Killamarsh
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Killamarsh is a town in North East Derbyshire. It borders South Yorkshire to its North and West. It lies between Halfway to the West, Renishaw to the South, Beighton to the North West, Wales to the North East and Harthill to its East.
Killamarsh was mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086. At that time, the village of 8000 residents was known as Chinewoldemaresc or "Cynewalds Marsh". Today there are a number of smaller communities within the town. Norwood, Nethergreen, Westthorpe and Upperthorpe surround the main town centre.
Killamarsh has a great deal of visible history. The 12th Century Church which contains gravestones from the Saxon era. A number of Public houses are also over 3 centuries old.
The remains of the Chesterfield Canal are present but are difficult to identify in many parts. Housing has been built in many parts of the canal's original route, and the undeveloped sections are mostly public footpaths.
The community grew from a farming community, since Killamarsh is surrounded by fields. In the 19th and 20th centuries, Killamarsh was a thriving mining town. The last two "pits", Westthorpe and High Moor, are now gone.
The Rother Valley Country Park lies to the North of town, converted in the early 1980s from an open cast mine, to a collection of ponds and lakes, used for nature and recreation. The River Rother flows from the West of town and passes through the center of the park.
Killamarsh is essentially the same distance to Sheffield, Chesterfield and Rotherham. Traditionally, Sheffield has been the dominant connecting city. A number of railway lines once made their way through the West side of town. Only one remains in active service, the others closed, one becoming part of the Trans-Pennine Trail.
[edit] Facilities
Killamarsh has all the services you'd expect to see in any town: a library, medical centres, shopping areas, public houses, newsagents and fast food outlets. It also has good connections to local major towns by virtue of regular bus services and is close to the Halfway terminus of the Sheffield Supertram network.
[edit] See also
| Unitary authorities: | Derby |
| Boroughs/Districts: | Amber Valley • Bolsover • Chesterfield • Derbyshire Dales • Erewash • High Peak • North East Derbyshire • South Derbyshire |
| Cities/Towns: | Alfreton • Ashbourne • Bakewell • Belper • Bolsover • Buxton • Chapel-en-le-Frith • Chesterfield • Clay Cross • Derby • Dronfield • Glossop • Heanor • Ilkeston • Killamarsh • Long Eaton • Matlock • New Mills • Ripley • Sandiacre • Shirebrook • Staveley • Swadlincote • Whaley Bridge • Wirksworth See also: List of civil parishes in Derbyshire |
