Coal mines in County Durham

Commodity: Coal · Region: County Durham

Mine	Worked	Commodities
Adelaide Colliery	1830–July 1924	Coal
Andrews House Colliery	1726–1962	Coal
Arnghyll Colliery	By 1915–5 May 1951	Coal
Auckland Park Colliery	1864–1946	Coal, Fireclay
Aykley Heads Colliery	By 1857–September 1949	Coal
Barcus Close Colliery	By 1921–April 1966	Coal
Beamish Colliery	1763–1966	Coal
Bearpark Colliery	1872–1984	Coal, Fireclay
Bildershaw Colliery	By 1930–16 October 1956	Coal
Bishop Middleham Colliery	1846–1936	Coal
Black Boy Colliery	1830–1939	Coal
Black Prince Colliery	1846–1933	Coal
Blackfield Colliery	1865–17 September 1928	Coal
Blackhall Colliery	From 1909 (sinking)–16 April 1981	Coal
Bowburn Colliery	1906 (earlier shafts from 1840)–22 July 1967	Coal
Bowden Close Colliery	1845–June 1930	Coal, Fireclay
Brancepeth Colliery	1840–22 July 1967	Coal
Brandon Colliery	1856–15 March 1968	Coal
Browney Colliery	1871–July 1938	Coal
Brusselton Colliery	1834–1968	Coal
Bryan's Leap Colliery	By 1935–1950	Coal
Burnhope Colliery	From April 1850–22 July 1949	Coal
Burnopfield Colliery	1742–1968	Coal
Byers Green Colliery	1841 (sinking from 1840)–1931	Coal
Byron Colliery	1850s–1879	Coal
Carterthorne Colliery	By 1855–April 1927	Coal
Cassop Colliery	1840–1868	Coal
Castle Eden Colliery	1840 (sinking)–1893	Coal
Charlaw Colliery	By 1733–After 1935	Coal
Chartershaugh Colliery	By 1680–1932 (seams abandoned 27 Feb)	Coal
Chester South Moor Colliery	1860s–October 1967	Coal
Chilton Colliery	1872–1966	Coal
Cocken Colliery	By 1842–By the 1890s	Coal
Cold Knott Colliery	By 1854–28 April 1926	Coal, Fireclay
Cornsay Colliery	1868–September 1953	Coal, Fireclay
Coxhoe Colliery	from 1843	Coal
Craghead Colliery	1839–11 April 1969	Coal, Fireclay
Crookhall Colliery	1839–9 November 1963	Coal, Fireclay
Crow Trees Colliery	By 1834–By 1894	Coal
Croxdale Colliery	1875 (Thornton Pit sunk 1876)–1934	Coal
Dawdon Colliery	From March 1900 (sinking)–25 July 1991	Coal
Deaf Hill Colliery	1877–1967	Coal
Dean and Chapter Colliery	1904–15 January 1966	Coal
Delves Colliery	1847–1963 (Saints Pit closed 1913)	Coal
Derwent Colliery	1856–21 November 1964	Coal, Fireclay
Dipton Colliery	April 1855–November 1940	Coal
Easington Colliery	1899 (sinking)–1993	Coal
East Hedley Hope Colliery	1836–31 January 1959	Coal
East Hetton Colliery	1836–June 1983	Coal
East Howle Colliery	1872–1905	Coal
East Pontop Colliery	1868 (reopened)–28 June 1930	Coal
East Tanfield Colliery	1844–9 January 1965	Coal
Eden Colliery	1844–18 July 1980	Coal, Fireclay
Edmondsley Colliery	1850s–30 November 1920	Coal
Eldon Colliery	1829–1932	Coal
Elemore Colliery	1825 (sinking)–February 1974	Coal
Esh Winning Colliery	1866–1968	Coal
Etherley Dene Colliery	1850 (first drift)–September 1955	Coal
Fishburn Colliery	1910–1973	Coal
Framwellgate Moor Colliery	1841–1924	Coal
Frankland Colliery	1840–March 1934	Coal
Gordon House Colliery	1863 (worked)–17 February 1962	Coal
Greenhead Colliery, Harperley	1860s–24 May 1907	Coal
Hamsteels Colliery	1867 (the museum gives 1868)–1958	Coal
Hamsterley Colliery	1864–2 February 1968	Coal
Handen Hold Colliery	1860–1968	Coal
Haswell Colliery	1835–31 December 1896	Coal
Hawthorn Combined Mine	1960–1992	Coal
Hedleyhill Colliery	By 1873–1925 (drifts until 1965)	Coal, Fireclay
Hedleyhope Colliery	1836–December 1945	Coal
Hole-in-the-Wall Colliery	1935–21 November 1964	Coal
Horden Colliery	From November 1900 (sinking)–28 February 1987	Coal
Houghall Colliery	1841–1884	Coal
Howden Colliery	1860s (first record)–1907	Coal
Hutton Henry Colliery	1876–1897	Coal
Iveston Colliery	1839–1892	Coal
Kepier Colliery	from By 1818	Coal
Kepier Grange Colliery	1844–22 October 1924	Coal
Kibblesworth Colliery	1842–4 October 1974	Coal, Fireclay
Kimblesworth Colliery	1873–4 November 1967	Coal
Lambton Colliery	1790 (C pit sunk 1791)–27 February 1965	Coal
