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Winchcombe meteorite: Cotswold town reacts to space rock discovery

Imagine hearing a thud and then discovering outside your home the most valuable space rock ever to fall in the UK.

Well, that's what happened to Rob and Cathryn Wilcock, and their daughter Hannah.

They, and the other residents of Winchcombe in Gloucestershire, react to being at the centre of a major scientific discovery.

Read more: A fireball, a driveway and a priceless meteorite

9 March 2021

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