Grimethorpe, South Yorkshire

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Grimethorpe, South Yorkshire is a former coal mining village in England best known for its brass band and its portrayal in the film "Brassed Off."

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Grimethorpe 2
Grimethorpe, South Yorkshire canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf former coal mining village ⓘ
village ⓘ
associatedWith UK miners' strike of the 1980s ⓘ
bandFeaturedIn soundtrack of "Brassed Off" ⓘ
bandKnownFor championship brass band performances ⓘ
ceremonialCounty South Yorkshire ⓘ
collieryClosed 1990s ⓘ
collieryName Grimethorpe Colliery ⓘ
country England ⓘ
experienced economic decline after colliery closure ⓘ
governedBy Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council ⓘ
hasAmenity community facilities ⓘ
local shops ⓘ
primary schools ⓘ
hasBand Grimethorpe Colliery Band ⓘ
hasCategory Geography of the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley ⓘ
Mining communities in England ⓘ
Villages in South Yorkshire ⓘ
hasNeighbouringSettlement Brierley ⓘ
Cudworth ⓘ
Great Houghton ⓘ
Little Houghton ⓘ
Ryhill ⓘ
Shafton ⓘ
South Hiendley ⓘ
hasType mining community ⓘ
historicalCounty West Riding of Yorkshire ⓘ
historicalEconomicActivity coal extraction ⓘ
knownFor Grimethorpe Colliery Band ⓘ
coal mining heritage ⓘ
inspiration for the film "Brassed Off" ⓘ
locatedIn Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley ⓘ
South Yorkshire ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ
Yorkshire and the Humber ⓘ
portrayedIn film "Brassed Off" ⓘ
linked to: Brassed Off
postalTown Barnsley ⓘ
primaryIndustryHistorical coal mining ⓘ
region Yorkshire and the Humber ⓘ
transportLinks bus services to Barnsley and surrounding areas ⓘ
underwent regeneration and redevelopment in the 2000s ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Brassed Off → filmingLocation → Grimethorpe, South Yorkshire ⓘ
Yorkshire coalfield → majorMiningTowns → Grimethorpe ⓘ
linked to: Grimethorpe, South Yorkshire
Grimethorpe Colliery Band → locatedIn → Grimethorpe ⓘ
linked to: Grimethorpe, South Yorkshire