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Former coal mine in South Yorkshire, England
Fence Colliery was a small colliery sunk at the lower end of the village of Fence, South Yorkshire, England alongside the main Sheffield to Worksop road
Fence_Colliery
Former coal mine in South Yorkshire, England
year the Fence Colliery Company was renamed Rother Vale Collieries Limited, owning Orgreave and Fence collieries, later sinking a new colliery at Treeton
Orgreave_Colliery
Former collieries in South Yorkshire, England
century, a new colliery at Thurcroft was developed. The Fence Colliery Company was formed in 1862 with the purchase of Fence Colliery, a small coal pit
Rother_Vale_Collieries
Historic mine in Benxi, Liaoning, China
Benxihu (Honkeiko) Colliery (simplified Chinese: 本溪湖煤矿; traditional Chinese: 本溪湖煤礦) was a coal mine in Benxi, Liaoning, China, first mined in 1905. Originally
Benxihu_Colliery
British trade unionist
fourteen moved to work at Fence Colliery near Sheffield. He later transferred to Beighton Colliery, then Norwood Colliery, just over the border in Derbyshire
William Bailey (trade unionist)
William_Bailey_(trade_unionist)
Coal mining region in England
in 1959. Fence No 2 53°49′26″N 2°16′41″W / 53.824°N 2.278°W / 53.824; -2.278 (Fence No 2) closed with Reedley in May 1960. Rowley Colliery 53°47′38″N
Burnley_Coalfield
Former railway station in England
brick booking office at its centre. Nearby was Orgreave Coke Works and Fence Colliery. It closed in 1953. The station was located between that at Treeton
Woodhouse Mill railway station
Woodhouse_Mill_railway_station
Former coal mine in North Yorkshire, England (1965–2015)
Kellingley Colliery, known affectionately as the 'Big K', was a deep coal mine in North Yorkshire, England, 3.6 miles (5.8 km) east of Ferrybridge power
Kellingley_Colliery
Former collieries in South Yorkshire, England
53°29′49″N 1°25′05″W / 53.497°N 1.418°W / 53.497; -1.418 The Elsecar Collieries were the coal mines sunk in and around Elsecar, a small village to the
Elsecar_Collieries
1866 British mining disaster
caused by firedamp ripped through the underground workings at the Oaks Colliery at Hoyle Mill near Stairfoot in Barnsley killing 361 miners and rescuers
Oaks_explosion
Former coal mine in South Yorkshire, England
Silverwood Colliery was a colliery situated between Thrybergh and Ravenfield in Yorkshire, England. Originally called Dalton Main, it was renamed after
Silverwood_Colliery
Former coal mine in South Yorkshire, England
Treeton Colliery was a coal mine situated in the village of Treeton, near Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England. Work on the sinking of Treeton Colliery commenced
Treeton_Colliery
Former coal mine in South Yorkshire, England
Hatfield Colliery, also known as Hatfield Main Colliery, was a colliery in the South Yorkshire Coalfield, mining the High Hazel coal seam. The colliery was
Hatfield_Colliery
Former colliery in Northumberland, England
Ellington Colliery (also known as The Big E), was a coal mine situated to the south of the village of Ellington in Northumberland, England. The colliery was
Ellington_Colliery
1896 mining accident in West Yorkshire, England
The Peckfield pit disaster was a mining accident at the Peckfield Colliery in Micklefield, West Yorkshire, England, which occurred on Thursday 30 April
Peckfield_Colliery_disaster
Mining accident in Lofthouse, West Yorkshire, England
53°42′54″N 1°30′18″W / 53.715°N 1.505°W / 53.715; -1.505 The Lofthouse Colliery disaster was a mining accident in Lofthouse, in the West Riding of Yorkshire
Lofthouse_Colliery_disaster
Former colliery in West Yorkshire, England
The Prince of Wales Colliery was a coal mine that operated for over 130 years in Pontefract, West Yorkshire, England. It was permanently closed in 2002
Prince_of_Wales_Colliery
Former coal mine in South Yorkshire, England
The Maltby Main Colliery was a coal mine located 7 miles (11 km) east of Rotherham on the eastern edge of Maltby, South Yorkshire, England. The mine was
Maltby_Main_Colliery
Coal mine in West Yorkshire, England
53°37′55″N 1°37′52″W / 53.632°N 1.631°W / 53.632; -1.631 The Flockton Collieries were small, shallow coal pits that exploited the coal seams north of the
Flockton_Collieries
English footballer
footballer who plays as a defender for New Zealand Northern League club Fencibles United. Boon came through the Bolton Wanderers Academy. In December 2019
Jordan_Boon
Former coal mine in South Yorkshire, England
Bentley Colliery was a coal mine in Bentley, near Doncaster in South Yorkshire, England, that operated between 1906 and 1993. In common with many other
Bentley_Colliery
Former collieries in South Yorkshire, England
The Birley Collieries were a group of coal mines set in the Shire Brook Valley in south-east Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England. They were connected to
Birley_Collieries
Coal mining accident in Wombwell, Yorkshire, England
The Lundhill Colliery explosion was a coal mining accident which took place on 19 February 1857 in Wombwell, Yorkshire, UK in which 189 men and boys aged
Lundhill_Colliery_explosion
Former coal mine in South Yorkshire, England
