had risen from 644 in 1851 to 976 in 1861, "from the extension of mining operations", and an iron church with room for 260 people had been built in 1858-1859.

Village

The remains of several moated sites from the Middle Ages have been found in the parish. Brownshore Pools, a public park, is the site of three former coal mining tailing and settling ponds surrounded by woodland. Waterfowl and other wildlife inhabit the site.

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