Carcroft
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| Carcroft | |
  Carcroft shown within South Yorkshire |
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| Metropolitan borough | Doncaster |
|---|---|
| Metropolitan county | South Yorkshire |
| Region | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| Constituent country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | DONCASTER |
| Postcode district | DN6 |
| Dialling code | 01302 |
| Police | South Yorkshire |
| Fire | South Yorkshire |
| Ambulance | Yorkshire |
| European Parliament | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| List of places: UK • England • Yorkshire | |
Carcroft is a village in South Yorkshire. The village is roughly 6 miles north north west of Doncaster. It borders woodland to the north which separates it from the neighbouring village of Owston. To the west the village merges with Skellow, and a string of small industrial estates connect it with Adwick le Street to the south. East of the village lies mixed farmland and woodland.
Like its neighbour to the west much of Carcroft is made up of former council housing estates. The old centre of the village remains with the High Street supporting a variety of small independent shops. The furniture retailer dfs also began here and a large outlet for the firm still stands on a small trading estate just off the High Street opposite an ASDA superstore.
Much of Carcroft is redeveloped land formerly occupied by the Bullcroft Colliery which operated from 1912 until 1970 when it was merged underground with nearby Brodsworth Colliery[1]. Recently the viability of reopening this coal face has been under investigation [2] however as yet no moves to restore mining in the area have been made.
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