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|text='''Worksop''' is a large town in northern [[Nottinghamshire]], on the River Ryton at the northern edge of Sherwood Forest, some 19 miles east of Sheffield. | |text='''Worksop''' is a large town in northern [[Nottinghamshire]], on the River Ryton at the northern edge of Sherwood Forest, some 19 miles east of Sheffield. | ||
Worksop is in the area of Nottinghamshire known as "the Dukeries", so called for the number of ducal residences thereabouts, and is held up as known as the "Capital of the Dukeries". This was once a small town, which grew in the Industrial Revolution as the rich local coal mines were exploited to their full. It prospered in its heyday, and many buildings about the town bear witness to this time.}}<noinclude> | Worksop is in the area of Nottinghamshire known as "the Dukeries", so called for the number of ducal residences thereabouts, and is held up as known as the "Capital of the Dukeries". This was once a small town, which grew in the Industrial Revolution as the rich local coal mines were exploited to their full. It prospered in its heyday, and many buildings about the town bear witness to this time.}}<noinclude>{{FP data}} | ||
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WorksopWorksop is a large town in northern Nottinghamshire, on the River Ryton at the northern edge of Sherwood Forest, some 19 miles east of Sheffield. Worksop is in the area of Nottinghamshire known as "the Dukeries", so called for the number of ducal residences thereabouts, and is held up as known as the "Capital of the Dukeries". This was once a small town, which grew in the Industrial Revolution as the rich local coal mines were exploited to their full. It prospered in its heyday, and many buildings about the town bear witness to this time. (Read more) |