Wombwell

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Map sources for Wombwell at grid reference SE399028
Map sources for Wombwell at grid reference SE399028

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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Coordinates: 53°31′N, 1°24′W