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Earls of Dudley

Black Country mineral owners for centuries, whose mining department sank Baggeridge from 1899 as a deliberate gamble on coal lying beyond the coalfield's known boundary.

Mines operated

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Baggeridge Colliery West Midlands 1899–1947

Record created: 24 August 2026 · Last researched: 24 August 2026

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