Orgreave Colliery

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Orgreave Colliery was a coal mine situated adjacent to the main line of the Manchester, Sheffield & Lincolnshire Railway about 5 miles (8 km) east of Sheffield and 3.5 miles (6 km) south west of Rotherham.^[1] The colliery is within the parish of Orgreave, from which it takes its name.

In June 1984, the colliery was the scene of a vicious confrontation between police and striking miners during the Miners' Strike.