Dearne Valley (Valley of Death!)

Living in Dearne Valley, South Yorkshire

Allegedly cast out of Barnsley, Doncaster and Rotherham probably 200 years ago, I was told by a Minister, “non-conformists” were not allowed to take up residence any closer than 7 miles to any of these towns. Goldthorpe, equidistant from these three towns, therefore looks very much like a “non-conformist settlement”, and is probably why the […]

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Goldthorpe, Bolton-On-Dearne, Wath – the Brown-toothed underbelly of society

Living in Goldthorpe, Wath, Bolton upon Dearne, Yorkshire

I’m not quite sure where to start here. You could start with the Brown-toothed underbelly of society that like to believe they’re from the close knit group of people ‘up goli’. You could also start with the Neanderthal inhabitants of Bolton, that love to loiter outside the particularly foul smelling Tesco Express, or go ‘t’ […]

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