's Head and the Red Lion. Most of the buildings in the town are post-1800. Throughout the 18th, 19th and much of the 20th century the town's economy was based around coal mining , quarrying , brickworks and the production of ceramics , and it soon became a busy railway junction . These industries led to an increase in industrial illness and an increase in the mortality rate . Although
560-616: The Humber region. The borough was created on 1 April 1974, under the Local Government Act 1972 , as a merger of the former County Borough of Doncaster , the urban districts of Adwick-le-Street , Bentley with Arksey , Conisbrough , Mexborough , and Tickhill , Doncaster and Thorne rural districts, and the parish of Finningley from East Retford Rural District and small parts of the parish of Harworth from Worksop Rural District from Nottinghamshire . According to
595-746: The Interchange first opened, there was a staffed ticket office and indoor waiting area with toilet facilities located in a small building between the Greens Way stands and John Street. However, around the time of the beginning of the Great Recession , the staffed ticket office was closed and all facilities inside were sealed off as an austerity measure. As of October 2022 , the stand allocation is: Mexborough has one secondary school ( Laurel Academy ) and many primary schools. Local news and television programmes are provided by BBC Yorkshire and ITV Yorkshire . Television signals are received from
630-648: The above stations can be received within various areas of Doncaster, the only stations actually owned by Doncaster-based companies are Sine FM 102.6 and TMCR 95.3. The borough is also the base of Nova Productions who produce the syndicated TV series Walks Around Britain . The following people and military units have received the Freedom of the Borough of Doncaster. 53°31′21″N 1°07′43″W / 53.52250°N 1.12861°W / 53.52250; -1.12861 Mexborough Urban District Mexborough
665-709: The control of the Norman Baron Roger de Busli . The remains of an earthwork in Castle Park are thought to have been a motte-and-bailey castle constructed in the 11th century shortly after the Conquest. St John the Baptist's Church includes elements that date from the 12th century. A few other pre-1800 buildings remain, including several public houses : the Ferryboat Inn, the George and Dragon,
700-475: The defection of Bev Chapman to Labour it (Mexborough First) only holds two seats. In late 2023, Glenn Bluff , Doncaster City Councillor for neighbouring Adwick-on-Dearne in the Sprotbrough ward and Parish Councillor for Neighbouring Barnburgh and Harlington announced he was standing against sitting MP Ed Miliband in the next General Election and one of his first priorities was a town council for Mexborough,
735-401: 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. It is a Grade II* listed building . Frickley Colliery (majoritavely located in the neighbouring town of South Elmsall ) was the starting point of the mining strikes of the 1980s. The colliery
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#1732787608297770-649: The home of James Simpson in Mexborough and decided to form the Mexborough Working Men's Industrial Society (later renamed the Mexborough Cooperative Society). The aim of the Society was to supply (at first to the nine men themselves) the necessary things of life. Membership quickly grew and by the 1890s it stood at 1,200. At one time, there were ten shops across the built-up area of Mexborough. By 1903, land had been purchased in
805-520: The local collieries required railway locomotives to haul it and these locomotives required driving, firing, refuelling, maintenance and stabling. Mexborough was chosen as the site for a large 15-road depot. In its heyday it had an allocation of about 150 locomotives. In the 1920s it was the stabling point for the LNER Garratt , then the most powerful locomotive in the UK. The depot closed in 1964. Following
840-779: The mayor and chief executive held its first quarterly meeting on 10 September 2010. Settlements in the Borough of Doncaster include: In terms of television, the area is served by BBC Yorkshire and ITV Yorkshire broadcasting from the Emley Moor transmitter. Radio stations that can be received in Doncaster are Sine FM 102.6 (serving central districts of around 100,000 households in FM stereo), TMCR 95.3 (which serves Northeast Doncaster and other areas in FM stereo), TX1 Radio (covering Doncaster and Bassetlaw), Capital Yorkshire , Heart Yorkshire , Greatest Hits Radio Yorkshire , Hits Radio South Yorkshire and BBC Radio Sheffield . Although
875-661: The middle of Mexborough on which to build a large and grand new central store, but then suddenly in 1904 the Mexborough Cooperative Society went into liquidation. Soon afterwards it was taken over by the Barnsley British Co-operative Society. One of Mexborough's landmarks is closely associated with the Cooperative Society. This is the former Barnsley British Cooperative Society flour mill, which stands on
