Treeton

Infobox UK place
map_type= South Yorkshire
static_

static_image_caption = Treeton Terrace
country = England
official_name= Treeton
latitude = 53.384501
longitude = -1.351273
scale = 10000
population= 2,514 (2001 Census)
metropolitan_borough= Rotherham
metropolitan_county= South Yorkshire
region = Yorkshire and the Humber
constituency_westminster= Rother Valley Treeton is a village in South Yorkshire, England. It is located in the Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham, about 3.5 miles (5.5 km) south of the town of Rotherham and 4.5 miles (7 km) east of the City of Sheffield.

History

There is evidence of human settlement in this area as early as 6000 BC. Treeton is referred to as "Trectone" or "Tretone" in the Domesday book of 1086, which also mentions that the village had a church and two mills. The present parish church of Saint Helen's was originally built in 1175, it was expanded in the 14th century and extensively restored in the 19th century. The North Midland Railway Company built a railway through the village in 1840, this later became the Midland Railway. There was a station at Treeton until 1951. A colliery was built at Treeton starting in 1875, this operated until it was forced to close in 1990.

On 25 June 2007 the lower section of the village was evacuated because of fears that cracks in the dam at Ulley reservoir could lead to widespread flooding in the valley.

External links

* [http://www.treetonweb.co.uk/index.htm Treetonweb]
* [http://www.treetonpartnership.org.uk/index.php Treeton Partnership]
* [http://www.tptrading.co.uk/index.php Treeton Partnership's Social Enterprise Arm]