Orgreave Colliery

United Kingdom

Orgreave Colliery was a coal mine situated adjacent to the main line of the Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway 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 Orgreave, from which it takes its name. In June 1984, the adjacent coking works was the scene of a vicious confrontation between police and striking miners during the Miners' Strike.

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