Mines in Northumberland

Northumberland's Allen valleys were, by the early 19th century, the most important lead-mining district in Britain, dominated by the Blackett-Beaumont family, whose flagship mine at Allenheads was for a time the single most productive lead mine in the North Pennines. The remote, high moorland setting meant mining communities here were often self-contained villages built entirely around one company.

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Mine	Worked	Commodities
Acomb Colliery	By 1840s–29 August 1952	Coal
Allenheads Mines	1684–1896	Lead, Fluorspar
Alnwick Moor Bell Pits	16th century–Mid-18th century	Coal
Ashington Colliery	1867 (Bothal Pit sunk)–March 1988	Coal, Fireclay
Barrasford Quarry	After 1859–Still active	Whinstone, Limestone
Bates Colliery	1930s–1986	Coal
Bebside Colliery	1858–1926	Coal
Bedlington 'D' Colliery	1855–1968	Coal
Blackett Level	1855–1903	Lead
Blanchland Fluor Mines	from 1938	Lead, Fluorspar
Blenkinsopp Colliery	By 1836–2002	Coal
Bomarsund Colliery	1905–1965	Coal
Broomhill Colliery	1849 (A Pit sinking)–3 February 1961	Coal
Brownrigg Colliery	1820s–March 1905	Coal
Brunton Bank Quarry	to By 1969	Limestone, Sandstone
Burradon Colliery	By 1858–November 1975	Coal
Cambois Colliery	About 1862–20 April 1968	Coal
Carshield Mine	1770s–1913	Lead, Zinc, Barite, Fluorspar
Choppington 'A' Pit	1857–1966	Coal
Choppington 'B' Pit	1898–1966	Coal
Church Burn Mine	By 1854, possibly earlier–After 1884	Lead
Coalcleugh	17th century–1878	Lead, Zinc, Fluorspar
Cowpen Colliery	From 1782–12 July 1969	Coal
Cramlington Colliery	1825 (Anne Pit sinking)–c. 1940 (coal drawing)	Coal
Divethill Quarry	to Still active	Whinstone
Ellington Colliery	1909 (sinking)–26 January 2005	Coal
Fallowfield Mine	From 1611–1911	Witherite, Lead, Barite
Framlington Colliery	By 1860–31 December 1931	Coal
Gloria Colliery, Hartley	1935 (sinking)–1 June 1951	Coal
Gunnerton Quarry	By 1885–Still active	Sandstone
Hartford Colliery	1858–24 February 1961	Coal
Hartley Colliery (Hester Pit)	1845-46–1862	Coal
Hauxley Colliery	1926–26 November 1966	Coal
Holmslinn Mine	1855 (sinking)–Late 19th century	Lead
Isabella Colliery, Blyth	1848–12 February 1966	Coal
Keepershields Quarry	—	Whinstone
Langley Barony Mine	1868–1893	Lead, Barite, Whinstone
Linton Colliery	1894–1968	Coal
Longhirst Colliery	1868–1896	Coal
Longhirst Drift	1953 (construction begun)–15 March 1969	Coal
Longhirst Grange Colliery	1882 (sinking)–April 1901 (abandoned)	Coal
Longhoughton Quarry	Early 19th century–1974	Limestone, Whinstone
Lynemouth Colliery	1927–1994	Coal
Mickley Colliery	By 1855–After 1935	Coal
Mill Pit, Blyth	1885–12 July 1969	Coal
Mohopehead Mine	1729–1850s	Lead
Morallee Fell Mine	1861–1892	Lead
Netherton Colliery	By 1828–5 January 1974	Coal
Newburgh Colliery	1892–1920s	Coal, Fireclay
Newsham Colliery	from 1860 (Hannah Pit sunk)	Coal
Newton Colliery, Newton-on-the-Moor	from 1835	Coal
Pegswood Colliery	13 May 1868–1969	Coal
Plenmeller Colliery	1880s–1932	Coal
Prestwick Colliery	1771–1966	Coal
Prudhoe Colliery	By 1860–After 1930	Coal, Fireclay
Radcliffe Colliery	From 1836–1892 or 1896	Coal, Fireclay
Ratcheugh Quarry	By 1896–Still active	Whinstone
Scraithole Mine	By the 19th century–1981	Lead, Zinc, Witherite
Seaton Delaval Colliery	1838–1960	Coal, Fireclay
Seghill Colliery	1824–28 September 1962	Coal, Fireclay
Settlingstones Mine	By 1670–1969	Witherite
Shankhouse Colliery	1847 (sinking begun)–1938–1941	Coal
Shilbottle Colliery	1807–1982	Coal
Shildon Lead Mine	from By 1806 (engine house c. 1805-06)	Lead
Shotton Surface Mine	2007–2020	Coal, Fireclay
Sipton Mine	1850s (discovery)–1985	Lead, Fluorspar
South Tyne Colliery	Early 1850s–24 September 1931	Coal, Fireclay
St Peter's Mine	1902–1946	Lead, Fluorspar
Stobswood Colliery	1875–1965	Coal
Stonecroft and Greyside Mine	1851–1898	Lead, Barite
Stublick Colliery	By the 18th century–1926	Coal, Fireclay
Swinburne Quarry	from 1940s	Whinstone
Swinhope Mine	1809–1960s	Lead, Zinc
Togston Colliery	By 1855–After 1899	Coal
Tynedale Colliery	1900–1924 (seam plans abandoned 1926)	Coal
Water House Mine	from From 1882	Lead, Umber
West Sleekburn Colliery	1859–1962	Coal
Whittle Colliery	1920–March 1987	Coal
Widdrington Colliery	from From 1855	Coal
Woodhorn Colliery	From 1894–1981	Coal
Wylam Colliery	By the 1700s–By 1888	Coal