South Yorkshire Coalfield
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The South Yorkshire Coalfield is so named from its position within Yorkshire. It covers most of South Yorkshire, West Yorkshire and a small part of North Yorkshire. The exposed coalfield crops out in
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Dearne and Dove Canal
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The Dearne and Dove Canal ran for almost ten miles through South Yorkshire, England from Swinton to Barnsley through nineteen locks, rising 127 feet. The canal also had two short branches, the Worsbro
The bottom gate of the third lock in 2008, with Waddington's yard occupying the line of the canal beyond
A short section above the fourth lock remains in water, although the top gate of the lock has been replaced by a concrete wall