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Rotherham
Rotherham shown within South Yorkshire
Population	117,262(2001 Census)
OS grid reference	SK4392
Metropolitan borough	Rotherham
Metropolitan county	South Yorkshire
Region	Yorkshire and the Humber
Constituent country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	ROTHERHAM
Postcode district	S60–S63, S65–S66
Dialling code	01709
Police	South Yorkshire
Fire	South Yorkshire
Ambulance	Yorkshire
European Parliament	Yorkshire and the Humber
List of places: UK • England • Yorkshire

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Rotherham (pronunciation (help·info)) is a large town in South Yorkshire, England. It lies on the River Don, close to its confluence with the River Rother, between Sheffield and Doncaster. Rotherham, at 6 miles (10 km) from Sheffield City Centre, is surrounded by several smaller settlements, which together form the wider Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham. The population of the Borough of Rotherham is 248,175, and that of the Rotherham urban sub-area 117,262.^[1]. The town is home to football team Rotherham United. South Yorkshire is a metropolitan and ceremonial county in the Yorkshire and the Humber Government Office Region of England, in the United Kingdom. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... The River Don (also called Dun in some stretches) is a river in South Yorkshire, England. ... The River Rother is a river in the northern midlands of England, after which the town of Rotherham and the Rother Valley parliamentary constituency are named. ... For other uses, see Sheffield (disambiguation). ... For other places with the same name, see Doncaster (disambiguation). ... “Miles” redirects here. ... “km” redirects here. ... Shown within Sheffield Urban Area Sheffield City Centre—often just referred to as town—is a district of the City of Sheffield, and part of the Sheffield Central ward. ... Rotherham is a metropolitan borough of South Yorkshire, England. ... Rotherham United F.C. are a football club in The Football League. ...

History

Rotherham in the late Mediaeval period.

While there were Iron Age and Roman settlements in the area now covered by the town, Rotherham itself was not founded until the Early Middle Ages. It soon established itself as a key Saxon market town, lying, as it does, on a Roman road near a forded part of the Don.^[2] Iron Age Axe found on Gotland This article is about the archaeological period known as the Iron Age, for the mythological Iron Age see Iron Age (mythology). ... Roman Britain refers to those parts of the island of Great Britain controlled by the Roman Empire between 43 and 410. ... The Middle Ages formed the middle period in a traditional schematic division of European history into three ages: the classical civilization of Antiquity, the Middle Ages, and modern times, beginning with the Renaissance. ... For other uses, see Anglo-Saxon. ... A ford, with pedestrian footbridge, on a minor road near Weimar bei Kassel in Germany The ford at Brockenhurst, leading into the village centre, following heavy rain. ...

In the 1480s the Rotherham-born Archbishop of York, Thomas Rotherham, instigated the building of a college (The College of Jesus) to rival the colleges of Cambridge and Oxford. This and the stylish new parish church of All Saints made Rotherham an enviable and modern town at the turn of the 16th century. But the college was dissolved under the reign of Edward VI, its assets stripped for the crown. By the end of the 16th century, Rotherham had fallen from a fashionable college town to a notorious haven of gambling and vice. Nevertheless, the history of Thomas Rotherham and education in the town continues to be remembered in the name of Thomas Rotherham College. Arms of the Archbishop of York The Archbishop of York, Primate of England, is the metropolitan bishop of the Province of York, and is the junior of the two archbishops of the Church of England, after the Archbishop of Canterbury. ... Dr Thomas Rotherham (1423 - 1500) was an English cleric and minister. ... For other uses, see College (disambiguation). ... The University of Cambridge (often Cambridge University), located in Cambridge, England, is the second-oldest university in the English-speaking world and has a reputation as one of the most prestigious universities in the world. ... The University of Oxford (informally Oxford University), located in the city of Oxford, England, is the oldest university in the English-speaking world. ... Edward Tudor redirects here. ...

