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Consett – The UK’s Boom TownIn 1841, the population of Consett was only one hundred and forty five people. The town rapidly grew soon after this because the hills of Consett were full of coke coal and black band iron ore. With coke coal and iron ore rich in the hills surrounding Consett, it was no surprise the town became…Read the story →More sections
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