MineArchiveMines in Worcestershire
Worcestershire's mineral wealth is dissolved in its groundwater. Salt has been worked around Droitwich and Stoke Prior since the Iron Age, drawn up as brine from a bed of rock salt some 90 m thick rather than mined dry, and in the 19th century John Corbett made Stoke Prior the largest salt works in Europe. The industry's legacy is subsidence: the same wild brine that made the fortune has been dissolving the ground beneath the two towns for centuries.
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| Mine | Worked | Commodities |
|---|---|---|
| Bayton Colliery | from By the 18th century | Coal |
| Droitwich Salt Wells | From around 600 BC–1922 | Salt |
| Mamble Colliery | At least 1811–February 1950 | Coal |
| Stoke Prior Salt Works | c. 1828–1972 | Salt |
Record created: 24 August 2026 · Last researched: 24 August 2026