Industry

The region had been exploited for iron since Roman times, but it was coal that first brought the industrial revolution to Rotherham. The seams were the driving force behind the improvements to navigation along the Don, the various cuttings eventually forming the Sheffield and South Yorkshire Navigation. General Name, symbol, number iron, Fe, 26 Chemical series transition metals Group, period, block 8, 4, d Appearance lustrous metallic with a grayish tinge Standard atomic weight 55. ... Coal Example chemical structure of coal Coal is a fossil fuel formed in ecosystems where plant remains were saved by water and mud from oxidization and biodegradation. ... A Watt steam engine, the steam engine that propelled the Industrial Revolution in Britain and the world. ... The Sheffield and South Yorkshire Navigation is a system of navigable inland waterways (canals and canalised rivers) in Yorkshire and Lincolnshire, England. ...

Iron and steel

Rotherham iron was very highly regarded for its strength. Iron, and later steel, became the principal industry in Rotherham, surviving well into the 20th century. The Walker family built up something of an iron and steel empire in Rotherham. Throughout the 18th century, the Walker foundries produced high quality cannon including some manufactured for H.M.S. Victory, in addition to several early cast iron bridges, one of which was commissioned by Tom Paine.^[3] For other uses, see Steel (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Cannon (disambiguation). ... Cast iron usually refers to grey cast iron, but can mean any of a group of iron-based alloys containing more than 2% carbon (alloys with less carbon are carbon steel by definition). ... This article is about the structure. ... Thomas Paine Thomas Paine (January 29, 1737–June 8, 1809) was a widely recognized intellectual, scholar, and idealist who is considered to be one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. ...

The 1800s saw a massive expansion of Rotherham's cast iron industry, starting with the opening of the Effingham Ironworks in 1820, later becoming Yates Haywood & Co. Other major ironfounders included William Corbitt and Co.; George Wright and Co. of Burton Weir; Owen and Co., of Wheathill Foundry; Morgan Macauley and Waide, of the Baths Foundry; the Masbro’ Stove Grate Co., belonging to Messrs. Perrot; W. H. Micklethwait, and John and Richard Corker, of the Ferham Works.

The Parkgate Ironworks was first established in 1823 by Sanderson and Watson, and changed ownership several times. In 1854 Samuel Beal & Co produced the cast iron armour plating for Isambard Kingdom Brunel's famous steamship the SS Great Eastern[1] In 1864 the ironworks was taken over by the Parkgate Iron Co. Ltd, becoming the Park Gate Iron and Steel Company in 1888. The company was purchased by Tube Investments Ltd in 1956 and finally closed in 1974. Isambard Kingdom Brunel, FRS (9 April 1806 – 15 September 1859) (IPA: ), was a British engineer. ... The SS Great Eastern was an iron sailing steam ship designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel. ... The Park Gate Iron and Steel Company was situated in Parkgate on a triangular site bounded on two sides by the main Rotherham to Barnsley road (A633) and the North Midland Railway s main line between Rotherham and Cudworth. ...

Steel, Peech and Tozer's massive Templeborough steelworks (now the Magna Science Adventure Centre) was, at its peak, over a mile long, employing 10,000 workers, and housing six electric arc furnaces producing 1.8 million tonnes of steel a year. The operation finally closed down in 1993. Steel, Peech and Tozer was a large steel maker with works situated at Ickles and Templeborough, in the Don Valley on the outskirts of Rotherham, South Yorkshire. ... Templeborough (grid reference SK410916) is a district in the metropolitan borough of Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England. ... Magna is an educational visitor attraction, primarily appealing to children. ... An electric arc furnace is a system that heats charged material by means of an electric arc. ...

Joseph Foljambe established a factory to produce his Rotherham plough, the first commercially successful iron plough. The traditional way: a German farmer works the land with horses and plough. ...

