Lesson 4

Lesson 4

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  Settlement – Lesson4Settlement – Lesson 4 Aim: To find out how Scunthorpe has changed over the last 150 years. Have all these changes been positive? Resources Geog&Work Textbook page 72-75.
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  Scunthorpe – Whereand What? Records dating back as far as the Domesday Book reveal that Scunthorpe took its name from the hamlet Escumtorp, meaning ‘the farmstead belonging to a man called Skuma.’
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  •Evidence points toearly Scunthorpe emerging during the early Bronze age, but it was a whole four thousand years later before the population grew to any significance, when rich beds of ironstone were re-discovered. The Roman occupation originally found the deposits but they lay forgotten until 1859, when Roland Winn stumbled across the ore on his father’s land. •Prior to this encounter, Scunthorpe had largely been an agricultural town, but having iron in the town resulted in the development of an iron and steel industry and a rapid growth in population. The now booming town was in desperate need of a rail link to transport the ore and Winn campaigned tirelessly and by1864 the connection was complete.
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  Scunthorpe Today The steelindustry today is still evident in the form of its largest operator – Corus. It is still the major employer in the town but it has shrunk since the closure of Normanby Park works and the Redbourne complex. Associated industries are still very much a part of the town in the form of engineering, alongside food production, distribution and retailing. Shopping The Foundry Shopping Centre is nestled at the very heart of the town centre and is well positioned for easy access by all modes of transport. High Street names can be found in the centre, such as Boots, W H Smith, Jessops, Dorothy Perkins, New Look, Holland and Barratt and many specialist shops covering all aspects from florists to perfume.
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  Sporting Success Sport Scunthorpe United(The Iron) play at Glanford Park. Relatively new as a team, beginning in 1950 it struggled for many years until 2006, when it achieved a place in the Championship League – a first for forty-five years. There is also a speedway team – the Scunthorpe Scorpions, who compete in the British Conference League. Although they have only been running since 2005, they have already won the Conference League in 2006. Why are Scunthorpe F.C nicknamed the Iron? Why this logo?
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  ActivitiesActivities 1.1. Complete ‘Challenges’on page 73. YouComplete ‘Challenges’ on page 73. You will need graph paper for number 4will need graph paper for number 4 2.2. Turn to page74 and complete ‘ChallengeTurn to page74 and complete ‘Challenge 5 and 6.5 and 6.
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