Holmewood is a village in the
North East Derbyshire district of
Derbyshire, England. Historically a
coal mining
Coal mining is the process of extracting coal from the ground. Coal is valued for its energy content and since the 1880s has been widely used to generate electricity. Steel and cement industries use coal as a fuel for extraction of iron from ...
village, it has close links to the villages of
Heath,
North Wingfield and
Temple Normanton. It is in the
civil parish of Heath and Holmewood.
The village of Holmewood was formed as a residence by The Williamthorpe Colliery Company from 1905 until 1970, when it closed due to the high cost of deep seam mining. The colliery was the main employer of the village and upon its closure, caused much unemployment within the area. As a consequence of the
Margaret Thatcher Government in the late 1980s, plans were put in place to construct two large
industrial estates to limit the high unemployment levels within the ex-colliery communities in the North Derbyshire Area. This industrial estate has now expanded to cover a much larger area and is known as the 'Holmewood Enterprise Zone'. Due to
EU Government incentives, the site attracts high levels of investment from national-level companies.
There is a countryside park on the site, which is known as the
Five Pits Trail, which links the five villages around Holmewood. The area contains several ponds that, once heavily polluted, are now havens for wildlife and are popular with anglers and birdwatchers.
The village has many small shops, a
Working men's club, churches and a public library.
Derbyshire County Council - Holmewood Library information
The local football team is Holmewood Park Rangers.
See also
* Listed buildings in Heath and Holmewood
References
External links
Villages in Derbyshire
North East Derbyshire District
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