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Carlin How
Carlin How is a village in the borough of Redcar and Cleveland and the ceremonial county of North Yorkshire, England. Notable people *Alfred Myers, ironstone miner, one of the Richmond Sixteen dated 25 June 2013 at thenorthernecho.co.uk, accessed 19 October 2014 References External links Villages in North Yorkshire Places in the Tees Valley Loftus, North Yorkshire {{Redcar-geo-stub ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Skinningrove Works
Skinningrove is a village in Redcar and Cleveland, North Yorkshire, England. Its name is of Old Norse etymology and is thought to mean ''skinners' grove or pit''. History The village had an agricultural and fishing economy until the opening of local ironstone workings in 1848 initiated an industrialisation boom. A railway was built by 1865, and iron smelting began in 1874. A jetty on the coast built in 1880 allowed seagoing vessels to carry heavy cargoes from the area. Mining continued until 1958 and primary iron production until the 1970s. Oarfish 200px, Skinningrove showing the North Sea in the background On 17 February 2003, a rarely seen oarfish was caught by angler Val Fletcher, using a fishing rod baited with squid. The fish was 11 ft 4 in (3.3 m) long and weighed 140 lb (63.5 kg). Graham Hill, the science officer at the Deep, an aquarium in Hull, said that he had never heard of another oarfish being caught off the coast of Britain. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
