Brampton Bierlow

Infobox UK place
country = England
official_name= Brampton Bierlow
latitude = 53.508744
longitude = -1.373417
map_type = South Yorkshire
population= 3,658 (2001 census)
metropolitan_borough= Rotherham
metropolitan_county= South Yorkshire
region = Yorkshire and the Humber
constituency_westminster= Wentworth
post_town= Rotherham
postcode_district= S63
postcode_area= S
dial_code= 01709
os_grid_reference= SE415015

Brampton Bierlow, often known simply as Brampton, is a former mining village and civil parish situated in the Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England, on the south side of the Dearne Valley, between Barnsley and Rotherham. According to the 2001 census, the parish had a population of 3,658. Brampton was within the historic county boundaries of the West Riding of Yorkshire.

Employment in the village was primarily related to the coal industry; the economy and residents suffered after the sudden closure of mines in the 1980s, which was, in part, sparked by the announcement of the closure of Cortonwood Colliery in the village. The hardship caused by this has left a significant amount of bad feeling in the locality, which, although waning over time, has still not gone away. Despite some recovery, Brampton was, at one point, declared one of the poorest areas in the European Union (prior to the 2004 expansion).

Recently, the economy of the area has improved, as much investment has been put into infrastructure and developing light industry and service industries in the area.

Notable people

*Guitarist of the band Marillion, Steve Rothery was born in Brampton.
*Footballers George Robledo and Ted Robledo grew up in the village, they were born in Chile but moved to Brampton (their mother's home) as children due to war. George even represented Chile at the 1950 FIFA World Cup.

External links

*http://www.bramptonbierlow.co.uk/