Thurcroft
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Thurcroft is a pit village near Sheffield. It is the birthplace of Kevin Finnan. Like most other pits in the area, Thurcroft Pit was created in the early twentieth century and wiped away by Margaret Thatcher in the 70s (how evil she was!).
Thurcroft's main historical claim to fame is the fact that in the General Strike of 1926 when only the miners were left to fight on, Thurcroft was the last colliery in the country to capitulate, a spirit which occasionally resurfaces.
Thurcroft's main historical claim to fame is the fact that in the General Strike of 1926 when only the miners were left to fight on, Thurcroft was the last colliery in the country to capitulate, a spirit which occasionally resurfaces.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thurcroft
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Coordinates: 53°23'54"N 1°15'21"W
- Kiveton Park 6 km
- Ravenfield 6.3 km
- Handsworth 10 km
- Rawmarsh 12 km
- Goldthorpe 16 km
- Brampton Bierlow 17 km
- Armthorpe 20 km
- South Kirkby 23 km
- Hatfield Woodhouse 27 km
- Beckingham 27 km
- Site of Thurcroft Colliery 1.1 km
- M1 Junction 32 2 km
- Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham 2.2 km
- Wickersley School and Sports College 2.6 km
- Penny Hill Wind Farm 2.7 km
- Hellaby Industrial Estate 3.6 km
- Woodlaithes 4.4 km
- Silverwood Colliery Nature Reserve 4.8 km
- Aston Cum Aughton CP 4.8 km
- Maltby CP 5.6 km
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