25 Aug
Sun Tunnel
Doncaster - DN8
Enquiry from: Andrew H
Start Date: Immediate
Two loft windows to replace
Knottingley
Knottingley is a town within the city borough of the City of Wakefield in West Yorkshire. It has a population of 13, 503, increasing to 13,710 for the City of Wakefield ward at the 2011 Census. It was at first an Anglo-Saxon settlement, though the ancient monument of Ferrybridge Henge shows it had significant native habitation long before then. Knottingley means "the clearing of Cnotta's people", from the English personal name Cnotta meaning "knot", Through the 3 Sieges of Pontefract Castle, Oliver Cromwell took residence in the town of Knottingley, believed to be in Wildbore House. Knottingley is a town whose history is tied to river travel and industry. It has actually worked to keep certain elements of that industrial history as growing enterprises today, offering work for many of its population of some 17,000. Glass making continues to be important. The town was one of the few in the UK to have a functioning coal mine, Kellingley Colliery. The crossing over the Aire at Ferrybridge was of importance for several centuries. A bridge was developed there in 1198, and another to replace it two centuries later. Located on the Great North Road linking London with York and Edinburgh beyond that, the town came to be an important staging place for the coach traffic on that route. Near to Knottingley is the Ferrybridge Power Station, which has the largest cooling towers of their kind in Europe. 3 of these towers collapsed in high winds in 1965. These towers can be seen for miles around. One of the earliest purpose-built movie theaters in England, found in Aire Street, has been transformed into flats. Knottingley is a central point for horse racing fans, with tracks at Pontefract, York, Wetherby and Doncaster all close by. For all of your home renovations, be sure to identify trusted specialists in Knottinhgley to make certain of quality.
