Woodlands, South Yorkshire
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Woodlands is a model village 4 miles north-west of Doncaster in South Yorkshire, England. The village lies adjacent to Highfields and Adwick le Street within the City of Doncaster. The colliery villag
Model Village
All Saints Church forms a focal point of the colliery village.
Mining village
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A pit village, colliery village or mining village is a settlement built by colliery owners to house their workers. The villages were built on the coalfields of Great Britain during the Industrial Revo
Woodlands, South Yorkshire
…km) north-west of Doncaster in South Yorkshire, England. The village lies adjacent to Highfields and Adwick le Street within the City of Doncaster. The colliery village was designed and built in the early 20th century by the architect Percy Houfton as tied cottages for the miners of the neighbouring Brodsworth Colliery…
Pitfield Street sign, Pit Village, Beamish Museum