Canklow

Canklow
Canklow
	Canklow Road, the main street of the settlement
	Canklow Location within South Yorkshire
Population	1,463 (2001)
OS grid reference	SK425914
• London	140 mi (230 km) SSE
Metropolitan borough	Rotherham;
Metropolitan county	South Yorkshire;
Region	Yorkshire and the Humber;
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	ROTHERHAM
Postcode district	S60
Dialling code	01709
Police	South Yorkshire
Fire	South Yorkshire
Ambulance	Yorkshire
UK Parliament	Rotherham;
	List of places UK England Yorkshire 53°25′01″N 1°21′36″W / 53.417°N 1.360°W

Canklow is a suburb of Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England. Canklow is less than 1 mile (1.6 km) south from Rotherham town centre and approximately 4 miles (6 km) north-east from Sheffield city centre. It forms part of the Boston Castle ward for the Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham.

History

Canklow was created as a post Second World War council housing area.^[1] At the southern end of the estate there was once a coal mine, Rotherham Main Colliery. The mine opened in 1890 and closed in 1954.^[2]

In 1981 the census revealed a male unemployment rate for Canklow of 42.1%, just under four times the national average.^[3]

From 1983 to 1986 Canklow was one of four areas in South Yorkshire where the Probation Service ran a victim/offender mediation project (one of the first of its kind in the country).^[4] The area at the time suffered high unemployment, a heroin problem and a suicide rate well above the high average^[5]

Landmarks

Education in the local area is provided by Canklow Woods Primary School and Oakwood High School.

There used to be a church in Canklow, but has now been converted to a sofa shop.

External links

Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council

References

^ Williams,Clifford (1997) 'Offenders and Victims of Crime;Mediation and reparation in the criminal justice system, including case studies of mediation and reparation projects organised by the probation service' Unpublished PhD University of Bradford (1997) Appendix 4 Area Profile of Canklow
^ Williams (1997) op cit
^ Williams (1997) op cit
^ Williams,Clifford (1997) op cit
^ Yorkshire Post 20 May 1985 'The Heroin Nightmare'. identified a house in Warden Street, Canklow as a major source of heroin dealing. In the space of just seven months during 1985 Canklow was the site of three separate suicides (Williams (1997) op cit page 277

[1] Williams,Clifford (1997) 'Offenders and Victims of Crime;Mediation and reparation in the criminal justice system, including case studies of mediation and reparation projects organised by the probation service' Unpublished PhD University of Bradford (1997) Appendix 4 Area Profile of Canklow

[2] Williams (1997) op cit

[3] Williams (1997) op cit

[4] Williams,Clifford (1997) op cit

[5] Yorkshire Post 20 May 1985 'The Heroin Nightmare'. identified a house in Warden Street, Canklow as a major source of heroin dealing. In the space of just seven months during 1985 Canklow was the site of three separate suicides (Williams (1997) op cit page 277

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