Brampton Bierlow

Brampton Bierlow
Brampton Bierlow
	Brampton Bierlow Location within South Yorkshire
Population	4,610 (2011 census)
OS grid reference	SE415015
• London	150 mi (240 km) SSE
Civil parish	Brampton Bierlow;
Metropolitan borough	Rotherham;
Metropolitan county	South Yorkshire;
Region	Yorkshire and the Humber;
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Rotherham
Postcode district	S63
Dialling code	01709
Police	South Yorkshire
Fire	South Yorkshire
Ambulance	Yorkshire
UK Parliament	Wentworth;
	List of places UK England Yorkshire 53°30′31″N 1°22′24″W / 53.508744°N 1.373417°W

Brampton Bierlow, often known as Brampton, is a village and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England. It is situated on the south side of the Dearne Valley, between Barnsley and Rotherham.

According to the 2001 census, the parish had a population of 3,658, increasing to 4,610 at the 2011 Census.^[1] The parish was within the historic county boundaries of the West Riding of Yorkshire.

Brampton Bierlow is a former mining village, with employment primarily related to the coal industry; the economy declined after the closure of mines in the 1980s, which was, in part, sparked by the announcement of the closure of Cortonwood Colliery in the village.^[2] Despite some economic recovery, Brampton was, at one point,^[when?] declared one of the poorest areas in the European Union (before the 2004 expansion^{[further explanation needed]}).

Recently,^[when?] the economy of the area has improved, as investment has been put into infrastructure and developing light industry and service industries in the area.^{[citation needed]}

Steve Rothery, guitarist of the band Marillion, was born in Brampton.^[3] Footballers George Robledo and Ted Robledo, both of whom played football for Newcastle United, grew up in the village: they were born in Chile but moved to Brampton (their mother's home) as children because of war.^[which?] George represented Chile at the 1950 FIFA World Cup.^{[citation needed]}

References

^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 9 March 2016.
^ Strike: 358 Days that Shook the Nation. London: Sunday Times. pp. 206–207. ISBN 0-340-38445-X.
^ Colin Larkin, ed. (1997). The Virgin Encyclopedia of Eighties Music. Virgin. p. 308. ISBN 9780753501597. Retrieved 29 January 2018.

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[1] "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 9 March 2016.

[2] Strike: 358 Days that Shook the Nation. London: Sunday Times. pp. 206–207. ISBN 0-340-38445-X.

[3] Colin Larkin, ed. (1997). The Virgin Encyclopedia of Eighties Music. Virgin. p. 308. ISBN 9780753501597. Retrieved 29 January 2018.

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