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Wombwell Woods
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Wombwell, Barnsley S74 9SZ, England

Wombwell is a town near Barnsley, located in the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley in South Yorkshire, England. The town in the 2011 census was split between a ward called Wombwell, as well as small parts that fell under two other wards called Darfield (specifically the area south of Pitt Street, including Broomhill. and Stairfoot (specifically the area south of Aldham Crescent. Added together, these list the town's population as roughly 15,316. Historically within the West Riding of Yorkshire, its name's origin may mean Womba's Well, or well in a hollow. Wombwell railway station serves the Penistone and Hallam lines. Until 1959 it had another station 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 close to the large shopping and leisure facilities of Cortonwood, and also has a number of local business from cafes to travel agents and high street chains like Wilko store on High Street. Wombwell has one main cemetery, tended to by a voluntary group named the Friends of Wombwell Cemetery. The cemetery houses two chapels that are Grade II listed buildings: one of which was transformed into an outdoor Peace Garden without a roof due to a fire before the group materialised; the other renovated into a Community Hub.
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