Edlington
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| Edlington | |
  Edlington shown within South Yorkshire |
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| Population | 8276[1] |
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| OS grid reference | |
| Metropolitan borough | Doncaster |
| Metropolitan county | South Yorkshire |
| Region | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| Constituent country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | DONCASTER |
| Postcode district | DN12 |
| Dialling code | 01709 |
| Police | South Yorkshire |
| Fire | South Yorkshire |
| Ambulance | Yorkshire |
| European Parliament | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| UK Parliament | Don Valley |
| List of places: UK • England • Yorkshire | |
Edlington is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England, lying to the southwest of Doncaster. The original parish town of Edlington is now known as Old Edlington. New Edlington is adjacent to (and North of) Old Edlington.
Edlington was home to Yorkshire Main Colliery which was, until its closure in 1986, the largest coal mine in Great Britain.
Since 1974 Edlington has been part of the Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster in the Metropolitan county of South Yorkshire, though it was not part of the County Borough of Doncaster beforehand. It lies within the historic boundaries of the West Riding of Yorkshire.
The Antiochian Orthodox parish of St. Columba and St. Kentigern is located at the top of Staveley St.
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