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Meyrick Bankes

Squire of Winstanley Hall, near Wigan, who inherited the estate in 1827, sank four new pits there from the 1830s and built the colliery railway to the canal at Wigan; the collieries were still returned in his name in 1880.

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MineRegionYears
Winstanley Colliery Greater Manchester 1827–1885

Record created: 3 October 2026 · Last researched: 3 October 2026

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