Holmewood

DistrictShire countyRegionCountryEnglandSovereign stateUnited KingdomPost townCHESTERFIELDPostcode districtS42Dialling code01246PoliceDerbyshireFireDerbyshireAmbulanceEast Midlands UK Parliament 53°11′22″N 1°21′18″W / 53.18934°N 1.3549°W / 53.18934; -1.3549

Holmewood is a village in the North East Derbyshire district of Derbyshire, England. Historically a coal mining 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'.^[1] Due to EU Government incentives, the site attracts high levels of investment from national-level companies.^{[citation needed]}

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.^{[citation needed]}

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.^{[citation needed]}

See also

• Listed buildings in Heath and Holmewood

References

External links

Media related to Holmewood at Wikimedia Commons