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Orgreave, South Yorkshire Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Orgreave, South Yorkshire

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Orgreave, South Yorkshire history

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Coal and coke

Coal mining in the area began with Dore House Colliery in 1820. The first shaft of Orgreave Colliery was sunk in 1851. In the 1984–85 Miners’ Strike, National Union of Mineworkers members picketed the coking plant to prevent employees and coal from entering.

Redevelopment

100 acres (40 ha) of the site has been redeveloped as the Advanced Manufacturing Park. 222 acres (90 ha) is being restored as green space including parks, parks, woods, three lakes and a reservoir. Between 2012 and 2016, housebuilder’s Taylor Wimpey, Harron Homes and Barratt Homes delivered the first 500 homes on the site.

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64 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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Best Orgreave, South Yorkshire places to visit

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Orgreave, South Yorkshire has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Orgreave, South Yorkshire’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Orgreave, South Yorkshire’s information audio spots:

Aston cum Aughton Aston cum Aughton is a civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham in South Yorkshire, England. It consists of the villages of Aston and Aughton, along with Swallownest. To the west the parish borders the unparished area of Sheffield.

Orgreave Colliery Orgreave Colliery was a coal mine situated about 5 miles (8 km) east of Sheffield and 3.5 miles (6 km) south west of Rotherham. The colliery is within the parish of Orgreaves, from which it takes its name. The mine was situated on the main line of the Manchester, Sheffield & Lincolnshire Railway.

Handsworth F.C. Handsworth Football Club is a football club based in Handsworth, Sheffield, South Yorkshire. They are currently members of the Northern Counties East League Premier Division.

St Mary’s Church, Handsworth, Sheffield St Mary’s Church in Handsworth, South Yorkshire, is a Church of England parish church. It is located about 3+1/2 miles (5.6 km) east of the centre of Sheffield.

St Catherine of Siena, Richmond St Catherine of Siena is an Anglican church in the Richmond district of Sheffield in England. It was built in the 18th century.

Woodhouse, South Yorkshire Woodhouse ward is one of the 28 electoral wards in the City of Sheffield. It is located in the southeastern part of the city and covers an area of 2.7 square miles. The population of this ward in 2011 was 17,450 people in 7,764 households.

Handsworth, South Yorkshire Handsworth covers an area of approximately 5 square miles (13 km) and has a population of approximately 15,000. It has five schools, four churches, a variety of small shops, a large supermarket, and a range of commercial and light industrial businesses. Politically, Handsworth is part of the Woodhouse ward in the Sheffield South East constituency.

Intake, Sheffield Intake is a former village located 5 miles (8.0 km) south-east of Sheffield city centre. Due to expansion during the 20th Century, the village became a part of the city of Sheffield.

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