Langley Park Colliery	1873 (borings)–31 October 1975	Coal
Leasingthorne Colliery	1836–October 1967	Coal
Lintz Colliery	1855–1929	Coal
Littleburn Colliery	1840–December 1950	Coal, Fireclay
Littletown Colliery	1831–1914	Coal
Louisa Colliery	1759–1964	Coal
Low Bitchburn Colliery	1850–1937	Coal
Ludworth Colliery	1837–1931	Coal
Lumley Colliery	1790s–22 January 1966	Coal
Mainsforth Colliery	1873–6 December 1968	Coal
Malton Colliery	1870–22 July 1961	Coal
Medomsley Colliery	1839–6 October 1972	Coal
Merrington Colliery	1841 (first coal)–3 June 1928	Coal
Middlestone Moor Colliery	By 1930–1965	Coal
Middridge Colliery	1872–1914	Coal
Morrison Busty Colliery	1927–1973	Coal
Murton Colliery	From April 1838 (sinking)–29 November 1991	Coal
Nettlesworth Colliery	1861–27 September 1974	Coal
New Brancepeth Colliery	1856 (sinking)–17 July 1953	Coal, Barite, Witherite, Fireclay
North Bitchburn Colliery	1845–1966	Coal
Oakenshaw Colliery	1855–1892	Coal
Ouston Colliery	By 1807–31 January 1959	Coal
Page Bank Colliery	1850s (sinking from 1853)–July 1931	Coal
Pelton Colliery	1835–February 1965	Coal
Penshaw Colliery	1792 (Lambton Pit)–c. 1879	Coal
Princes Street Drift	1939–November 1958	Coal
Rainton Meadows Colliery	1824–1896	Coal
Ramshaw Colliery	1928–October 1959	Coal
Randolph Colliery, Evenwood	1893–1962	Coal
Roddymoor Colliery	1844–10 August 1963	Coal, Witherite, Fireclay
Rough Lea Colliery	1858–1931	Coal
Sacriston Colliery	1839–1985	Coal, Fireclay
Seaham Colliery	13 April 1849 (sinking)–1988 (merged with Vane Tempest, 1983)	Coal, Fireclay
Sherburn Hill Colliery	1835–7 August 1965	Coal
Sherburn House Colliery	1844–May 1935	Coal
Shildon Lodge Colliery	1830–1937	Coal
Shincliffe Colliery	1839 (sinking from 1837)–1875 (abandoned 1886)	Coal
Shotton Colliery	1840–1 September 1972	Coal
South Hetton Colliery	1831 (sinking)–July 1982	Coal
South Medomsley Colliery	1861–July 1980	Coal, Fireclay
South Pelaw Colliery	1860 (first shaft)–3 January 1964	Coal
South Shildon Colliery	1929–August 1958	Coal
South Tanfield Colliery	1837–31 March 1915	Coal, Fireclay
St. Helen's Colliery	1830 (sinking)–31 December 1926	Coal
Stanley Colliery, Crook	Before 1828–November 1911	Coal, Fireclay
Sunniside Colliery	1867–1925 (reopened 1937-1965)	Coal
Tanfield Lea Colliery	1829–25 August 1962	Coal
Tanfield Moor Colliery	1768–October 1948	Coal
Thornley Colliery	1835 (sinking)–1970	Coal
Thrislington Colliery	From 1835–4 March 1967	Coal
Tin Mill Colliery	By 1856–1910	Coal, Fireclay
Toronto Colliery	1859 (sinking from 1857)–1967 (last plans 1976)	Coal
Trimdon Colliery	1840–1925	Coal
Trimdon Grange Colliery	May 1845–16 February 1968	Coal
Tudhoe Colliery	1864–September 1935	Coal, Fireclay
Tursdale Colliery	1854 (boring)–May 1966	Coal
Urpeth Colliery	From 1742–30 March 1957	Coal
Ushaw Moor Colliery	From 1858–5 August 1960	Coal
Vane Tempest Colliery	From December 1923 (sinking)–23 October 1992	Coal
Waldridge Colliery	1 August 1831–April 1926	Coal
Waterhouses Colliery	1859–August 1966	Coal
West Auckland Colliery	1838–July 1967	Coal
West Bitchburn Colliery	1860s–12 April 1926	Coal
West Pelton Colliery	1858–19 March 1921	Coal, Fireclay
West Stanley Colliery	1832–1936	Coal
West Thornley Colliery	By 1854–6 November 1965	Coal
Westerton Colliery	1840 (sinking)–October 1961	Coal
Westoe Colliery	1909 (producing colliery from 1940)–May 1993	Coal
Wheatley Hill Colliery	1869–3 May 1968	Coal
Whitworth Park Colliery	1839 (sinking)–29 July 1974	Coal
Willington Colliery	1840–1932	Coal, Fireclay
Windlestone Colliery	1876–1924	Coal
Wingate Grange Colliery	1839–26 October 1962	Coal
Witton Park Colliery	June 1819–April 1925	Coal
Woodhouse Close Colliery	1835–1934	Coal
Woodifield Colliery	1843–March 1944	Coal
Woodland Colliery	By 1874–March 1921	Coal
Wooley Colliery	August 1864–1963	Coal

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