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The Conisbrough Page |
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Conisbrough is situated in the Dearne Valley,
to the south west of Doncaster, in the North Midlands of England.
Prominent features of the town are Conisbrough Castle, a 12th
century Norman castle, and St. Peters Church, even older than
the castle. |
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Originally a rural area, it became quite a considerable
coal mining community with the commencement of mining in the
19th Century. The mines have since closed and much local industry
has disappeared, however there is now some emphasis towards attracting
tourism and regeneration, with improvements at the Castle, and
reclamation and landscaping of the former colliery sites, the
construction of the Earth Centre, an ecology park devoted to
environmental issues and sustainable development, and the building
of a new leisure centre to serve the local area. |
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