Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for ORGREAVE

ORGREAVE, a township in Rotherham parish, W. R. Yorkshire; on the river Rother, adjacent to the York and Derby railway, 3½ miles S by W of Rotherham. Acres, 510. Pop., 72. Houses, 14. There is an extensive colliery.


(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "a township"   (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions")
Administrative units: Orgreave Tn/CP       Rotherham AP/CP       Yorkshire AncC
Place: Orgreave

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