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'''Killamarsh''' is a town in [[North East Derbyshire]]. It borders [[South Yorkshire]] to its North and West. It lies between [[Halfway, South Yorkshire|Halfway]] and [[Mosborough]] to the West, [[Renishaw, Derbyshire|Renishaw]] to the South, [[Beighton]] to the North West, [[Wales, South Yorkshire|Wales]] to the North East and, [[Harthill, South Yorkshire|Harthill]] to its East and hte [[Rother Valley Country Park]] to it's north.

Killamarsh was mentioned in the [[Domesday Book]] of 1086. At that time, the village of 8000 residents was known as ''Chinewoldemaresc'' or "Cynewalds Marsh". Today there are a number of smaller communities within the town. [[Norwood, Derbyshire|Norwood]], [[Nethergreen]], [[Westthorpe]] and [[Upperthorpe, Derbyshire|Upperthorpe]] surround the main town centre.