Rotherham continues to be amongst the leaders in advanced manufacturing in the UK. The Corus Engineering Steels (CES) plant in Rotherham produces steel for a number of products worldwide, including Renault Formula 1 cars and the new Airbus A380 "super jumbo" aeroplane. It currently produces approximately 1.1 million tonnes of engineering steels each year. Manufacturing (from Latin manu factura, making by hand) is the use of tools and labor to make things for use or sale. ... In Roman mythology, Corus was the personification of the northwest wind. ... For the author, see Mary Renault. ... Formula One, abbreviated to F1 and also known as Grand Prix racing, is the highest class of single-seat open-wheel auto racing. ... The Airbus A380 is a double-deck, wide-body, four-engine airliner manufactured by the European corporation Airbus, an EADS subsidiary. ... Steel framework Steel is a metal alloy whose major component is iron, with carbon being the primary alloying material. ...

Other industries

The first Rotherham glass works was set up in 1751, and went on to become Beatson Clark & Co. one of the town's largest manufacturers, exporting glass medicine bottles worldwide. Beatson Clark & Co. was a family business until 1961, when it became a public company. The glass works is still operating on the same site, although the family connection has ceased and the company is now owned by TT Group plc. Its main activities are still the manufacture and sale of glass containers for the pharmaceutical, food and drinks industries. A glass pipe made by lampworking Hand-blown glass beads and pendants Glassblowing is the process of forming glass into useful shapes while the glass is in a molten, semi-liquid state. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Glass bottles for cucumber slices Glass containers are a common part of everyday life - we enjoy beverages such as water, soft drink, juice, beer, wine, spirit from bottles - jams and spreads from jars. ... Pharmacology (in Greek: pharmacon is drug, and logos is science) is the study of how chemical substances interfere with living systems. ...

In the 19th century other successful industries included pottery, brass making and the manufacture of cast iron fireplaces. Unfired green ware pottery on a traditional drying rack at Conner Prairie living history museum. ... Brazen redirects here. ...

Other precision manufacturing companies in the town include; AESSEAL, Newburgh Engineering, Precision Magnetics and Orkot Composites. Rotherham is also the location for the Advanced Manufacturing Park (AMP). The Advanced Manufacturing Park (AMP) is a 100 acre manufacturing technology park on the Rotherham – Sheffield border at Waverley in South Yorkshire, facing the Sheffield Business Park across the Parkway. ...

Buildings

Rotherham Minster

Despite its history, Rotherham is rather short on old (secular) buildings. The only surviving timber-framed structure is the empty, dilapidated, and much altered former Three Cranes pub (16th century). In fact much of Rotherham's town centre was knocked down and modernised during the course of the 20th century. This article concerns secularity, that is, being secular, in various senses. ... An amusingly named pub (the Old New Inn) at Bourton-on-the-Water, in the Cotswold Hills of South West England A pub in the Haymarket area of Edinburgh, Scotland A public house, usually known as a pub, is a drinking establishment found mainly in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Canada...

The town centre does, however, contain one of only four surviving bridge chapels in the country: the 15th century Chapel of Our Lady of Rotherham Bridge (or "Chapel on the Bridge") on Chantry Bridge. The chapel was restored in 1923, having spent a good period of time as the town jail and a tobacconist's shop. A tobacconist is someone licensed to sell tobacco in various forms as well as smoking supplies. ...

Other buildings of note include the 15th century Minster (formerly All Saints parish church), the 18th century Clifton House, which now houses Clifton Park Museum, and the remains of the 16th century College of Jesus. Clifton Park museum is a medium-sized municipal museum situated on the western edge of Clifton Park in Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England. ...

Boston Castle, which stands in the grounds of Boston Park, was originally constructed as a hunting lodge in 1776 by Thomas, 3rd Earl of Effingham to mark his opposition to British attempts to crush the American War Of Independence. It is named after Boston, Massachusetts, the scene of the Boston Tea Party.^[4] The title of Earl of Effingham has been created twice in British history, both times for holders of the Barony of Howard of Effingham. ... This article is about military actions only. ... Boston redirects here. ... This article is about a 1773 American protest. ...

