Streethouse

Streethouse

Streethouse is a semi rural village in West Yorkshire, England that is situated to the east of Wakefield, the west of Pontefract and the south-east of Leeds.

History

A former mining village, Streethouse is currently a commuter village serving Wakefield, Pontefract and Leeds.

Access

Streethouse railway station provides a regular services to Pontefract and Wakefield with interconnecting services to Leeds and Sheffield. Junction 31 of the M62 is close by and the Glasshoughton Link Road is due to open in 2008. This will improve access to Wakefield and Castleford and relieve congestion on the M62.

Environs

Like many industrial areas, Streethouse suffered a period of decline. In recent years however, the village has enjoyed a considerable amount of investment from regeneration funds and private investment from housing companies. Some of the older, run down buildings are now earmarked for demolition and plans are afoot to replace them with a new community centre and housing.

The village has a school, Church, Post Office, two shops, Streethouse Cricket club, WMC and fish and chip shop as well as the community centre. There is also a park with a new children's’s playground and a separate playing field. Sharlston Country Park which will border the village is due to be completed in 2009 once land from the former Sharlston Colliery has been reclaimed from UK Coal.

The village also boasts 5-time Pontefract League Division One Champions, 1-time National Village Semi-finalists and 1-time Dyson-Skidmore trophy winners, the Streethouse Cricket Club.

External links

* [http://www.streethousecc.co.uk/ Website of Streethouse Cricket Club]
* [http://www.streethousevillage.com website of streethouse community]


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