Woolley Grange is a residential development that grew on the site of the former Woolley Colliery, a coal mine that operated from the mid‑19th century. The area was originally a pit village with terrace cottages built for miners, and the colliery closed in the 20th century.
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Woolley Grange is a residential housing development situated on the former site of Woolley Colliery, a coal mine that was sunk near Darton in the West Riding of Yorkshire. The colliery operated from the 1850s and by the 1860s two rows of terrace cottages were built to accommodate miners, forming a pit village that was later named Woolley Colliery. The mine closed in the 20th century and the adjacent colliery site was reclaimed. The reclaimed land now hosts the residential development known as Woolley Grange, which lies within the City of Wakefield in West Yorkshire. The locality falls under the postal district S 75 and is part of the Darton East ward of Barnsley Borough Council in South Yorkshire. The historical context of the area reflects its industrial heritage and subsequent redevelopment into a residential community.