MineArchiveMines in Wiltshire
Wiltshire's mining history is defined by Box, whose underground Bath stone workings — discovered in their full extent only when Brunel drove his Box Tunnel straight through the hill in 1841 — grew into the largest stone mine in the country, a roughly 600-acre maze of passages worked commercially until 1968. Nearby quarries in the same underground complex were later requisitioned for one of Britain's largest wartime ammunition stores and, during the Cold War, the government's own secret underground headquarters.
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| Mine | Worked | Commodities |
|---|---|---|
| Box Quarry | Worked from at least the 17th-18th century–1968 | Freestone |
| Chilmark Quarries | From the medieval period–c.2007 | Limestone |
| Eastlays Quarry | 1887–1934 | Freestone, Limestone |
| Monks Park Mine | 1886–March 2018 (mothballed) | Limestone |
| Monkton Farleigh Quarry | 1881–1930 (stone working) | Freestone |
| Ridge Quarry | 1875–1914 | Freestone, Limestone |
| Seend Ironstone Quarry | At least 1666–1889/90 | Iron |
| Spring Quarry | 1875–1937 | Freestone, Limestone |
| Tunnel Quarry, Corsham | 1844–1935 (stone working) | Freestone |
| Westbury Ironstone Quarry | 1840s–1933 | Iron |
Record created: 22 August 2026