Grimethorpe

Grimethorpe
Brierley Road
Grimethorpe is located in South Yorkshire
Grimethorpe
Grimethorpe
Location within South Yorkshire
Population4,672 (2011 census)[1]
Metropolitan borough
Metropolitan county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townBarnsley
Postcode districtS72
Dialling code01226
PoliceSouth Yorkshire
FireSouth Yorkshire
AmbulanceYorkshire
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Yorkshire
53°34′N 1°23′W / 53.57°N 1.38°W / 53.57; -1.38

Grimethorpe is a village in the metropolitan borough of Barnsley in South Yorkshire, England. As of the 2011 census it has a population of 4,672.[1] Grimethorpe is located in eastern Barnsley, and until the local government reorganisation of 1974, it was part of the Hemsworth district and constituency. The village is part of the North East ward of Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council.

For much of the 20th century Grimethorpe's economy was rooted in coal mining. Since the 1984–85 miners' strike, the downscaling of UK coal mining accelerated and international cheap open-cast mining provoked closure of its colliery in May 1993. In 1994 it was regarded as the poorest village in Britain.[2]

There are roads linking the village to some of the country's biggest arteries, and the village is home to approximately 50 businesses, including the online fashion retailer ASOS.

  1. ^ a b UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Grimethorpe Built-up area (E34000058)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
  2. ^ "Grimethorpe, the mining village that hit rock bottom – then bounced back". The Guardian. 3 March 2015. Retrieved 2 July 2022.