Maltby, South Yorkshire facts for kids
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| Population | 16,688 (2011 census) |
| OS grid reference | SK524924 |
| • London | 145 mi (233 km) south |
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| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | ROTHERHAM |
| Postcode district | S66 |
| Dialling code | 01709 |
| Police | South Yorkshire |
| Fire | South Yorkshire |
| Ambulance | Yorkshire |
| EU Parliament | Yorkshire and the Humber |
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Maltby is a town in South Yorkshire, England. It used to be a big mining town. Maltby is about 10 kilometers (6 miles) east of Rotherham. It is also about 16 kilometers (10 miles) north-east of Sheffield. In 2011, about 16,688 people lived there.
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Maltby's Story: A Look Back in Time
How Maltby Got Its Name
The name 'Maltby' first appeared in a very old book called the Domesday Book in 1086. It was written as Maltebi. This name means 'Malti's homestead' or 'Malti's village'. Malti was a common name in Old Danish, which is an old language.
From Farms to Mines
For many hundreds of years, Maltby was a small farming village. It was built near a stream. Roche Abbey is an old building on the edge of Maltby. Monks from Newminster Abbey built it in 1147. King Henry VIII closed the abbey in the 1500s.
Coal was found in the area in the late 1800s. This changed Maltby a lot. Maltby Main Colliery was a large coal mine. It opened in 1910 and closed in 2013. The mining company built a special area called the 'Model Village'. This was for the miners and their families to live in.
Trains and Factories
From 1900 to 1929, Maltby had its own train station. Trains ran between Doncaster and Worksop. The old train platforms are still there today. The railway line is now used for carrying goods. Another old railway line, John Brown's Private Railway, is now a public path.
During the Second World War, a factory that made weapons opened near the coal mine. It was called ROF Maltby. A housing area called 'Little London' was built for the factory workers. Many of these workers moved from London.
Maltby also had a factory called Byfords that made knitwear. It closed in 1999. A police station was later built on that spot.
New Homes for the Town
In the 1980s, many of Maltby's council homes became old and needed repairs. Areas like "White City" and the "Tarran estate" were most affected. Since the 1990s, many of these homes have been rebuilt or improved. New council homes were opened in 2011.
How Maltby is Run: Local Government
Until 1974, Maltby had its own local council. Now, Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council helps run Maltby. Maltby also has a local council called Maltby Town Council. This council has mostly independent members.
Local Representatives
The town is part of the Rother Valley area. This area chooses a Member of Parliament (MP) to represent them in the national government. The current MP for Rother Valley is Jake Richards.
Parts of Maltby
Maltby has several different areas:
- Maltby town centre
- Model Village (south west of the town centre)
- Cliff Hills (to the west of the town centre)
- White City (to the southeast of the town centre)
- Little London (to the north of the town centre)
- Birks Holt estate
- New estate
- Highfield Park
Things to Do and See in Maltby
Before coal mining started, Maltby was a small village. It had a church called St Bartholomew's. Its population was only about 500 people in the early 1900s. When the mine opened in 1907, many miners came to Maltby. They came from all over the UK and Ireland.
The 'Model Village' was built for the miners. It had a church called the Church of the Ascension. Other churches also opened, like Methodist and Roman Catholic ones. Many clubs for workers also started, such as the 'Stute' (Miners' Welfare Institute). Sports clubs like 'Maltby Main' (football and cricket) were also popular. Famous cricketer Freddy Trueman started his career at Roche Abbey Cricket Club.
Maltby's population was highest in 1991, with over 18,000 people. After the mines closed, the population went down. In 2011, it was about 16,688.
The town has many shops and businesses. There are also several pubs. The White Swan is the oldest pub, dating back to the 1500s. It is now an Indian restaurant.
Learning in Maltby: Schools
Maltby Academy is a secondary school on Braithwell Road. It teaches students from Maltby and nearby villages. It used to be called Maltby Comprehensive School. It became an academy in 2010.
Before this, there were two main schools. These were Maltby Grammar School and Maltby Hall Secondary Modern School. The Grammar School was built in 1931. It taught students from Maltby and many other towns and villages. The old Grammar School building is still there today. It has a grand front and a clock tower.
Maltby on Screen and Radio
You can watch local news and TV shows from BBC Yorkshire and ITV Yorkshire. These signals come from the Emley Moor TV tower.
Local radio stations include BBC Radio Sheffield and Heart Yorkshire. There is also Rotherham Radio, which is a local community station.
The Rotherham Advertiser is the local newspaper for the town.
Sports and Games in Maltby
An old game called "beck ball" was brought back in the 1980s. It's a bit like rugby. Teams play in the local stream, which is called Maltby Dike or 'Beck'. This stream flows past St Bartholomew's church and through Roche Abbey.
Maltby's local football team is Maltby Main F.C.. It started in 1916 and plays at Muglet Lane. In 2024, the band Bring Me the Horizon designed a new kit for the team. The band's drummer, Matt Nicholls, is from Maltby.
Getting Around Maltby: Transport
Maltby has frequent bus services. The X1 SteelLink bus goes to Sheffield, stopping at Rotherham town centre and Meadowhall Shopping Centre. The X2 bus runs from Rotherham to Maltby. It also goes to Doncaster. These buses are run by First South Yorkshire.
Maltby is also close to junction 1 of the M18 motorway. This makes it easy for people to drive to Sheffield and Doncaster. The A631 road also goes through the town. It connects Maltby to the centre of Rotherham.
Maltby Colliery: The Coal Mine Story
The first shafts for Maltby Colliery were dug in 1907. A large area called the "Model Village" was built. This was to provide homes for the coal miners.
In 1923, there was an explosion at the colliery. Sadly, 27 people died. The Maltby Main pit was a very important place during the miners' strike in the 1980s. This strike lasted for about a year, from March 1984 to March 1985. Maltby pit was the last one to start working again after the strike ended.
The mine was sold to different companies over the years. In 2007, it was owned by Hargreaves Services. The mine had problems reaching new coal. Because of safety concerns, Maltby Colliery closed in March 2013. Former miners and local people held a march to mark the closure.
The Miners' Welfare Institute, known as the "Stute," was a club for miners. It closed in 2018. People tried to reopen it, but a big fire in April 2021 damaged it badly. This meant the club had to close for good.
Famous People from Maltby
- Chuckle Brothers, entertainers
- Fred Trueman, a famous cricketer. He went to Maltby Hall School and worked at Maltby Colliery.
- Lynne Perrie, an actress who played Ivy Brennan in Coronation Street. She lived in Maltby.
- Duggie Brown, Lynne Perrie's brother, an entertainer.
- Bill Waddington, an actor who played Percy Sugden in Coronation Street.
- Fred Kitchen, an author who wrote about rural life.
- George Rolleston, a doctor and zoologist. He was a professor at Oxford University.
- Liam Kirk, an ice hockey player. He was the first English-born player to be chosen for the NHL in North America.
- Matt Nicholls, the drummer for the rock band Bring Me the Horizon. He was born and grew up in Maltby.
See also
In Spanish: Maltby para niños