On the outskirts of Rotherham, a brick built glass making furnace, the Catcliffe Glass Cone, is the oldest surviving structure of its type in Western Europe and one of only four remaining in the United Kingdom. Threatened with demolition in the 1960s, it has now been preserved as a Scheduled Ancient Monument and stands as a focal point in a sheltered housing complex The glass cone at Catcliffe Catcliffe is a village on the north-west bank of the River Rother in South Yorkshire, England. ... A current understanding of Western Europe. ... A Scheduled Ancient Monument is defined in the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Areas Act 1979 and the National Heritage Act 1983 of the United Kingdom government. ...

Beyond the town centre and away from the Don Valley, the Rotherham district is largely rural, containing a mixture of farming and mining communities as well as the large Wentworth Woodhouse estate, where the last surviving kiln of the Rockingham Pottery may still be seen. Wentworth Woodhouse from A Complete History of the County of York by Thomas Allen (1828–30). ... Charcoal Kilns, California Gold Kiln, Victoria, Australia Hop kiln. ... -1...

At Maltby near Rotherham, the medieval ruins of the Cistercian Roche Abbey are a popular tourist destination. , Maltby is a town of 17,980 inhabitants in a rural area about seven miles east of Rotherham, in the Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England. ... The Middle Ages formed the middle period in a traditional schematic division of European history into three ages: the classical civilization of Antiquity, the Middle Ages, and modern times. ... The Order of Cistercians (OCist) (Latin Cistercenses), otherwise Gimey or White Monks (from the colour of the habit, over which is worn a black scapular or apron) are a Catholic order of monks. ... Roche Abbey Roche Abbey Roche Abbey is a now ruined abbey near Maltby, Yorkshire, England. ...

Town centre

While the developments of the "Rotherham Renaissance" (see below) are expected to attract major high street stores, the town already has well-known brands such as Primark, Woolworths, W H Smith, McDonalds, Burtons and Tesco. The town square (All Saints Square) uses a big screen to show major sports and cultural events. Penneys redirects here. ... F.W. Woolworth Company the original USA based chain of high street shops. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... McDonalds Corporation (NYSE: MCD) is the worlds largest chain of fast-food restaurants [1]. Although McDonalds did not invent the hamburger or fast food, its name has become nearly synonymous with both. ... A branch of Burton on Buchanan Street in Glasgow Burton is a large United Kingdom high street clothing retailer. ... , For other uses, see Tesco (disambiguation). ...

For a large town, Rotherham has a small catchment area, lying close to Sheffield, Doncaster and Barnsley. The large Meadowhall shopping centre is a couple of miles from the town centre, just over the border in Sheffield in the Lower Don Valley; the Valley Centertainment complex, which includes a cinema and other entertainment facilities, is also based there. As a result, Rotherham town centre is smaller and less busy than the centres of many other towns its size.^{[citation needed]} Just outside the centre is Parkgate Shopping Park, which has 34 shopping and food outlets and is one of England's busiest retail parks. For other uses, see Sheffield (disambiguation). ... For other places with the same name, see Doncaster (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Barnsley (disambiguation). ... Meadowhall is a large shopping centre located three miles northeast of central Sheffield, England. ... The Lower Don Valley, or historically the East End of Sheffield, is the mainly industrial north-east quarter of Sheffield, England. ... Valley Centertainment is a large entertainment complex in the Don Valley in Sheffield. ...

