fictional town of Everington

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The fictional town of Everington is a struggling Northern England mining community that serves as the backdrop for the coming-of-age and class-conscious story in "Billy Elliot."

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fictional town of Everington canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional location ⓘ
fictional town ⓘ
appearsIn Billy Elliot NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedWithCharacter Billy Elliot NERFINISHED ⓘ
Jackie Elliot NERFINISHED ⓘ
Mrs. Wilkinson NERFINISHED ⓘ
Tony Elliot NERFINISHED ⓘ
country United Kingdom ⓘ
createdForWorkBy Lee Hall NERFINISHED ⓘ
firstAppearance film Billy Elliot (2000) NERFINISHED ⓘ
genreOfWorkContext social realist drama ⓘ
governedBy local council (fictional) ⓘ
hasCharacteristic economically depressed ⓘ
mining community ⓘ
struggling town ⓘ
working-class community ⓘ
hasCulturalAspect ballet as outsider art form ⓘ
boxing culture ⓘ
strong trade union presence ⓘ
hasEconomicBase coal mine ⓘ
hasEvent miners' strike ⓘ
hasPrimaryIndustry coal mining ⓘ
hasSettingElement ballet class ⓘ
boxing gym ⓘ
miners' welfare hall ⓘ
picket lines at the colliery ⓘ
terraced housing ⓘ
hasSocialIssue industrial decline ⓘ
police–miner conflict ⓘ
unemployment ⓘ
hasThemeAssociation class consciousness ⓘ
coming-of-age ⓘ
labor struggle ⓘ
historicalContext UK miners' strike of 1984–1985 NERFINISHED ⓘ
inspiredBy Easington, County Durham NERFINISHED ⓘ
real coal-mining towns in North East England ⓘ
languageSpoken English ⓘ
locatedIn Northern England ⓘ
narrativeFunction backdrop for Billy Elliot's personal growth ⓘ
symbol of working-class hardship in Thatcher-era Britain ⓘ
portrayedAs hostile to male ballet dancing ⓘ
socially conservative environment ⓘ
tight-knit community ⓘ
regionType coalfield area of Northern England ⓘ
settingFor Billy Elliot NERFINISHED ⓘ
timePeriod 1984–1985 ⓘ
usedAsSettingMedium film ⓘ
screenplay ⓘ
stage musical ⓘ

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Billy Elliot → narrativeLocation → fictional town of Everington ⓘ