Maltby, South Yorkshire

Maltby is a town and civil parish of about 18,000 inhabitants in a rural area about seven miles east of Rotherham, in the Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England.
Maltby lies on the A631 between Hellaby and Tickhill at the junction with the A634 from Blyth, close to Junction 1 of the M18 motorway.
Maltby has its historical roots in Roman times, and there are several local examples of Roman roads running through the town. Maltby is mentioned in the Domesday Book...
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Maltby is a town and civil parish of about 18,000 inhabitants in a rural area about seven miles east of Rotherham, in the Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England.
Maltby lies on the A631 between Hellaby and Tickhill at the junction with the A634 from Blyth, close to Junction 1 of the M18 motorway.
Maltby has its historical roots in Roman times, and there are several local examples of Roman roads running through the town. Maltby is mentioned in the Domesday Book as "by-malt", and was for centuries a very small village with the benefits of a fairly large stream nearby and very rich land for farming available. Since the discovery of coal in the area in the late 19th century, however, the population of Maltby has risen from around 500 at the turn of the 19th century to about 17,980 by the 2007 census.

Maltby Main Colliery was the site of mass protests during the 1984-1985 miners' strike, and remains today one of only three collieries still open in the area, the only one within Rotherham Metropolitan Borough.
With a history dating back to 1907 when work on sinking the original shafts began, Maltby today has the most modern equipment and the highest quality coal extracted from the Parkgate seam some 1,040 metres below ground.

Access to the reserves is gained by two shafts, No.2 984m deep and No.3 991m deep, with the capability of winding up to 1,500 tonnes of mineral an hour to the surface.

Output serves a range of markets, including sales for the production of coke, quality smokeless fuels, industry and power stations.
With a history dating back to 1907 when work on sinking the original shafts began, Maltby today has the most modern equipment and the highest quality coal extracted from the Parkgate seam some 1,040 metres below ground.

There is a historic feature just outside of Maltby called Roche Abbey, which was ruined during the Dissolution of the Monasteries in the reign of Henry VIII.
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