Bircotes

Bircotes is an area in the civil parish of Harworth and Bircotes in the Bassetlaw district of Nottinghamshire, England on the border with South Yorkshire.^[1][2] The population of the civil parish was 7,948. The local school in the area is Serlby Park Academy. ^[3]

Bircotes
Bircotes shops
Bircotes Location within Nottinghamshire
Civil parish	Harworth Bircotes
District	Bassetlaw
Shire county	Nottinghamshire
Region	East Midlands
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Doncaster
Postcode district	DN11
Dialling code	01302
Police	Nottinghamshire
Fire	Nottinghamshire
Ambulance	East Midlands
UK Parliament	Bassetlaw
List of places UK England Nottinghamshire 53.418°N 1.051°W / 53.418; -1.051

History and Industrial Revolution

Bircotes was founded in the 1920s, with the discovery of coal during the First World War and the establishment of Harworth Colliery (which has since closed), to provide homes for miners. It was home to one of the last deep-mine pits in the UK. ^[4]

See also

• Listed buildings in Harworth Bircotes
• RAF Bircotes