MineArchiveMines in Bedfordshire
Bedfordshire's principal historic mining site is Totternhoe, where Roman and medieval quarrymen worked Totternhoe Stone — a hard chalk known locally as clunch — first from open pits and then, from the medieval period, via underground galleries driven beneath Totternhoe Castle that stayed in use until 1925. The stone travelled as far as Westminster Abbey and Windsor Castle, and the site's spoil heaps, now known as Totternhoe Knolls, form a National Nature Reserve today.
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| Mine | Worked | Commodities |
|---|---|---|
| Double Arches Pit | 1916–1985 | Silica Sand |
| Kensworth Chalk Pit | 1964–Still active | Chalk |
| Leighton Buzzard Sand Quarries | By 1851–By late 1960s | Silica Sand |
| Pulloxhill Gold Mine | 1680–By 1683 | Gold |
| Totternhoe Stone Mines | Worked from the Roman period–Around 1925 | Chalk |
Record created: 22 August 2026