Gresford (/ˈɡrɛsfərd/; Welsh:Gresffordd Welsh pronunciation:[ˈɡrɛsfɔrð]) is a village and a local government community, the lowest tier of local government, part of Wrexham County Borough in Wales.
According to the 2001 Census, the population of the community, which also includes the village of Marford, was 5,334, reducing to 5,010 at the 2011 census.
The former Gresford Colliery was the site of the Gresford disaster, one of Britain's worst coal mining disasters, when 266 men died in an underground explosion on 22 September 1934.
History
Located close to the England–Wales border, the settlement existed at the time of the compilation of the Domesday book, when it was recorded as "Gretford" within the Cheshire Hundred of Duddestan. The name, having an English origin, was later recorded as "Gresworth", "Cresford" and "Grefford", but documentary evidence shows that the place was clearly locally referred to as "Gresford" throughout its history, even under Welsh administration, and the other names merely represent alternative spellings. The Welsh form "Gresffordd", from y groesffordd ("the crossroads"), seems to have been the creation of imaginative Welsh genealogists of the 15th century and later, naturally giving the village a name in the native language of their country. The Welsh name has been in common use since at least the 19th century. "Gresffordd" is the recognised standard name in Welsh. Although largely unused by the mainly non-Welsh speakers of the village itself, "Gresffordd" is widely used amongst Welsh speakers and by Welsh press, media and authorities.
Historically Grimethorpe was economically dependent on mining, but since the closure of its colliery in May 1993 the village has gone into decline.
Grimethorpe Bus Services:
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History
It is believed the name Grimethorpe originates from "Grim's Torp", a mixture of Anglo-Saxon and Viking names, meaning a torp or hamlet owned by a Viking named Grimey. Grimethorpe is at the foot of the hill upon which is the village of Brierley. In fact, Grimethorpe was likely named such as a Norse farm built close to Brierley village. Following the Norman Conquest, the Brierley-Grimethorpe area came under the rule of the De Laceys of Pontefract, with a local Saxon owner. In 1066, this owner was Ernui who was said to have six carucates of land at Brerelia and Hindelia, valued at forty shillings. (A carucate was as much land as could be ploughed in one year by one plough and eight oxen. An acre was as much land as could be ploughed in one day by one plough and a pair of oxen.)
The Miners Hymn
played by The Black Dyke Band with
Nicholas J. Childs
published: 29 Mar 2014
Gresford
The Village Of Gresford North Wales
published: 23 Jun 2023
A Tribute to the Gresford Miners - Scene | Welcome to Wrexham | FX
Rob McElhenney visits an old mining site with ideas of how to honor the late miners' legacy. Watch new episodes of Welcome to Wrexham Tuesdays on FX. Stream on Hulu.
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WALES: Early morning explosion at Gresford Colliery entombed four hundred workers (1934)
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WELSH MINE HORROR Two hundred feared dead. Scenes at Gresford Colliery where worst mine disaster?
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Gen. view of Gresford Colliery. Long view pan. of crowd waiting around mine. Semi view of crowd waiting and semi view pan. of rescuers. Semi view of men putting on gas masks. Long view of ambulance towards. CU. of chart showing where fire started. CU. of coal dust, Semi view of miners sprinkling coal dust and semi view of miners sprinkling coal dust outside tunnel. CU. of man turning lever. Long view pan. of coal dust exploding and burning... Gen. view pan...
published: 27 Oct 2020
HIGHLIGHTS | Gresford Athletic 9-0 Prestatyn Town | 2024/25 JD Welsh Cup
Gresford Athletic 9-0 Prestatyn Town | 2024/25 JD Welsh Cup, Round One | 21/09/2024.
Gresford Athletic goals scored by Charley Edge (x3), Haci Ozlu (x2), Paul Johnson, Joe Ormrod, Ben Buley and Dominic Deacon.
Highlights sponsored by Daulby Read.
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published: 23 Sep 2024
Buried Truth - The Gresford Colliery Disaster. (Crimesolver)
Investigation documentary looking into the Gresford Colliery Disaster and who was at fault.
