Arkwright Town
| Arkwright Town | |
|---|---|
 New Arkwright Town | |
  Arkwright Town Location within Derbyshire | |
| Population | 1,582 (In Sutton cum Duckmanton, 2011) |
| OS grid reference | SK427713 |
| Civil parish | |
| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | CHESTERFIELD |
| Postcode district | S44 5 |
| Dialling code | 01246 |
| Police | Derbyshire |
| Fire | Derbyshire |
| Ambulance | East Midlands |
| UK Parliament | |
Arkwright Town, commonly referred to as Arkwright, is a village in Sutton cum Duckmanton, North East Derbyshire, England that is notable for having moved its location in the early 1990s.[1] Despite its name, the village has no official town status.
Located between Chesterfield and Bolsover on the A632 road, it was formerly a coal mining village. Arkwright Colliery closed in 1988 and it was then discovered that the community was threatened by emissions of methane gas[1] that caused some of its houses to be evacuated.[2] The whole village was owned by British Coal and a decision was made in cooperation with Derbyshire County Council to transfer ownership of the 52 properties to a housing trust, construct a new village of 56 properties to the north of the site affected by methane, and move all the residents. Construction was completed by 1995 when the old Arkwright Town was demolished. Part of the deal with British Coal included the use of open cast mining on a 100-acre site which began in November 1993 and continued until c. 2005.[2][3]
A new nature walk was established in 2010 following routes once used as railway lines.[citation needed]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b Metropolitan Housing Trust stakeholders' newsletter, October 2005
- ^ Jump up to: a b Beckett, Simon (17 April 1994). "Why will the village cross the road?". The Independent on Sunday. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
- ^ Bridgewater, Andrew Neil. "Old Arkwright Town - oldminer.co.uk". www.oldminer.co.uk. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
Media related to Arkwright Town at Wikimedia Commons
Further reading[]
- "King Coal Moves An English Village, But Can Its Spirit Follow?" AP News August 30, 1995.
- Arkwright Colliery, 1938-1988
- Arkwright Colliery Closure – 30th anniversary
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