Earl of Shrewsbury

Title held by the Talbot family, landowners at Brereton near Rugeley, recorded by the Durham Mining Museum as owners of Brereton Colliery and named as the company in the 1861 explosion. Earl Talbot was working the colliery in 1834 and later succeeded to the earldom of Shrewsbury.

Mines operated

MineRegionYears
Brereton Colliery Staffordshire 1834–?

Record created: 10 September 2026 · Last researched: 10 September 2026