This is a VHS transfer of a recorded TV programme made in 2006. I do not own the copyright to this video, do not make any money out of it and upload it solely for educational and reference purposes.
published: 14 Jan 2021
Visit to Gresford Colliery
Visit to Gresford Colliery
published: 02 Dec 2010
Mine Disaster In Wales (1934)
Full title reads: "MINE DISASTER IN WALES - Terrible Pit explosion at Wrexham."
Gresford nr Wrexham, Wales.
Various shots of the Colliery at Gresford. Men gathered around. Women and children are seen waiting for the news after the terrible mine explosion. Two rescuers with dirty faces looking into camera.
FILM ID:797.14
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Gresford Pit Descent
(11 Mar 1935)
General shot of the colliery buildings. Shot of the rescue team lighting cigarettes and later entering the air lock for the descent. Shot of the pithead wheels turning. Shot of the team returning and being wrapped in blankets against the cold.
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Rob McElhenney visits an old mining site with ideas of how to honor the late miners' legacy. Watch new episodes of Welcome to Wrexham Tuesdays on FX. Stream on ...
Rob McElhenney visits an old mining site with ideas of how to honor the late miners' legacy. Watch new episodes of Welcome to Wrexham Tuesdays on FX. Stream on Hulu.
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WELSH MINE HORROR Two ...
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WELSH MINE HORROR Two hundred feared dead. Scenes at Gresford Colliery where worst mine disaster?
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Gen. view of Gresford Colliery. Long view pan. of crowd waiting around mine. Semi view of crowd waiting and semi view pan. of rescuers. Semi view of men putting on gas masks. Long view of ambulance towards. CU. of chart showing where fire started. CU. of coal dust, Semi view of miners sprinkling coal dust and semi view of miners sprinkling coal dust outside tunnel. CU. of man turning lever. Long view pan. of coal dust exploding and burning... Gen. view pan. of Gresford Colliery
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WELSH MINE HORROR Two hundred feared dead. Scenes at Gresford Colliery where worst mine disaster?
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Gen. view of Gresford Colliery. Long view pan. of crowd waiting around mine. Semi view of crowd waiting and semi view pan. of rescuers. Semi view of men putting on gas masks. Long view of ambulance towards. CU. of chart showing where fire started. CU. of coal dust, Semi view of miners sprinkling coal dust and semi view of miners sprinkling coal dust outside tunnel. CU. of man turning lever. Long view pan. of coal dust exploding and burning... Gen. view pan. of Gresford Colliery
Sound Effects: Off-stage voice talks about disaster and explains where fire started... Off-stage voice describes how dangerous coal gas can be.. Loud roaring noise of coal dust exploding
Background: WELSH MINE HORROR Two hundred feared dead. Scenes at Gresford Colliery where worst mine disaster for twenty-one years entombed four hundred workers in early morning explosion.
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Investigation documentary looking into the Gresford Colliery Disaster and who was at fault.
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Investigation documentary looking into the Gresford Colliery Disaster and who was at fault.
This is a VHS transfer of a recorded TV programme made in 2006. I do not own the copyright to this video, do not make any money out of it and upload it solely for educational and reference purposes.
Investigation documentary looking into the Gresford Colliery Disaster and who was at fault.
This is a VHS transfer of a recorded TV programme made in 2006. I do not own the copyright to this video, do not make any money out of it and upload it solely for educational and reference purposes.
Full title reads: "MINE DISASTER IN WALES - Terrible Pit explosion at Wrexham."
Gresford nr Wrexham, Wales.
Various shots of the Colliery at Gresford. Men...
Full title reads: "MINE DISASTER IN WALES - Terrible Pit explosion at Wrexham."
Gresford nr Wrexham, Wales.
Various shots of the Colliery at Gresford. Men gathered around. Women and children are seen waiting for the news after the terrible mine explosion. Two rescuers with dirty faces looking into camera.
FILM ID:797.14
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Full title reads: "MINE DISASTER IN WALES - Terrible Pit explosion at Wrexham."
Gresford nr Wrexham, Wales.
Various shots of the Colliery at Gresford. Men gathered around. Women and children are seen waiting for the news after the terrible mine explosion. Two rescuers with dirty faces looking into camera.
