List_of_collieries_in_Yorkshire_(1984–2015)

List of collieries in Yorkshire (1984–2015)

List of collieries in Yorkshire (1984–2015)

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In 1984, the Yorkshire area had a total of 56 collieries. The last deep coal mine was Kellingley Colliery which closed on Friday 18 December 2015 signalling the end of deep coal mining not only in Yorkshire but in Britain as a whole.[1] Hatfield Colliery closed in mid 2015.

In 1984, 15 of the collieries were in the Wakefield district, 11 in the Rotherham district, 10 in the Barnsley district, 9 in the Doncaster district, 6 in the Selby district, 3 in the Leeds district and 2 in the Kirklees district. The Yorkshire Area of the Coal Board also included Manton and Shireoaks collieries, which were geographically in Nottinghamshire; they closed in 1994 and 1990 respectively.

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References

"Pit closures, year by year". BBC News. 5 March 2004. Retrieved 7 October 2008.

  • Colin Jackson, The Complete A-Z of Colliery Names, Pre-1947 Owners, Areas & Dates, Volume 2, published by the National Coal Mining Museum for England, 2002.
  • Coal Mining in the British Isles, Northern Mine Research Society
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    "Last British deep coal mine capped off". BBC News. 14 March 2016. Retrieved 13 August 2018.
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    BBC News - Plans for 1,200 homes on Rossington colliery approved
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