The place-name means 'stony ford' from Old English stanig 'stony' and ford 'ford'. Its name was recorded as 'Stenforde' in the Domesday Book in 1086 and was later recorded as 'Staneforde' in 1428.
Historyedit
Stainforth was established in the Anglo Saxon period and is recorded in the Domesday Book (1086), as a small settlement of 7 households. In 1066, it was under Earl Harold, but after the Norman Conquest it was given by William the Conqueror to William of (de) Warenne. In 1348, Stainforth received a Royal Charter, entitling it to hold a weekly market on Fridays and an annual ten-day fair. The town briefly thrived as a commercial centre and port and attracted traders from as far afield as the Isle of Axholme, but the market soon slumped as Bawtry grew in importance.[3] George Porter (later Lord Porter of Luddenham), the Nobel prize winning chemist, was born in the town in 1920.
Speedway racing was staged at the Greyhound Stadium in the town in 1930. The original "professional" promotion failed, and a few meetings organised by a riders' co-operative were staged at the venue.
Stainforth by night, from Hatfield Main. The towers of the former power station at Thorpe Marsh can be seen on the horizon
More recently, Stainforth was a mining village, with the Hatfield Main Colliery at its centre. The colliery was open for around 90 years, from when it entered full production in 1921 up to its closing in 2015. During the 1972 national strike, a miner from Hatfield Colliery, Freddie Matthews, was killed by a truck while picketing during the strike, which led to a huge crowd at his funeral.[4]
The Colliery
The colliery began reopening in 2006 and resumed full production in January 2008. The colliery closed in June 2015, and the shafts were filled. As a result, the work that was due to begin on a new 900 MW coal-fired power station[5] and industrial estate, Hatfield Power Park, is looking unlikely. The power station would have been linked by a 40-mile (60 km) pipeline to Barmston in the East Riding of Yorkshire, from where CO2 would have been released into porous layers beneath an impermeable bed of the North Sea as part of a carbon capture and storage scheme.[6][7][8][9]
The colliery and the surrounding area have been used in a number of television series and films, most notably Dalziel and Pascoe and Brassed Off, and more recently Faith.
^"New public exhibitions for Yorkshire carbon dioxide pipe". BBC. Retrieved 19 June 2012.
^. National Grid. Archived from the original on 20 December 2014. Retrieved 19 June 2012.
^"Welcome to the website for the National Grid Yorkshire and Humber carbon capture, transportation and storage (CCS) project". National Grid. Retrieved 19 June 2012.
External linksedit
Stainforth Town Council
Stainforth Online
Open Domesday entry
January 01, 1970
stainforth, south, yorkshire, confused, with, stainforth, north, yorkshire, stainforth, town, civil, parish, city, doncaster, south, yorkshire, england, around, miles, north, east, doncaster, close, hatfield, thorne, population, 2001, census, reducing, slightl. Not to be confused with Stainforth North Yorkshire Stainforth ˈ s t eɪ n f er 8 is a town and civil parish in the City of Doncaster in South Yorkshire England It is around 7 miles 11 km north east of Doncaster close to Hatfield and Thorne It had a population of 6 342 in the 2001 census 2 reducing slightly to 6 282 at the 2011 census 1 StainforthTown and civil parishThe New Inn on the bank of theStainforth and Keadby CanalStainforthLocation within South YorkshireArea3 47 sq mi 9 0 km2 Population6 282 2011 census 1 Density1 810 sq mi 700 km2 OS grid referenceSE646115Civil parishStainforthMetropolitan boroughCity of DoncasterMetropolitan countySouth YorkshireRegionYorkshire and the HumberCountryEnglandSovereign stateUnited KingdomPost townDONCASTERPostcode districtDN7Dialling code01302PoliceSouth YorkshireFireSouth YorkshireAmbulanceYorkshireUK ParliamentDoncaster NorthList of places UK England Yorkshire 53 35 45 N 1 01 31 W 53 5958 N 1 0253 W 53 5958 1 0253 Contents 1 Etymology 2 History 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksEtymology editThe place name means stony ford from Old English stanig stony and ford ford Its name was recorded as Stenforde in the Domesday Book in 1086 and was later recorded as Staneforde in 1428 History editStainforth was established in the Anglo Saxon period and is recorded in the Domesday Book 1086 as a small settlement of 7 households In 1066 it was under Earl Harold but after the Norman Conquest it was given by William the Conqueror to William of de Warenne In 1348 Stainforth received a Royal Charter entitling it to hold a weekly market on Fridays and an annual ten day fair The town briefly thrived as a commercial centre and port and attracted traders from as far afield as the Isle of Axholme but the market soon slumped as Bawtry grew in importance 3 George Porter later Lord Porter of Luddenham the Nobel prize winning chemist was born in the town in 1920 Stainforth railway station opened on 7 July 1856 and closed on 1 October 1866 The town is now served by Hatfield and Stainforth railway stations Speedway racing was staged at the Greyhound Stadium in the town in 1930 The original professional promotion failed and a few meetings organised by a riders co operative were staged at the venue nbsp Stainforth by night from Hatfield Main The towers of the former power station at Thorpe Marsh can be seen on the horizon More recently Stainforth was a mining village with the Hatfield Main Colliery at its centre The colliery was open for around 90 years from when it entered full production in 1921 up to its closing in 2015 During the 1972 national strike a miner from Hatfield Colliery Freddie Matthews was killed by a truck while picketing during the strike which led to a huge crowd at his funeral 4 nbsp The Colliery The colliery began reopening in 2006 and resumed full production in January 2008 The colliery closed in June 2015 and the shafts were filled As a result the work that was due to begin on a new 900 MW coal fired power station 5 and industrial estate Hatfield Power Park is looking unlikely The power station would have been linked by a 40 mile 60 km pipeline to Barmston in the East Riding of Yorkshire from where CO2 would have been released into porous layers beneath an impermeable bed of the North Sea as part of a carbon capture and storage scheme 6 7 8 9 The colliery and the surrounding area have been used in a number of television series and films most notably Dalziel and Pascoe and Brassed Off and more recently Faith See also editListed buildings in Stainforth South YorkshireReferences edit a b UK Census 2011 Local Area Report Stainforth Parish E04000092 Nomis Office for National Statistics Retrieved 7 March 2020 UK Census 2001 Local Area Report Stainforth Parish 00CE036 Nomis Office for National Statistics Retrieved 7 March 2020 Hey David Medieval South Yorkshire Jones David END OF AN ERA FOR NUM BRANCH Doncaster Free Press Retrieved 19 December 2014 Blank page Archived from the original on 10 April 2008 Retrieved 9 April 2008 Samsung backs 5bn Hatfield carbon capture project BBC Retrieved 19 June 2012 New public exhibitions for Yorkshire carbon dioxide pipe BBC Retrieved 19 June 2012 Local residents to have their say on CCS project National Grid Archived from the original on 20 December 2014 Retrieved 19 June 2012 Welcome to the website for the National Grid Yorkshire and Humber carbon capture transportation and storage CCS project National Grid Retrieved 19 June 2012 External links editStainforth Town Council Stainforth Online Open Domesday entry Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Stainforth South Yorkshire amp oldid 1220932706, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