Rotherham renaissance

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The town centre is currently undergoing an extensive urban regeneration project known as the "Rotherham Renaissance": the proposed buildings include apartments, retail units, outdoor cafés, and a new theatre. The Guest and Chrimes factory site will form a significant part of the project, incorporating residential space, commercial space and council offices. Forge Island (current Tesco site) is planned to form an anchor project containing a new Cultural Centre, retail & apartments. In June 2007 construction began on the new St. Anne's Leisure Complex and is currently well into construction with all the frame work up. In October 2007 plans were announced for a new rail station which is planned to open in 2010^{[citation needed]}. The Renaissance will take up to 25 years to complete. Urban planning is concerned with the ordering and design of settlements, from the smallest towns to the worlds largest cities. ... A Leisure Centre in the UK is a site, usually owned and operated by the county council, where people go to keep fit or relax. ...

The project is well into work and is starting to show. As of March 2008 one of the main apartment shopping buildings on domine lane is well over half completed with the most of the structure up and making its mark on the skyline. The other building next to it started construction recently and the frame work is now appearing. The Imperial Buildings are well into its renovation. The Guest and Chrimes site is almost cleared, and the All Saints Building has been prepared for demolition. For other uses, see Demolition (disambiguation). ...

Culture

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The comedian Sandy Powell was born in Rotherham and the town has produced several entertainers who started on the Working men's club scene, such as Duggie Brown, brother of Coronation Street actress Lynne Perrie, Zulu 440, Paul Shane, Christopher Wolstenholme of Muse and the Chuckle Brothers. Dean Andrews, star of 'Life On Mars' lived in Rotherham and still visits the town on a regular basis. Arsenal and England goalkeeper David Seaman also originates from Rotherham. Sandy Powell (30 January 1900 - 26 June 1982) was an English comedian best known for his radio work of the 1930s and for his catchphrase Can You Hear Me, Mother? Born Albert Arthur Powell in Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England, he attended Whites school in Masbrough where he helped his... Working Mens clubs are a formally organized type of private social club (Also see C&IU). ... Duggie Brown (born 7 August 1940) is a British comedian and actor. ... Coronation Street is an award-winning British soap opera. ... Lynne Perrie (7 April 1931 – 24 March 2006) was an English actress. ... Paul Shane (born June 19, 1940) is a British actor, best known for his part in the sitcom, Hi-de-Hi!. He was born in Rotherham, his real name being George Frederick Speight. ... Christopher Tony Wolstenholme (born 2 December 1978, in Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England) is the bassist for the rock band Muse. ... For the rock band, see Muse (band). ... The Chuckle Brothers, Barry Elliot (born 24 December 1944) and Paul Elliot (born 18 October 1947) are British comedians. ... For the DJ, see Dave Seaman. ...

Rotherham has many Classic and Progressive Rock bands, helped by the Classic Rock Society, and has spawned many bands, such as Deadline, Saxon, Jive Bunny, Bring Me the Horizon and This Girl. The poet and author A. R. Monday was born in Rotherham. A Classic Rock Society, also known as the CRS began life as a society first founded in Rotherham, England at the Florence Nightingale public house, which quickly progressed to become a large and well recognised organisation helping to forward the cause of Progressive Rock, and Classic Rock. ... Deadline can refer to several things: A deadline is a point in time at which something must be completed. ... Saxon are a British heavy metal band, formed in 1976 in Barnsley, Yorkshire. ... Jive Bunny and the Mastermixers were a novelty pop act who were the third band to have their first three releases go to number one on the UK singles chart, a feat they achieved between July and December 1989. ... Oliver Sykes Bring Me the Horizon (or BMTH as often referred to) is a deathcore band from Sheffield, Yorkshire. ...

Professor John Lee, known for the television shows Anatomy for Beginners and Autopsy: Life and Death is a consultant histopathologist at Rotherham General Hospital. Professor John Lee John Andre Lee is an English consultant histopathologist at Rotherham General Hospital and clinical professor of pathology at Hull York Medical School. ... A renal cell carcinoma (chromophobe type) viewed on a hematoxylin & eosin stained slide Pathologist redirects here. ...

