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Matthew Foord

A yeoman of Fadmoor who took a three-year lease of the coal already opened at Ankness from the trustees of Thomas Duncombe of Helmsley Castle in December 1715, the earliest dated coal lease on the North York Moors.

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Ankness Colliery North Yorkshire 1715–1718

Record created: 21 October 2026 · Last researched: 21 October 2026

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