Westcott Mining Company

The company floated in the 1860s to mine copper at Westcott, south of Pontesbury; it sank shafts and put up a Cornish engine but found little saleable ore and went into liquidation in 1872.

Mines operated

MineRegionYears
Westcott Mine Shropshire 1860–1872

Record created: 18 September 2026 · Last researched: 18 September 2026

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