910-718: The north side of the River Don Navigation , close to the Church of St John the Baptist. It started off as the "Don Roller Mills". It was owned by James White, who sold it to the Barnsley British Cooperative Society in 1912. For more than a hundred years the railway locomotive maintenance and stabling depot (colloquially known as " Mexborough Loco ") was a major employer. The South Yorkshire, Doncaster and Goole Railway arrived in Mexborough in 1850. The extensive coal traffic generated by
945-749: The south side of the town. It is served by local stopping trains towards Doncaster and Sheffield , operated by Northern Trains , with generally an hourly service in each direction. Mexborough also has a bus station in the town centre, Mexborough Interchange , operated by Travel South Yorkshire . The Interchange is located between the A6023 Greens Way dual carriageway, John Street, Main Street and Hartley Street, around 100 m (330 ft) from Mexborough High Street and 500 m (1,600 ft) on foot from Mexborough railway station. The bus station consists of three stands (numbered A1–A3) located in
980-582: The surrounding suburbs of Doncaster as well as numerous towns and villages. The district has large amounts of countryside ; at 219 square miles (570 km ), it is the largest metropolitan borough in England by area. The largest settlements in the borough are Doncaster itself, followed by the towns of Thorne , Hatfield and Mexborough (the latter of which is part of the Barnsley/Dearne Valley built-up area ), and it additionally covers
1015-599: The town boasted a cottage hospital , the lack of suitable facilities led to Lord Montagu donating land for a new hospital to be built. Lord Montagu laid the first stone at the site in 1904. The site is still a working hospital, which now forms part of the Doncaster and Bassetlaw NHS trust. The industries that led to the creation of Montagu Hospital not only brought problems to the town but also led to an increase in population and, for some, an increase in wealth and opportunity. Many more public houses and other businesses were created, many of which are still trading today. It
1050-595: The towns of Conisbrough, Stainforth , Bawtry , Askern , Edlington and Tickhill . Doncaster borders North Yorkshire to the north, the East Riding of Yorkshire to the north-east, North Lincolnshire to the east, Bassetlaw in Nottinghamshire to the south-east, Rotherham to the south-west, Barnsley to the west, and Wakefield , West Yorkshire , to the north-west. It is part of the Yorkshire and
1085-401: 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. The Grade II listed Frickley Hall is a grand house in the village, which is the location of the Frickley Horse Trials events. The village lends its name to the nearby football team Frickley Athletic and
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1120-489: Was effectively burnt to the ground and re-sited on the top of the hill following a plague epidemic. The only proof 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, and survives to this day as an active place of worship in the Parish of Bilham. The church has some interesting 18th-19th century graves including that for someone "cruelly murdered on
1155-680: Was held in 2001, to decide if a directly elected mayor should be appointed. The first mayor , Martin Winter , representing the Labour Party, was elected in 2002 and successfully defended his post in 2005. In 2009 the English Democrat candidate, Peter Davies , won the election for mayor. In January 2013 Davies left the English Democrats citing "a big influx of new members (of the English Democrats) joining from
1190-540: Was in one of these public houses, the Montagu Arms, that Stan Laurel stayed overnight after performing at the town's Prince of Wales Theatre on 9 December 1907. During the second half of the 19th century, as in many other industrial towns, a Cooperative Society was formed in Mexborough. It was modelled on the consumer cooperative set up by the Rochdale Pioneers in 1844. In 1861, nine working men met at
1225-597: Was issued in April 2010. It found that Doncaster was a dysfunctional authority and that there were three factors preventing the council from providing good governance: On the recommendations of the commission, the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government , John Denham , used powers to appoint an acting chief executive and an advisory board to oversee the council. A Doncaster Recovery Board, comprising four appointed commissioners and seven other members including
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