 The expansion will see the arrival of retailers such as River Island, H&M, New Look, Outfit, Poundland, JD Sports, M&S, Wilko and Frankie and Benny's and create up to 300 jobs for the local area.The Elsecar Heritage Railway are planning to extend to a proposed new railway station at Cortonwood in the future as finances allow with certification from local councils and the Office of Road and Rail granting level crossing approved status being confirmed in February 2017.Cortonwood F. C. represented the village in the FA Cup during the 1930s.