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unusual facts about Swinton, South Yorkshire


Don Pottery

The Don Pottery was a 19th-century manufacturer of porcelain, whose factory was located in the town of Swinton in South Yorkshire, England.


Alan Archibald Campbell-Swinton

Campbell-Swinton wrote a letter in response to an article in the 4 June 1908 issue of Nature by Shelford Bidwell entitled "Telegraphic Photography and Electric Vision".

Amanda Parris

Parris serves as the Business Centre manager, Rotherham Investment and Development Office, Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council, South Yorkshire.

Armthorpe Welfare F.C.

Armthorpe Welfare F.C. are a football club based in Armthorpe, near Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England.

Bert Barlow

Born in Kilnhurst, Barlow began working as a miner in South Yorkshire at the Silverwood Colliery, where he played football, representing the miners' team.

Bessacarr Halt railway station

Bessacarr railway halt was a small halt on the Great Northern and Great Eastern Joint Railway in the suburbs of Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England.

Bradley Pryce

Pryce turned professional in July 2001, winning his first fight at the Doncaster Dome, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England beating David Hines on points over four rounds on a card which included Ricky Hatton, Junior Witter and Ryan Rhodes.

Cannon Hall Farm

Cannon Hall Farm is a working farm and tourist attraction close to the village of Cawthorne, near Barnsley in the English county of South Yorkshire.

Cobweb Bridge

The Cobweb Bridge, also known as Spider Bridge, is located in the city centre of Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, near the disused Sheffield Victoria railway station.

Dore and Totley railway station

Dore and Totley railway station (named Dore railway station from 1971 until 2008) is a small, one platform railway halt near the Sheffield areas of Dore and Totley in South Yorkshire, England.

Earl of Swinton

Lord Swinton notably served as Captain of the Yeomen of the Guard (deputy chief government whip in the House of Lords) from 1982 to 1986 in the Conservative administration of Margaret Thatcher.

Eastern Region of British Railways

In a major national boundary change in 1958 the former Great Central network except those lines in Yorkshire and Lincolnshire transferred to the London Midland Region; in return the Eastern gained the former LMS lines in Lincolnshire and the present-day South Yorkshire.

Edenthorpe

Edenthorpe is a village and civil parish in the east of the Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster in the English county of South Yorkshire.

Fake Tales of San Francisco

The song derides a fictional South Yorkshire band for taking its inspiration from the USA while never having been there, with lyrics such as "I'd love to tell you all my problem / You're not from New York City, you're from Rotherham", and "He talks of San Francisco, he's from Hunter's Bar".

Fishcake

In Yorkshire, England, The “Yorkshire fishcake” is a variation traditionally served in many fish and chip shops in South Yorkshire, parts of West Yorkshire and Humberside.

Glasgow Botanic Gardens

The restoration involved the complete dismantling of the Palace, and the removal of the parts to Shafton, South Yorkshire for specialised repair and conservation.

Greasbrough Canal

The Greasbrough Canal was a private canal built by the Marquess of Rockingham to serve his coal mining interests in and around the village of Greasbrough, near Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England.

Harrison Hansen

Kiwi forward Harrison is the son of ex Salford and Swinton professional Shane Hansen and is a product of the Folly Lane ARLFC who play at the Blue Ribbon Field, Swinton.

John Fountayne

He is buried in St James' Church, High Melton, the parish church of his family estate in South Yorkshire, a building in which he erected several substantial family memorials and installed much of the church's stained glass.

Joshua Major

Joshua Major (1786–1866) was an English landscape gardener and designer, born on 28 August 1786 in Owston, near Doncaster in South Yorkshire.

Kidnap Kid

Matt Relton, known professionally as Kidnap Kid, is an English electronic dance music record producer and DJ from Sheffield, South Yorkshire.

Lee Strafford

Lee Strafford is an English businessman, the former chairman of Sheffield Wednesday F.C., the Football club based in Sheffield, South Yorkshire.

Margo Gunn

Margo Gunn born 8 February 1956 in Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England, is an English actress and a fully qualified Drama teacher of Drama and Theatre Studies.

Masbrough

Masbrough, occasionally misspelt Masborough or Masbro is a suburb of Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England.

