Wilson family

The family who took up the Rotherhope Fell lease in 1827 after Charlton and Clark gave it up, drove the High Level on and sank the Middle Level in the Five Yard Limestone, and raised the mine's output to a peak of 1,220 tonnes of lead ore in 1836.

Mines operated

MineRegionYears
Rodderup Fell Mine Cumbria 1827–?

Record created: 5 September 2026 · Last researched: 5 September 2026

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