Treeton
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  Treeton shown within South Yorkshire |
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| Population | 2,514 (2001 Census) |
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| Metropolitan borough | Rotherham |
| Metropolitan county | South Yorkshire |
| Region | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| Constituent country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Police | South Yorkshire |
| Fire | South Yorkshire |
| Ambulance | Yorkshire |
| European Parliament | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| UK Parliament | Rother Valley |
| List of places: UK • England • Yorkshire | |
Treeton is a village in South Yorkshire, England. It is located in the Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham, about 3.5 miles (5.5 km) south of the town of Rotherham and 4.5 miles (7 km) east of the City of Sheffield.
[edit] History
There is evidence of human settlement in this area as early as 6000 BC. Treeton is referred to as Trectone or Tretone in the Domesday book of 1086, which also mentions that the village had a church and two mills. The present parish church of Saint Helen's was originally built in 1175, it was expanded in the 14th century and extensively restored in the 19th century. The North Midland Railway Company built a railway through the village in 1840, this later became the Midland Railway. There was a station at Treeton until 1951. A colliery was built at Treeton starting in 1875, this operated until it was forced to close in 1990.
On 25 June 2007 the lower section of the village was evacuated because of fears that cracks in the dam at Ulley reservoir could lead to widespread flooding in the valley.
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