Crap Towns / Thorne / Pollution incidents
How often does Thorne get polluted?
2 serious pollution incidents have been recorded in Thorne or within 1 km of it since 2016, the joint 475th most of the 948 English towns that have had one. 1 was major, the worst kind. The most recent came in September 2023 and put crude sewage in the water.
| When | What | Where | Impact |
|---|---|---|---|
| September 2023 | Crude sewage | In the water | Major |
| May 2021 | Crude sewage | In the water | Significant |
| Town | Distance | Serious incidents since 2016 |
|---|---|---|
| Doncaster | 14.5 km | 15 |
| Goole | 11.7 km | 4 |
| Kirk Sandall and Edenthorpe | 9.3 km | 3 |
| Thorne | – | 2 |
| Bentley | 14.8 km | 1 |
| Moorends | 2.3 km | 1 |
| Stainforth | 4.4 km | 1 |