Middlecliffe is a small hamlet in
South Yorkshire
South Yorkshire is a ceremonial county, ceremonial and metropolitan county, metropolitan county in the Yorkshire and Humber Region of England. The county has four council areas which are the cities of City of Doncaster, Doncaster and City of Sh ...
, England.
It straddles the road between
Darfield and
Great Houghton, close to
Barnsley, where Middlecliff Lane joins the
B6273 road. The hamlet falls within the Darfield Ward of Barnsley MBC. It is mostly a collection of current and former
council house
A council house is a form of British public housing built by local authorities. A council estate is a building complex containing a number of council houses and other amenities like schools and shops. Construction took place mainly from 1919 ...
s, small corner shop, a Working Mans Club and a sports ground.
Middlecliffe is the birthplace of footballer
Wilf Copping
Wilfred Copping (17 August 1909 – June 1980) was an English footballer who played for Leeds United, Arsenal and the England national team.
Career Leeds United
Copping was born in Middlecliffe, Barnsley, Yorkshire, but was rejected by his ...
, who played for
Leeds United
Leeds United Football Club is a professional football club based in Leeds, West Yorkshire in England. The club competes in the Premier League, the highest level of England's football league system, and plays its home matches at Elland Road ...
,
Arsenal and was capped 20 times for England.
References
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Hamlets in South Yorkshire
Geography of the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley
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