FILM ID:797.14
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(11 Mar 1935)
General shot of the colliery buildings. Shot of the rescue team lighting cigarettes and later entering the air lock for the descent. Shot of t...
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General shot of the colliery buildings. Shot of the rescue team lighting cigarettes and later entering the air lock for the descent. Shot of the pithead wheels turning. Shot of the team returning and being wrapped in blankets against the cold.
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The 1984-85 Miners' Strike and its effects on the pit village of Grimethorpe, South Yorkshire. It begins with news reporting of the strike and is followed by interviews with some of the main participants who describe how the strike affected them and their fears and concerns for the future.
published: 04 Mar 2012
Grimethorpe - Band of the Year 1985 - Winning Performance - Part 1 of 4
Grimethorpe Colliery Band's winning performance on the Granada Band Of The Year 1985, conducted by...players of the band(!) but inspired by Elgar Howarth. The first part features Lucerne Song and Dance of the Tumblers.
published: 09 Apr 2010
MacArthur Park
Brass In Concert 2008 at The Sage, Gateshead
Grimethorpe Colliery Band
full DVD available from www.worldofbrass.com
published: 06 Apr 2011
Grimethorpe Colliery Band - William Tell Overture - "high quality"
The Grimethorpe Colliery Band is a brass band, based in Grimethorpe, South Yorkshire, England. It was formed in 1917, as a leisure activity for the workers at the colliery, by members of the disbanded Cudworth Colliery Band. The band has 28 players Brassed Off is a 1996 British film written and directed by Mark Herman. The film, a British-American co-production made between Channel Four Films, Miramax Films and Prominent Films, is about the troubles faced by a colliery brass band, following the closure of their pit. The soundtrack for the film was provided by the Grimethorpe Colliery Band, and the plot is based on Grimethorpe's own struggles against pit closures. Courtesy Wikepedia. - Official Website. http://www.grimethorpeband.com/
published: 02 Aug 2012
DJI Mini 2 over Grimethorpe
published: 23 Jul 2021
MacArthur Park | Grimethorpe Colliery Band at Sheffield Cathedral
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Grimethorpe Colliery Band ITN News 1992 Nationals Win
More news footage of the Nationals 1992 victory, this time from ITN featuring a youthful looking Dermot Murnaghan, now a News Anchorman on Sky News.
Grimethorpe Colliery Band
published: 17 Nov 2019
Grimethorpe Colliery Band Brassed Off 1996 En Aranjuez Con Tu Amor
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Grimethorpe - Band of the Year 1983
Grimethorpe Colliery Band's appearance on the Granada Band Of The Year 1983, conducted by Ray Farr, playing an arrangement of Morricone's "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly".
published: 09 Apr 2010
Grimethorpe - BBC Everyman Documentary 1992
BBC Documentary series Everyman, focussing on the South Yorkshire mining village of Grimethorpe (near Barnsley) in 1992, and the effects of the miners strike and the impending closure of Grimethorpe Colliery. Copyright BBC (if this breaks copyright rules, this video will be removed).
The 1984-85 Miners' Strike and its effects on the pit village of Grimethorpe, South Yorkshire. It begins with news reporting of the strike and is followed by in...
The 1984-85 Miners' Strike and its effects on the pit village of Grimethorpe, South Yorkshire. It begins with news reporting of the strike and is followed by interviews with some of the main participants who describe how the strike affected them and their fears and concerns for the future.
The 1984-85 Miners' Strike and its effects on the pit village of Grimethorpe, South Yorkshire. It begins with news reporting of the strike and is followed by interviews with some of the main participants who describe how the strike affected them and their fears and concerns for the future.
Grimethorpe Colliery Band's winning performance on the Granada Band Of The Year 1985, conducted by...players of the band(!) but inspired by Elgar Howarth. The f...
Grimethorpe Colliery Band's winning performance on the Granada Band Of The Year 1985, conducted by...players of the band(!) but inspired by Elgar Howarth. The first part features Lucerne Song and Dance of the Tumblers.
Grimethorpe Colliery Band's winning performance on the Granada Band Of The Year 1985, conducted by...players of the band(!) but inspired by Elgar Howarth. The first part features Lucerne Song and Dance of the Tumblers.
