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Shireoaks is a former pit village and civil parish in Nottinghamshire , located between Worksop and Thorpe Salvin on the border with South Yorkshire .. Nottinghamshire. Nottinghamshire. pit village. pit village. civil parish. civil parish. Worksop. Worksop. Thorpe Salvin. Thorpe Salvin. South Yorkshire. South Yorkshire. The population of the civil parish was 1,432 at the 2011 census .. civil parish. civil parish. 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 483.5 m and the shaft 's diameter was 3.66 m.. The Chesterfield Canal and River Ryton both run through the village .. Chesterfield Canal. Chesterfield Canal. River Ryton. River Ryton. The main 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 .. Worksop. Worksop. Sheffield. Sheffield. Lincoln. Lincoln, Lincolnshire. Cleethorpes. Cleethorpes. Sheffield to Lincoln Line. Sheffield to Lincoln Line. Shireoaks railway station. Shireoaks railway station