NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Bircotes

Bircotes is a formermining village in the Bassetlaw district of Nottinghamshire, on the border with the metropolitan borough of Doncaster (part of South Yorkshire). It is located at 53°25′N, 1°2′W, and forms the civil parish of Harworth Bircotes with its neighbour Harworth. The parish has a population of around 8,000 people. The nearest major towns are Doncaster and Worksop. Surface coal mining in Wyoming. ... Masouleh village, Gilan Province, Iran. ... Bassetlaw is the northernmost district of Nottinghamshire, England, with a population according to the 2001 UK census of 107,713. ... Nottinghamshire (abbreviated Notts) is an English county in the East Midlands, which borders South Yorkshire, Lincolnshire, Leicestershire and Derbyshire. ... Doncaster is a metropolitan borough in South Yorkshire, England. ... South Yorkshire is a metropolitan and ceremonial county in the Yorkshire and the Humber Government Office Region of England, in the United Kingdom. ... A civil parish (usually just parish) in England is a subnational entity forming the lowest unit of local government, lower than districts or counties. ... Map sources for Harworth at grid reference SK615915 Harworth is a village in the county of Nottinghamshire, in the Midlands of England. ... Doncaster is a town in the English county of South Yorkshire, and the principal settlement of the Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster in South Yorkshire. ... Worksop is a town in the Bassetlaw district of Nottinghamshire, England on the River Ryton at the northern edge of Sherwood Forest. ...

Bircotes was founded in the 1920s, with the discovery of coal during the First World War and the establishment of Harworth Colliery, to provide homes for miners. It was the home to one of the last deep-mine pits in the UK. Harworth was also the home of famous Tour de France cyclist, Tom Simpson, who died in 1967 due to complications from drug taking to enhance his performance. 1920 (MCMXX) was a leap year starting on Thursday. ... Coal Coal (IPA: ) is a fossil fuel formed in swamp ecosystems where plant remains were saved by water and mud from oxidization and biodegradation. ... â€œThe Great War â€ redirects here. ... Map sources for Harworth at grid reference SK615915 Harworth is a village in the county of Nottinghamshire, in the Midlands of England. ... The Tour de France is the worlds best-known cycling race, a three-week-long road race that covers a circuit of most areas around France, and sometimes neighbouring countries. ... Tom Simpson (30 November 1937 - 13 July 1967) was a top English road racing cyclist of the 1960s who died of exhaustion on the slopes of Mont Ventoux during the 13th stage of the Tour de France. ... 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar (the link is to a full 1967 calendar). ...

See also RAF Bircotes for the former RAF Station located close-by. RAF Bircotes is a former Royal Air Force airfield located within South Yorkshire and the Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster and was formerly located within the boundary of Nottinghamshire. ...

Categories: Bassetlaw | Villages in Nottinghamshire | Nottinghamshire geography stubs The Ceremonial counties of England are areas of England that are appointed a Lord-Lieutenant, and are defined by the government with reference to the metropolitan and non-metropolitan counties of England. ... Nottinghamshire (abbreviated Notts) is an English county in the East Midlands, which borders South Yorkshire, Lincolnshire, Leicestershire and Derbyshire. ... Nottingham is a city (and county town of Nottinghamshire) in the East Midlands of England. ... This article is about the district in England, for the area in Sydney, Australia, see Ashfield, New South Wales. ... Bassetlaw is the northernmost district of Nottinghamshire, England, with a population according to the 2001 UK census of 107,713. ... Broxtowe is a local government district with borough status in Nottinghamshire, England, west of the city of Nottingham. ... Gedling is a local government district with borough status in Nottinghamshire, England. ... Mansfield is a local government district in Nottinghamshire, England. ... Newark and Sherwood is a local government district of eastern Nottinghamshire, England. ... Rushcliffe is a local government district with borough status in Nottinghamshire, England. ... Arnold is a town near Nottingham, England. ... Beeston is a town in the county of Nottinghamshire, England some 3 miles (5 km) south west of the centre of Nottingham. ... Blidworth is a small albeit old village approximately five miles east of Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, UK. Another word for albeit is although Categories: UK geography stubs ... Location within the British Isles Carlton is a suburb to the east of the city of Nottingham. ... Location within the British Isles For the lexicographer, see Randle Cotgrave Cotgrave is a town in the borough of Rushcliffe, in Nottinghamshire, England, lying south east of Nottingham. ... Arms of the former Eastwood Urban District Council Eastwood is a town in Nottinghamshire, England, six miles west of Nottingham. ... Hucknall, formerly known as Hucknall Torkard, is a town in Nottinghamshire, England, in the district of Ashfield. ... Kimberley is a town in Nottinghamshire, England, lying immediately northwest of Nottingham. ... Kirkby-in-Ashfield is a market town and a notable victim of that serial killer of British communities, Margaret Thatcher, in Nottinghamshire, England, with a population of 25,265 (according to the 2001 National Census). ... For other uses, see Mansfield (disambiguation). ... Map sources for Mansfield Woodhouse at grid reference SK540632 Mansfield Woodhouse is a small town about 2 km north of Mansfield itself, in Nottinghamshire, UK. It lies about 4 km south of Shirebrook. ... Newark (also Newark-on-Trent) is a town in Nottinghamshire, located on the River Trent. ... Nottingham is a city (and county town of Nottinghamshire) in the East Midlands of England. ... Rainworth is a village in Nottinghamshire, England. ... Retford is a market town in northeastern Nottinghamshire, England in the district of Bassetlaw and is 31 miles from the county town of Nottingham. ... Ruddington is an English village situated five miles south of Nottingham in the Borough of Rushcliffe. ... Stapleford is a town in the county of Nottinghamshire, England some 6 miles (10km) west of the centre of Nottingham. ... Vicars Court and the Residence Southwell is a small town in Nottinghamshire, England. ... Sutton-in-Ashfield open air market (Tuesdays, Fridays and Saturdays) Sutton-in-Ashfield is a town in the Ashfield district of Nottinghamshire, England, with a population of around 40,000. ... West Bridgford is a leafy suburb of Nottingham in Nottinghamshire, England. ... Worksop is a town in the Bassetlaw district of Nottinghamshire, England on the River Ryton at the northern edge of Sherwood Forest. ... This is a list of civil parishes in the ceremonial county of Nottinghamshire, England. ...