Edlington

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Edlington
Edlington (South Yorkshire)
Edlington

Edlington shown within South Yorkshire
Population 8276[1]
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
Dialling code 01709
Police South Yorkshire
Fire South Yorkshire
Ambulance Yorkshire
European Parliament Yorkshire and the Humber
UK Parliament Don Valley
List of places: UKEnglandYorkshire

Coordinates: 53°28′N 1°12′W / 53.46, -1.2

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.

The Antiochian Orthodox parish of St. Columba and St. Kentigern is located at the top of Staveley St.

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  1. ^ Institute for Statistics