Edlington

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Edlington
Coordinates: 53.46° N 1.2° W
Population	42,564[citation needed]
OS grid reference	SK5397
Metropolitan borough	Doncaster
Metropolitan county	South Yorkshire
Region	Yorkshire and the Humber
Constituent country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	DONCASTER
Postcode district	DN12
Dial code	01709
Police	South Yorkshire
Fire	South Yorkshire
Ambulance	Yorkshire
UK Parliament	Don Valley
European Parliament	Yorkshire and the Humber
List of places: UK • England • Yorkshire

Edlington is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England, lying to the southwest of Doncaster. The original parish town of Edlington is now known as Old Edlington. New Edlington is adjacent to (and North of) Old Edlington.

Edlington was home to Yorkshire Main Colliery which was, until its closure in 1986, the largest coal mine in Great Britain.

Since 1974 Edlington has been part of the Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster in the Metropolitan county of South Yorkshire, though it was not part of the County Borough of Doncaster beforehand. It lies within the historic boundaries of the West Riding of Yorkshire.