Silkstone Common railway station

The present Silkstone Common railway station, which opened by British Rail on 14 May 1983 serves the village of , near in , .
Wikipedia
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  • Type: Railway station
  • Description: railway station in South Yorkshire, England, UK
  • Also known as: “Silkstone Common Railway Station”, “Silkstone Common Station”, and “SLK”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Huskar Pit and Church of All Saints, Silkstone.

Memorial
was a coal mine on the South Yorkshire Coalfield, sunk to work the Silkstone seam. It was located in Nabs Wood, outside the village of , in the then West Riding of Yorkshire. is situated 2,300 feet southeast of Silkstone Common railway station.

Church
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The Church of All Saints is the parish church in the village of in , England. It is a church in the Diocese of Leeds. The building is Grade I listed and dates back to at least the 12th century. is situated 1 mile north of Silkstone Common railway station.

Commercial area
is situated at Pot House Hamlet, a historic former industrial site in , , England. A glass works was established at Silkstone around 1659 by John Pilmey, who had emigrated from France some years earlier. is situated 1 mile north of Silkstone Common railway station.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Silkstone Common and Silkstone.

Village
Photo: John Fielding, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village in the metropolitan borough of Barnsley in , England. It is to the south of .

Village
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is a village and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley in , England. It is situated in the foothills of the , around 4 miles west of .

Village
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is a village in the metropolitan borough of Barnsley in , England. Historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, it has a population of 5,976 at the 2021 Census. is situated 1½ miles east of Silkstone Common railway station.

Silkstone Common railway station

Latitude
53.53535° or 53° 32′ 7″ north
Longitude
-1.56303° or 1° 33′ 47″ west
Elevation
558 feet (170 metres)
Wheelchair access
yes
Operator
Northern Trains
Network
National Rail
Abbreviation
“SLK”
Open location code
9C5WGCPP+4Q
Open­Street­Map ID
node 21625873
Open­Street­Map feature
public_transport=­station
Open­Street­Map feature
railway=­station
Geo­Names ID
6953570
Wiki­data ID
Q1882359
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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Urdu—“Silkstone Common railway station” goes by many names.
  • Dutch: “station Silkstone Common”
  • Dutch: “Station Silkstone Common”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “محطة سيلكستون كومون”
  • French: “gare de Silkstone Common”
  • French: “Silkstone Common”
  • Urdu: “سلک اسٹون کامن ریلوے اسٹیشن”

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