Coxley News

Coxley News - Community Website

Welcome to Coxleynews.com.
You have found the Community web site for the Sitlington area and the Parish of Middlestown with Netherton, Wakefield.

The villages of Middlestown, Netherton, Overton and Midgley are built around and overlook the beautiful Coxley Valley.

There are two Yorkshire Wildlife Trust Nature Reserves within the boundaries and the area is also home to the National Coalmining Museum for England

The Parish has much for those who enjoy the countryside but also has easy access to local towns and cities. Both the M1 and M62 are only a few minutes drive away.

This site is here to help you find out as much as you can about the area and community and enjoy the many things it has to offer.

Whether you live in the Parish, are thinking of moving here or just visiting, we are sure you will find something of interest in these pages. And with our regularly updated news section and forum you will soon come to feel very much a part of this community. Enjoy.

This web site was made live on 5th November 2005 and has been made possible by generous financial support through grants from both Sitlington Parish Council and Wakefield Metropolitan District Council. None of the information, material or comments included on the site can be attributed to WMDC or Ward Councillors. Our thanks go to Sitlington Parish Council and WMDC and everyone who has made this site possible. Local businesses and groups are being contacted to contribute and advertise on its pages. It has been designed to grow to include as many such groups and individuals as possible, to become an accurate and useful picture of what is in this area.

If you wish to advertise your business or activity on this site then simply click ‘Feature on this Site’ and submit an entry to our admin section. For more information please read the entries called 'about this section' in Business, Community, and Local Area.

For even more information or if you need help please contact us at
hugh.baker@ coxleynews.com

This site is listed in the British Towns and Villages Encyclopaedia of Great Britain and we can be found in the entry for Middlestown , Netherton and Overton

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