Maltby, South Yorkshire
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- This article is about the town of Maltby in England. For other things named Maltby, see Maltby.
Template:GBmap-named Maltby, Rotherham, South Yorkshire is a small town situated about 7 miles away from Rotherham. It is situated in a largely rural area of Rotherham and there are several buildings of importance, in particular nearby Roche Abbey (built in 1147) and Sandbeck House, the seat of the Earls of Scarbrough. The Parish Church dates from the Norman Conquest and is a fine example of Norman to Gothic architecture.
Maltby has its historical roots in Roman times, and there are several local examples of Roman roads running through the town. Maltby is mentioned in the Domesday Book, and was for centuries a very small village with the benefits of a fairly large stream nearby and very rich land for farming available. Since the discovery of coal in the late 19th Century, however, the population of Maltby has exploded from around 500 at the turn of the 19th century to well over 20,000 today. Maltby Colliery was the site of mass protests during the 1984 miners strike, and remains today one of only three Collieries still open in the area.
A railway station on the South Yorkshire Joint Railway served the station from 1910 until 1929.
The town is served by a variety of shops, and residents no longer need to travel the 7 miles to Rotherham for their needs. There are several pubs in the town, the oldest of which being the White Swan (16th Century), and also an active branch of the Royal British Legion. A comprehensive school and various primary and infant schools are located around Maltby, and the local Council oversees the general running of the town.