Ulgham Grange Colliery

Location	Ulgham Grange, near Widdrington, Northumberland — 55.2274, -1.6061 (approximate)
Commodity	Coal
Type	Coal
Worked	1871–1888
Maximum depth	Unknown.
Operators	Wood and Slinn (?–1888)

Overview

A small colliery at Ulgham Grange, near Widdrington, worked by Wood and Slinn from 1871 until its three seams were worked out in 1888.

History

Ulgham Grange Colliery lay at Ulgham Grange, near Widdrington, in Ulgham parish, about thirteen and a half miles south-south-east of Alnwick. It was worked from 1871 by Wood and Slinn, who owned it in the 1880s, with Robert Wood as manager from 1882 to 1888. Its coal was sold at the pit as landsale in 1882, and coal is returned for 1883 and 1888.

The colliery worked three seams, the Top, the Middle and the Bottom. All three were worked out in 1888, and their plans are dated 1 October that year. The colliery is shown on the second edition Ordnance Survey map of 1890 and is marked disused on the third edition of 1920. Much later, plans of the Linton workings in the Bentinck seam carry the name Ulgham Grange.

Geology

Three seams called the Top, Middle and Bottom.

Workings

Unknown.

Closure

The Top, Middle and Bottom seams were worked out in 1888.

What remains

The site has been reclaimed.

Nearby mines

Ferneybeds Colliery — 0.8 miles (1.2 km) N
Linton Colliery — 0.9 miles (1.5 km) SE
Longhirst Drift — 1.6 miles (2.6 km) S
Stobswood Colliery — 1.6 miles (2.6 km) NW
Ellington Colliery — 2.0 miles (3.2 km) E

Straight-line distance, within 9 miles (15 km). Show on the map.

Recorded claims

Individual factual claims, each attached to the source(s) that support it below. Where sources disagree, both are kept.

Ulgham Grange Colliery was worked by Wood and Slinn from 1871 to 1888. ^1,2
Robert Wood managed Ulgham Grange Colliery from 1882 to 1888. ³
Ulgham Grange's Top, Middle and Bottom seams were worked out in 1888. ^1,4,5
Ulgham Grange Colliery is shown on the Ordnance Survey of 1890 and marked disused on that of 1920. ²

Photographs & further reading

Ulgham Grange Colliery (North East Heritage Library) (reference)

Coals Archive record of the colliery's dates, owners and map history.

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Sources

(primary) Ulgham Grange Colliery — Durham Mining Museum
(secondary) Ulgham Grange Colliery — North East Heritage Library (Coals Archive)
(primary) Ulgham Grange Colliery: colliery management — Durham Mining Museum
(primary) Ulgham Grange Colliery: catalogue of plans of abandoned mines — Durham Mining Museum
(primary) BGS / Mining Remediation Authority mine plan 21923785: Ulgham Grange, Top, 1 October 1888 — British Geological Survey

Record created: 23 October 2026 · Last researched: 23 October 2026