Waverley, South Yorkshire

Waverley is a civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham in the southeastern part of the county of South Yorkshire, England. It is situated about 220 kilometres (140 mi) north of London. The parish was formed on 1 April 2019 from parts of the parishes of Catcliffe and Orgreave.[1] The Advanced Manufacturing Park has been developed in the area of the later parish since the 2000s, partly on land reclaimed from a former opencast coal mine.

Waverley

Waverley Advanced Manufacturing Park
Waverley
Location within South Yorkshire
OS grid referenceSK416875
Metropolitan borough
Metropolitan county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townROTHERHAM
Postcode districtS60
Dialling code01709
PoliceSouth Yorkshire
FireSouth Yorkshire
AmbulanceYorkshire
UK Parliament

Transportation

A railway station is proposed on the Sheffield–Lincoln line which is adjacent to the parish. In 2020, the government announced that it would provide funding for a feasibility study.[2]

References

  1. "The Rotherham (Reorganisation of Community Governance) Order 2019" (PDF). Local Government Boundary Commission for England. 30 July 2018. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
  2. National Infrastructure Strategy National Infrastructure Strategy p.41
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