Shireoaks

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Shireoaks
Village and civil parish
Shireoaks level crossing
Parish map
Shireoaks Location within Nottinghamshire
Area	1.92 sq mi (5.0 km2)
Population	1,774 (2021)
• Density	924/sq mi (357/km2)
OS grid reference	SK 555811
• London	130 mi (210 km) SSE
District	Bassetlaw
Shire county	Nottinghamshire
Region	East Midlands
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	WORKSOP
Postcode district	S81
Dialling code	01909
Police	Nottinghamshire
Fire	Nottinghamshire
Ambulance	East Midlands
UK Parliament	Bassetlaw
Website	www.hugofox.com/​community/shireoaks-parish-council-10637
List of places UK England Nottinghamshire 53°19′30″N 1°10′05″W / 53.325°N 1.168°W / 53.325; -1.168

Shireoaks is a former pit village and civil parish in Nottinghamshire, located between Worksop and Thorpe Salvin on the border with South Yorkshire and Derbyshire. The population of the civil parish was 1,432 at the 2011 census,^[1] and this increased to 1,774 in the 2021 census.^[2] Shireoaks colliery was opened in 1854. It was closed on 25 May 1991 and was capped in August 1992. The depth of the shaft was 483.5m and the shaft's diameter was 3.66m.

The Chesterfield Canal and River Ryton both run through the village. The A57 between Sheffield and Worksop passes close to the village and there are rail services to Sheffield, Lincoln and Cleethorpes on the Sheffield to Lincoln Line, which has a station at Shireoaks railway station.