Monckton Coke Works
Monckton Coke Works was a coking plant near Royston in South Yorkshire, England. The plant opened in 1884 and was closed 130 years later in 2014, being one of the last remnants of the coal industry in Yorkshire.Photo: Alan Murray-Rust, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Industry
- Description: former coking plant in South Yorkshire, England
- Also known as: “Monckton Coke & Chemical Co.”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Church of St John the Baptist and Wayside cross known as Kirk Cross.
Church of St John the Baptist
Church
Photo: Chemical Engineer, Public domain.
The Church of St John the Baptist is the parish church in the village of Royston in South Yorkshire, England. It is a Church of England church in the Diocese of Leeds. Church of St John the Baptist is situated 1 mile southwest of Monckton Coke Works.
Wayside cross known as Kirk Cross
Archaeological site
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Wayside cross known as Kirk Cross is an archaeological site, which is situated 1¼ miles southwest of Monckton Coke Works.
Cudworth Park
Park
Photo: Steve Fareham, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Cudworth Park is situated 2 miles south of Monckton Coke Works.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Royston and Shafton.
Royston
Town
Photo: Chemical Engineer, Public domain.
Royston is a suburban village within the Metropolitan borough of Barnsley, in South Yorkshire, England. Historically, the village formed part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, but was incorporated into the Metropolitan borough of Barnsley in 1974 and is now on the border with West Yorkshire.
Shafton
Village
Shafton is a civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley in South Yorkshire, England, on the border with West Yorkshire. At the 2001 census it had a population of 2,840, increasing to 3,447 at the 2011 Census.
Carlton
Village
Photo: Michael Patterson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Carlton is a village in the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley in South Yorkshire, England. It is situated between the villages of Athersley and Royston.
Monckton Coke Works
- Category: coke plant
- Location: Shafton, Barnsley, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.60408° or 53° 36′ 15″ northLongitude
-1.43407° or 1° 26′ 3″ westOpen location code
9C5WJH38+J9OpenStreetMap ID
way 70298459OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=industrialWikidata ID
Q84699035
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