Since the late 1990s Rotherham has consolidated its reputation as a popular and exciting clubbing destination. The principal clubbing area runs from the "Synergy" nightclub on Ship Hill down to "Liquid".

Rotherham is home to the Snafu Rock bar, a prime location for the Rock and Metal Community within the area.

The town has a Civic Theatre and an Arts Centre. Sean Bean made his stage debut at Rotherham Civic Theatre whilst still a student at Rotherham College of Arts and Technology. Rotherham Civic Theatre is a converted Church which created a medium scale, proscenium arch theatre which plays host to a wide programme of professional and amateur dance, drama, musicals, children’s theatre, comedy, music and pantomime. ... Shaun Mark Bean (born 17 April 1959) is an English film and stage actor. ... History: The college has been the main provider of technical education in Rotherham since the 1930s; in1981, three individual colleges of arts, technology and adult education were merged into one. ...

Jarvis Cocker and Pulp played their first gig at Rotherham Arts Centre in 1980. Jarvis Branson Cocker (born 19 September 1963, in Sheffield, England) is an English musician, best known for fronting the band Pulp. ... Pulp were a rock band, formed in Sheffield, England in 1978, by then 15-year-old school boy Jarvis Cocker (vocals, guitar). ...

The Magi, an Indie Minimalist Punk band, were all brought up in and around Rotherham.

Rob McVeigh, a contestant on the BBC's 2007 show Any Dream Will Do, hails from Rotherham, as well as Richard Morgan who reached the finals of ITV s Grease is the word and can now be seen on the club circuit.

Rotherham is also the hometown of the Chuckle Brothers who are famous for the children's comedy programme 'Chuckle Vision' Which has aired for over 20 years on the BBC.

Sport

Rotherham is a football town and is home to Rotherham United F.C. who play in League Two. Their home ground is Millmoor Stadium, and their manager is Mark Robins. Rotherham United F.C. is an English football club from Rotherham, South Yorkshire, that plays in Football Leagues fourth tier, League Two. ... Football League Two (often referred to as League Two for short or Coca-Cola Football League 2 for sponsorship reasons) is the third-highest division of The Football League and fourth-highest division overall in the English football league system. ... Millmoor is a multi-use stadium in Rotherham, England. ...

The town also has a Rugby union team, the Rotherham Titans, who reached the Guiness Premiership in 1999 and 2003 before being relegated. They play at the Clifton Lane Sports Ground. Hurdler Chris Rawlinson, Olympic silver medallist Peter Elliott and former England goalkeeper David Seaman are from Rotherham. ChampCar and ex-Formula 1 driver Justin Wilson is from Woodall, which is in the Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham.[2] Speedway racing was staged in the town in the pioneer days of the late 1920s / early 1930s. For other uses, see Rugby (disambiguation). ... Rotherham RUFC, The Titans, are a semi-professional Rugby Union team from Yorkshire, currently playing in the English National League One, having been relegated from the top-flight of professional rugby in 2003-2004 after only one season, dissapointingly without winning a single match. ... Peter Elliott (born 1962) was a British middle distance runner who won several medals at international championships. ... For the DJ, see Dave Seaman. ... Champcar has been the name for the class of cars used in the United States premier open wheel auto racing series for decades. ... Formula One, abbreviated to F1 and also known as Grand Prix racing, is the highest class of single-seat open-wheel auto racing. ... Justin Wilson (born 31 July 1978, Sheffield, England) is a British racing driver from England. ...

Freddie Truman, the late cricketer for Yorkshire and England hailed from Maltby, a mining town in Rotherham.

Politics

Denis MacShane is the current Member of Parliament for Rotherham. The politician William Hague is also from Rotherham. Denis MacShane (born May 21, 1948, Glasgow) is a politician in the United Kingdom. ... A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters to a parliament. ... Rotherham is a Parliamentary constituency covering Rotherham. ... The Politics series Politics Portal This box:      A politician is an individual who is a formally recognized and active member of a government, or a person who influences the way a society is governed through an understanding of political power and group dynamics. ... William Jefferson Hague (born 26 March 1961) is a British politician, the Member of Parliament for Richmond, North Yorkshire, former leader of the Conservative Party, and current Conservative Shadow Foreign Secretary. ...