Mexborough railway station

From this date all passenger trains to Sheffield were routed to Sheffield Midland, until its closure in January 1968 via the Swinton curve and afterwards via the Great Central route through the closed Kilnhurst Central.

Miles Master

A total of 3,227 Masters were built by Phillips and Powis Aircraft Limited at Woodley, Berkshire; South Marston, Swindon, Wiltshire; and Doncaster, South Yorkshire, the largest number produced of any Miles aircraft type.

Milton Ironworks

Elsecar, near Barnsley, South Yorkshire, England was, until the 18th century, a mainly agricultural village on the estate of Earl Fitzwilliam.

Oakwell

Oakwell is a multi-purpose sports development in Barnsley, South Yorkshire, England used primarily by Barnsley Football Club for playing their home fixtures, and those of their reserves.

Owen Phillips

Owen Phillips represented Combined Nationalities in the 15-19 defeat to France at Stade de Gerland, Lyon on Sunday January 3 1954, and won caps for Wales while at Swinton in 1951 against England, Other Nationalities, and New Zealand, in 1952 against France (2 matches), and in 1953 against England.

Pete Bowler

His enthusiasm and energy impressed his fellow activists, and in the 1983 General Election, Pete Bowler was invited to stand as the Liberal candidate for Rotherham, South Yorkshire.

Robert D. Macredie

Macredie was born in Rotherham, South Yorkshire and attended Broom Valley junior and infants' school, Oakwood Comprehensive School, and Rotherham College of Arts and Technology, before an undergraduate degree in Physics and Computer Science at the University of Hull.

Rossington Main F.C.

Rossington Main F.C. are a football club based in Rossington, near Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England.

Rugg Williams

Prior to working on In the Heat of the Night, he could be seen on Tattooed Teenage Alien Fighters from Beverly Hills as Swinton Sawyer who was the brains of the group, Family Matters, Hunter, Haunted Lives: True Ghost Stories with Seth Green, Sheena Easton and F. William Parker and much more.

St Peter's Church, Letwell

The Church of St Peter is found at the west end of the village of Letwell, near Rotherham, in South Yorkshire.

St. Peter's Church, Barnburgh

The Church of St Peter is found at the centre of the village of Barnburgh, near Doncaster, in South Yorkshire, and serves the communities of Barnburgh and Harlington.

Station Road, Swinton

Britain's comprehensive victory over the French at Swinton was marred by the first double sending-off in World Cup annals, France's skipper Jean Barthe and Britain's second-rower Vince Karalius being despatched by Edouard Martung, a police inspector from Bordeaux.

Only a very short distance from the Pendlebury boundary with Swinton and close to the heart of the township of Swinton and Pendlebury, it was the home of Swinton Rugby League Club between 1929 and 1992 and was widely recognised as one of the finest grounds in the Rugby League.

Steve Snape

His career with Swinton Lions, which started in the early 1980s, was brought to a somewhat premature end in the 1992/1993 season following disagreements with the club's board, the sale of Station Road and the club's subsequent move to Gigg Lane in Bury.

Stuart Herriot

Stuart Herriot (25 April 1812, Swinton & Simprim, Berwickshire – 21 February 1885 in Penang, Malaysia) was a British born trader based in Penang since the 1830s.

Susan Cunliffe-Lister, Countess of Swinton

Lady Swinton competed in several Paralympic Games, winning medals for table tennis in 1960, 1964, and 1968.

Swinton, Greater Manchester

The club was based in the town until 1992, when financial mis-management necessitated a relocation from the Station Road ground to play at Gigg Lane in Bury.

Documents record that certain areas belonged to the Knights Hospitaller.

The Willows

The Willows, Salford, home of Salford City Reds & Swinton Lions Rugby League clubs, in Salford, England

Tony Capstick

First son of Joe Capstick, a rear gunner in the RAF, and his wife, June, nee Duncan,he was born in Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England, and spent most of his childhood in Swinton, near Mexborough, also in South Yorkshire, and for over thirty years he was a presenter on BBC Radio Sheffield.

Whitsome

Whitsome is a small rural village in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, on the B6437, near Duns, Fogo, Ladykirk, Leitholm and Swinton.


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