Holmewood

Holmewood
Holmewood
	; Williamthorpe Ponds Nature Reserve. Middle pond view, with Holmewood Industrial Park Unit in the background.
	Holmewood Location within Derbyshire
Population	2,909 (2001)
OS grid reference	SK432660
Civil parish	Heath and Holmewood;
District	North East Derbyshire;
Shire county	Derbyshire;
Region	East Midlands;
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	CHESTERFIELD
Postcode district	S42
Dialling code	01246
Police	Derbyshire
Fire	Derbyshire
Ambulance	East Midlands
UK Parliament	Bolsover;

Holmewood is a village in the North East Derbyshire district of Derbyshire, being a former coal mining village with close links to the villages of Heath, North Wingfield and Temple Normanton. It is in the civil parish of Heath and Holmewood.

Holmewood War Memorial

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'.[1] 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.[2] The local football team is Holmewood Park Rangers.

References

Holmewood Enterprise Zone information Archived 2006-09-27 at the Wayback Machine
Derbyshire County Council - Holmewood Library information Archived 2006-07-21 at the Wayback Machine

External links

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[1] Holmewood Enterprise Zone information Archived 2006-09-27 at the Wayback Machine

[2] Derbyshire County Council - Holmewood Library information Archived 2006-07-21 at the Wayback Machine