| Manton | |
  Manton shown within Nottinghamshire |
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| OS grid reference | |
|---|---|
| District | Bassetlaw |
| Shire county | Nottinghamshire |
| Region | East Midlands |
| Constituent country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | WORKSOP |
| Postcode district | S80 |
| Dialling code | 01909 |
| Police | Nottinghamshire |
| Fire | Nottinghamshire |
| Ambulance | East Midlands |
| UK Parliament | Bassetlaw |
| European Parliament | East Midlands |
| List of places: UK • England • Nottinghamshire | |
Manton is a former mining village and suburb of south-east Worksop, north Nottinghamshire. Manton Colliery was one of the few pits in the county to generally support the strike in 1984-5. David Peace's book GB84 often refers to Manton, but mistakenly puts it in South Yorkshire.
The book describes Manton as being in South Yorkshire as it was part of the South Yorkshire coalfield and supported the National Union of Mineworkers despite being in north Nottinghamshire. Hence, it supported the strike while other pits in north Nottinghamshire did not back the strike
