Woodall

infobox UK place
country = England
latitude = 53.321039
longitude = -1.277879
scale = 50000
official_name = Woodall
population = 1909
civil_parish = Harthill-with-Woodall
metropolitan_borough= Rotherham
region= Yorkshire and the Humber
metropolitan_county = South Yorkshire
os_grid_reference= SK482807

Woodall, South Yorkshire is a small hamlet in the parish of Harthill-with-Woodall situated in the British county of South Yorkshire. In the 2001 government census the parish as a whole had 1,909 inhabitants. [ [http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=3&b=790688&c=Woodall&d=16&e=15&g=364491&i=1001x1003x1004&m=0&enc=1&dsFamilyId=779 UK National Statistics, 2001] ]

A once tiny settlement consisting of but a few farms and barn buildings, over the 20th and 21st centuries the hamlet grew substantially and consequently is now a quiet residential area popular with commuters to the nearby town of Rotherham and the city of Sheffield. The growth was in part due to the [http://www.j31.co.uk/kivpit_hist.htm opening of Kiveton Park pit] in 1864, the slag heap of which can still clearly be seen to the North-East of the hamlet. The hamlet consists of two lanes, Dowcarr to the South and Walseker to the North, straddling the link road from High Moor, Killamarsh, to Harthill called Woodall Lane (occasionally Killamarsh Lane).

The hamlet has no amenities such as shops or pubs, instead inhabitants rely on the village of Harthill approximately one mile away, which has two pubs, a church, a junior school and a shopping precinct. Woodall does have several popular walks nearby including several through the local wood, Norwood, towards the village of Killamarsh and around the several ponds within the wood itself. With the village situated on a slight ridge the inhabitants also enjoy fantastic views over Sheffield (c.10-15 miles away) and to the hills of the Peak District beyond.

Woodall is perhaps most famous for its motorway service area on the M1 motorway (Woodall services) and the hamlet itself is less than one mile from the carriageway.

Justin Wilson, the former Formula 1 and now ChampCar driver, comes from Woodall. It was allegedly hit by a V2 rocket (most likely heading towards the steel factories of Sheffield) in the Second World War. A crater can be seen on a nearby hill, however reports are sketchy at best and must be viewed with some degree of scepticism.

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* [http://www.j31.co.uk/harthill.htm Junction 31 information for Harthill]