The Grimethorpe Colliery Band is a brass band, based in Grimethorpe, South Yorkshire, England. It was formed in 1917, as a leisure activity for the workers at t...
The Grimethorpe Colliery Band is a brass band, based in Grimethorpe, South Yorkshire, England. It was formed in 1917, as a leisure activity for the workers at the colliery, by members of the disbanded Cudworth Colliery Band. The band has 28 players Brassed Off is a 1996 British film written and directed by Mark Herman. The film, a British-American co-production made between Channel Four Films, Miramax Films and Prominent Films, is about the troubles faced by a colliery brass band, following the closure of their pit. The soundtrack for the film was provided by the Grimethorpe Colliery Band, and the plot is based on Grimethorpe's own struggles against pit closures. Courtesy Wikepedia. - Official Website. http://www.grimethorpeband.com/
The Grimethorpe Colliery Band is a brass band, based in Grimethorpe, South Yorkshire, England. It was formed in 1917, as a leisure activity for the workers at the colliery, by members of the disbanded Cudworth Colliery Band. The band has 28 players Brassed Off is a 1996 British film written and directed by Mark Herman. The film, a British-American co-production made between Channel Four Films, Miramax Films and Prominent Films, is about the troubles faced by a colliery brass band, following the closure of their pit. The soundtrack for the film was provided by the Grimethorpe Colliery Band, and the plot is based on Grimethorpe's own struggles against pit closures. Courtesy Wikepedia. - Official Website. http://www.grimethorpeband.com/
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More news footage of the Nationals 1992 victory, this time from ITN featuring a youthful looking Dermot Murnaghan, now a News Anchorman on Sky News.
...
More news footage of the Nationals 1992 victory, this time from ITN featuring a youthful looking Dermot Murnaghan, now a News Anchorman on Sky News.
Grimethorpe Colliery Band
More news footage of the Nationals 1992 victory, this time from ITN featuring a youthful looking Dermot Murnaghan, now a News Anchorman on Sky News.
Grimethorpe Colliery Band
Grimethorpe Colliery Band's appearance on the Granada Band Of The Year 1983, conducted by Ray Farr, playing an arrangement of Morricone's "The Good, the Bad and...
Grimethorpe Colliery Band's appearance on the Granada Band Of The Year 1983, conducted by Ray Farr, playing an arrangement of Morricone's "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly".
Grimethorpe Colliery Band's appearance on the Granada Band Of The Year 1983, conducted by Ray Farr, playing an arrangement of Morricone's "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly".
BBC Documentary series Everyman, focussing on the South Yorkshire mining village of Grimethorpe (near Barnsley) in 1992, and the effects of the miners strike a...
BBC Documentary series Everyman, focussing on the South Yorkshire mining village of Grimethorpe (near Barnsley) in 1992, and the effects of the miners strike and the impending closure of Grimethorpe Colliery. Copyright BBC (if this breaks copyright rules, this video will be removed).
BBC Documentary series Everyman, focussing on the South Yorkshire mining village of Grimethorpe (near Barnsley) in 1992, and the effects of the miners strike and the impending closure of Grimethorpe Colliery. Copyright BBC (if this breaks copyright rules, this video will be removed).
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WELSH MINE HORROR Two hundred feared dead. Scenes at Gresford Colliery where worst mine disaster?
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Gen. view of Gresford Colliery. Long view pan. of crowd waiting around mine. Semi view of crowd waiting and semi view pan. of rescuers. Semi view of men putting on gas masks. Long view of ambulance towards. CU. of chart showing where fire started. CU. of coal dust, Semi view of miners sprinkling coal dust and semi view of miners sprinkling coal dust outside tunnel. CU. of man turning lever. Long view pan. of coal dust exploding and burning... Gen. view pan. of Gresford Colliery
Sound Effects: Off-stage voice talks about disaster and explains where fire started... Off-stage voice describes how dangerous coal gas can be.. Loud roaring noise of coal dust exploding
Background: WELSH MINE HORROR Two hundred feared dead. Scenes at Gresford Colliery where worst mine disaster for twenty-one years entombed four hundred workers in early morning explosion.
