Wombwell
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Wombwell is a small town near Barnsley, located in the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley in South Yorkshire, England.
It has a railway station (formerly Wombwell West) serving the Penistone and Hallam Lines. Until 1959 it had an another station (Wombwell Central) on the Barnsley-Doncaster line that was closed when that line lost its passenger service. Wombwell was home to two collieries, Wombwell main and Mitchells main.
Wombwell is the home of Wombwell High School a Humanities College.
Wombwell is close to the large shopping and lesuire facilities of Cortonwood.
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| Metropolitan districts: | City of Sheffield • Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham • Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster • Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley |
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