June 2007 floods

A large part of Rotherham was hit by the floods in the summer of 2007. The floods brought huge disruption to the town, closing many of the roads, local schools, and the local transport system, as well as damaging personal and commercial property. Rotherham's neighbouring town and cities Barnsley, Doncaster, and Sheffield were also badly flooded. Rotherham's Parkgate shopping centre was badly damaged, with most of the shops suffering damage, and some losing a large amount of stock to the flood water. The Meadowhall shopping centre on the border of Rotherham and Sheffield was also affected. Widespread flooding occurred throughout the United Kingdom in June and July 2007, killing 11 people. ... For other uses, see Barnsley (disambiguation). ... For other places with the same name, see Doncaster (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Sheffield (disambiguation). ... Meadowhall is a large shopping centre located three miles northeast of central Sheffield, England. ...

The nearby Ulley reservoir caused major concern for the town as the front centre section of the dam collapsed, threatening to break and release the water into nearby areas of Treeton, Whiston, Catcliffe, and Canklow, as well as a power station serving the city of Sheffield. The local radio station, Rother FM, also had to evacuate from their studios based in the danger area leaving the local area without a source of information. Therefore, its sister station, Trax FM, was broadcast on the Rother FM frequency (96.1fm) along with the usual Trax FM frequencies providing information for the Rotherham area as well as Bassetlaw (107.9fm) and Doncaster (107.1fm), the normal target areas. Rotherham's fire brigade worked for hours with thirteen high-powered pumps to remove some of the water and lessen the pressure on the dam wall. Eventually they were able to lower the water level by several feet and reduce the immediate danger. The dam, however, remains damaged, and even with more rainfall following in the following weeks the dam held, thanks to the efforts of the South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue service Ulley Reservoir is a reservoir located a few hundred metres to the west and downhill of the village of Ulley, 4 miles south of Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England. ... Broadcasts on 107. ...

Twin towns

Rotherham is twinned with, among others:

• Saint-Quentin

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Notable people from Rotherham

• Nazir Ahmed, politician
• David Artell, footballer
• Donald Bailey, civil engineer
• Nick Banks, musician
• Ian Breckin, footballer
• Chuckle Brothers, comedians
• Brian Chapple, radio broadcaster
• Frank Brown, footballer
• Jo Callis, musician
• Lucy Clarkson, model
• Ebenezer Elliott, poet
• Peter Elliott, athlete
• Scott Flinders, footballer
• Charles Sydney Gibbes, tutor and monk
• Dave Godin, anarchist and musicologist
• Justine Greening, politician
• Simon Guy, cricketer
• William Hague, former leader of the Conservative Party
• Matt Hamshaw, footballer
• Joe Hunter, cricketer
• Daisy Makeig-Jones, sculptor
• Laurie Millsom, footballer
• Lynne Perrie, actress
• Gervase Phinn, author
• Frederick Brian Pickering, metallurgist
• Sandy Powell, comedian
• Chris Rawlinson, athlete
• Frazer Richardson, footballer
• Jon Rosling, film director
• Archbishop Thomas Rotherham, cleric and minister
• Bishop Robert Sanderson, minister and logician
• David Seaman, former England national football team goalkeeper
• Paul Shane, comedian
• Raymond Unwin, town planner
• Colin Walker, footballer
• Michael Walsh, footballer
• Howard Webb, football referee
• Liz White (actress), actress
• Chris Wolstenholme, musician
• Stephen Brogan, footballer
• Ryan Sampson, Actor

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References

1. ^ ONS
2. ^ RotherhamUnOfficial
3. ^ Cornell.edu
4. ^ Fobcap

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