Scunthorpe Steelworks
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scunthorpe-steelworks-209-4112481
title:
Scunthorpe Steelworks
text:
The Iron and Steel Industry in Scunthorpe was established in the mid 19th century, following the discovery and exploitation of middle Lias ironstone east of Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire, England. Initially iron ore was exported to iron producers in South Yorkshire. Later, after the construction of the Trent, Ancholme and Grimsby Railway (1860s) gave rail access to the area, local iron production rapidly expanded using local ironstone and imported coal or coke. The local ore was relatively poor in ir
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Industrial complex in northern England
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scunthorpe_Steelworks
date created:
2012-07-04T11:49:05Z
date modified:
2024-09-11T17:09:50Z
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