MineArchiveMines in Northamptonshire
Northamptonshire's mining is almost entirely a story of one rock: the Northampton Sand Ironstone, a low-grade Jurassic bed running in a belt from Northampton north-east along the Nene valley. Most of it was stripped opencast, at a scale that reshaped whole parishes and fed the Corby steelworks, but where the overburden grew too thick the ironstone was followed underground instead — leaving a county whose largest workings are also its least visible.
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| Mine | Worked | Commodities |
|---|---|---|
| Collyweston Slate Mines | Medieval–1960s | Limestone |
| Corby Ironstone Quarries | From 1881–1970s-80s | Iron |
| Desborough Ironstone Quarries | 1859–By late 1960s | Iron |
| Glendon Ironstone Quarries | 1863–31 December 1979 | Iron |
| Irchester Ironstone Quarries | c. 1872–1969 | Iron |
| Irthlingborough Ironstone Mine | 1915 (quarrying)–1965 | Iron |
| Islip Ironstone Quarry | 1877–1952 | Iron, Limestone |
| Newbridge Ironstone Quarry | 1867–1880s | Iron |
| Weldon Stone Quarries | Medieval–Still active | Limestone |
| Wellingborough Ironstone Quarries | 1874–1966 | Ironstone, Limestone |
| Wembley Ironstone Quarry | 1924–early 1940s | Iron |
Record created: 24 August 2026 · Last researched: 24 August 2026