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.

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 53.417°N 1.360°W / 53.417; -1.360

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. This was Rotherham Main, or Canklow colliery, opened 1890 and closed in 1954.[2]

In 1981 the census revealed a male unemployment rate for Canklow of 42.1%, only 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

Canklow Woods Primary School provides primary education, and nearby Oakwood Technology College, secondary.

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

External links

• Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council

References