Shireoaks

Shireoaks
Village and civil parish
Shireoaks level crossing
Map
Parish map
Shireoaks is located in Nottinghamshire
Shireoaks
Shireoaks
Location within Nottinghamshire
Area1.92 sq mi (5.0 km2)
Population1,774 (2021)
• Density924/sq mi (357/km2)
OS grid referenceSK 555811
• London130 mi (210 km) SSE
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townWORKSOP
Postcode districtS81
Dialling code01909
PoliceNottinghamshire
FireNottinghamshire
AmbulanceEast Midlands
UK Parliament
Websitewww.hugofox.com/​community/shireoaks-parish-council-10637
List of places
UK
England
Nottinghamshire
53°19′30″N 1°10′05″W / 53.325°N 1.168°W / 53.325; -1.168

Shireoaks is a former pit village and civil parish in Nottinghamshire, located between Worksop and Thorpe Salvin on the border with South Yorkshire and Derbyshire. The population of the civil parish was 1,432 at the 2011 census,[1] and this increased to 1,774 in the 2021 census.[2] Shireoaks colliery was opened in 1854. It was closed on 25 May 1991 and was capped in August 1992. The depth of the shaft was 483.5m and the shaft's diameter was 3.66m.

The Chesterfield Canal and River Ryton both run through the village. The A57 between Sheffield and Worksop passes close to the village and there are rail services to Sheffield, Lincoln and Cleethorpes on the Sheffield to Lincoln Line, which has a station at Shireoaks railway station.

  1. ^ "Civil parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 15 April 2016.
  2. ^ UK Census (2021). "2021 Census Area Profile – XXXXX parish (E04007821)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 21 January 2024.