Crap Towns / South Kirkby / Pollution incidents
How often does South Kirkby get polluted?
2 serious pollution incidents have been recorded in South Kirkby or within 1 km of it since 2016, the joint 475th most of the 948 English towns that have had one. The most recent came in April 2023 and put minewater in the water.
| When | What | Where | Impact |
|---|---|---|---|
| April 2023 | Minewater | In the water | Significant |
| January 2019 | Building rubble and soil and clay | On the land | Significant |
| Town | Distance | Serious incidents since 2016 |
|---|---|---|
| South Elmsall | 2.7 km | 21 |
| Cudworth and Shafton | 6.2 km | 8 |
| Goldthorpe | 7.1 km | 3 |
| Ackworth Moor Top | 5.4 km | 2 |
| Darfield | 7.5 km | 2 |
| Hemsworth | 2.9 km | 2 |
| South Kirkby | – | 2 |