Disasters and Accidents; Wales; mining; Great Britain coal mining
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Investigation documentary looking into the Gresford Colliery Disaster and who was at fault.
This is a VHS transfer of a recorded TV programme made in 2006. I do not own the copyright to this video, do not make any money out of it and upload it solely for educational and reference purposes.
Full title reads: "MINE DISASTER IN WALES - Terrible Pit explosion at Wrexham."
Gresford nr Wrexham, Wales.
Various shots of the Colliery at Gresford. Men gathered around. Women and children are seen waiting for the news after the terrible mine explosion. Two rescuers with dirty faces looking into camera.
FILM ID:797.14
A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT'S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. http://www.britishpathe.tv/
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(11 Mar 1935)
General shot of the colliery buildings. Shot of the rescue team lighting cigarettes and later entering the air lock for the descent. Shot of the pithead wheels turning. Shot of the team returning and being wrapped in blankets against the cold.
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Gresford (/ˈɡrɛsfərd/; Welsh:Gresffordd Welsh pronunciation:[ˈɡrɛsfɔrð]) is a village and a local government community, the lowest tier of local government, part of Wrexham County Borough in Wales.
According to the 2001 Census, the population of the community, which also includes the village of Marford, was 5,334, reducing to 5,010 at the 2011 census.
The former Gresford Colliery was the site of the Gresford disaster, one of Britain's worst coal mining disasters, when 266 men died in an underground explosion on 22 September 1934.
History
Located close to the England–Wales border, the settlement existed at the time of the compilation of the Domesday book, when it was recorded as "Gretford" within the Cheshire Hundred of Duddestan. The name, having an English origin, was later recorded as "Gresworth", "Cresford" and "Grefford", but documentary evidence shows that the place was clearly locally referred to as "Gresford" throughout its history, even under Welsh administration, and the other names merely represent alternative spellings. The Welsh form "Gresffordd", from y groesffordd ("the crossroads"), seems to have been the creation of imaginative Welsh genealogists of the 15th century and later, naturally giving the village a name in the native language of their country. The Welsh name has been in common use since at least the 19th century. "Gresffordd" is the recognised standard name in Welsh. Although largely unused by the mainly non-Welsh speakers of the village itself, "Gresffordd" is widely used amongst Welsh speakers and by Welsh press, media and authorities.
The 1984-85 Miners' Strike and its effects on the pit village of Grimethorpe, South Yorkshire. It begins with news reporting of the strike and is followed by interviews with some of the main participants who describe how the strike affected them and their fears and concerns for the future.
Grimethorpe Colliery Band's winning performance on the Granada Band Of The Year 1985, conducted by...players of the band(!) but inspired by Elgar Howarth. The first part features Lucerne Song and Dance of the Tumblers.
The Grimethorpe Colliery Band is a brass band, based in Grimethorpe, South Yorkshire, England. It was formed in 1917, as a leisure activity for the workers at the colliery, by members of the disbanded Cudworth Colliery Band. The band has 28 players Brassed Off is a 1996 British film written and directed by Mark Herman. The film, a British-American co-production made between Channel Four Films, Miramax Films and Prominent Films, is about the troubles faced by a colliery brass band, following the closure of their pit. The soundtrack for the film was provided by the Grimethorpe Colliery Band, and the plot is based on Grimethorpe's own struggles against pit closures. Courtesy Wikepedia. - Official Website. http://www.grimethorpeband.com/
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Heard in all its glory in the fantastic acoustic of Sheffield Cathedral.
More news footage of the Nationals 1992 victory, this time from ITN featuring a youthful looking Dermot Murnaghan, now a News Anchorman on Sky News.
Grimethorpe Colliery Band
Grimethorpe Colliery Band's appearance on the Granada Band Of The Year 1983, conducted by Ray Farr, playing an arrangement of Morricone's "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly".
BBC Documentary series Everyman, focussing on the South Yorkshire mining village of Grimethorpe (near Barnsley) in 1992, and the effects of the miners strike and the impending closure of Grimethorpe Colliery. Copyright BBC (if this breaks copyright rules, this video will be removed).