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Wombwell (pronounced locally as ''Wum-well'') is a small town near Barnsley, located in the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley in South Yorkshire, England. It has a population of 11,477.〔http://ukcensusdata.com/wombwell-e05000995#sthash.5eSaR7F.dpbs〕 Historically within the West Riding of Yorkshire, its name's origin may mean "Womba's Well", or "well in a hollow". Wombwell railway station (formerly Wombwell West) serves the Penistone and Hallam lines. Until 1959 it had another station (Wombwell Central) on the Barnsley-Doncaster line that was closed when that line lost its passenger service. Wombwell was home to two collieries; Wombwell Main and Mitchells Main. Wombwell is close to the large shopping and leisure facilities of Cortonwood, and also has a number of local business from cafes to travel agents and high street chains like Wilkinson's on High Street. ==Education== * Netherwood Advanced Learning Centre established in 2012 from a merger of Wombwell High School and Darfield Foulstone School * St Michael and All Angels Catholic Primary School, located on Stonyford Road, was established in 1903 * Kings Oak Primary Learning Centre, established in 2007 from a merger of Kings Road Infant School and Oakfield Junior School * High View Primary Learning Centre, established in 2007 from a merger of Highfields Junior School and Wood View Infant School * Park Street Primary Learning Centre 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア(Wikipedia)』 ■ウィキペディアで「Wombwell」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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