Brodsworth Colliery was a coal mine north west of Doncaster and west of the Great North Road. in South Yorkshire, England. Two shafts were sunk between
Brodsworth_Colliery
Former coal mine in South Yorkshire, England
Bullcroft Colliery was a coal mine situated by the village of Carcroft north of Doncaster. It operated from 1908 to 1970. The Bullcroft Colliery Company
Bullcroft_Colliery
Coal mine in West Yorkshire, England
Caphouse Colliery, originally known as Overton Colliery, was a coal mine in Overton, near Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England. It was situated on the Denby
Caphouse_Colliery
Former coal mine in South Yorkshire, England
Hickleton Main Colliery was a coal mine in Thurnscoe, South Yorkshire, England from 1892 to 1988. In 1933 it employed 2,560 people underground and 500
Hickleton_Main_Colliery
Former colliery in South Yorkshire, England
Markham Main Colliery was a coal mine in Armthorpe, on the eastern edge of Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England. It could be seen, and was a landmark, from
Markham_Main_Colliery
Disused rail tunnel
‘Helensburgh Glow Worm tunnel’. The Metropolitan tunnel connected the local colliery to Helensburgh station as a way to transport mining produce uphill where
Helensburgh_Glow_Worm_Tunnel
Former coal mine in South Yorkshire, England
Warren House Colliery was a coal mine situated to the north of Rawmarsh, near Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England. The colliery within lands owned by Earl
Warren_House_Colliery
Former coal mine in Castleford, West Yorkshire, England
Wheldale Colliery was a coal mine located in Castleford, Yorkshire, England which produced coal for 117 years. It was accessed from Wheldon Road. After
Wheldale_Colliery
Former coal mine in West Yorkshire, England
1.273°W / 53.596; -1.273 Frickley & South Elmsall Colliery was opened by the Carlton Main Colliery Company Ltd in 1903 in South Elmsall, in Yorkshire
Frickley_Colliery
Former coal mine in South Yorkshire
Brookhouse Colliery was a coal mine within the Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England. It was operational between 1929 and 1985. To
Brookhouse_Colliery
Former coal mine in South Yorkshire, England
notorious pit disaster on 4 July 1838. In 1838 Huskar was connected to Moorend Colliery, and used for ventilation. It had a vertical shaft to the surface and a
Huskar_Pit
Former coal mine in South Yorkshire, England
Main Colliery was a coal mine situated in the village of Dinnington, near Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England. Until the coming of the colliery Dinnington
Dinnington_Main_Colliery
Former coal mine in South Yorkshire, England
Manvers Main Colliery was a coal mine, sunk on land belonging to the Earl Manvers on the northern edge of Wath-upon-Dearne, in the borough of Rotherham
Manvers_Main_Colliery
Former coal mine in South Yorkshire, England
53°32′06″N 1°16′55″W / 53.535°N 1.282°W / 53.535; -1.282 Barnburgh Main Colliery was a coal mine situated on the outskirts of the village of Barnburgh,
Barnburgh_Main_Colliery
Former coal mine in South Yorkshire, England
Rotherham Main Colliery was situated in Canklow, about 0.5 miles south of Rotherham town centre in the Rother Valley. The area was the site of an ancient
Rotherham_Main_Colliery
Village in Tyne and Wear, England
Double Row and the colliery itself, while just to the South of this, the road that served New Row is still in place, albeit fenced off and overgrown from
Byermoor
1912 coal mining accident in England
was a coal mining accident on 9 July 1912 which occurred at Cadeby Main Colliery in Cadeby, West Riding of Yorkshire, England, killing 91 men. Early in
Cadeby_Main_pit_disaster
Former coal mine in South Yorkshire, England
Main Colliery was a coal mine situated in the Dearne Valley, close by the township of Wath-upon-Dearne, South Yorkshire, England. The colliery was operated
Wath_Main_Colliery
Former coal mine in South Yorkshire, England
Kiveton Park Colliery was a coal mine in the village of Kiveton Park, near Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England. Until 1845, Kiveton was a rural village
Kiveton_Park_Colliery
Former coal mine in South Yorkshire, England
Barrow Colliery was a coal mine at Worsbrough Park, South Yorkshire, England. It was first dug in 1873, with the first coal being brought to the surface
Barrow_Colliery
Fatal explosion at a colliery in West Yorkshire, England
at a colliery in Allerton Bywater, West Yorkshire, England, killing five miners and one pit pony. The Colliery was owned by Airedale Collieries Ltd. at
Allerton Bywater colliery explosion
Allerton_Bywater_colliery_explosion
Coal mining region in England
number of collieries continued to decline as reserves became exhausted. In order to maximise coal output, short-life drift mines including Fence Drift and
Lancashire_Coalfield
Mine complex based around Selby, North Yorkshire, England
transferred from 11 collieries nearing exhaustion around Wakefield and Rothwell, starting in 1978–79 with miners from Walton Colliery near Wakefield. The
Selby_Coalfield
Former coal mine in South Yorkshire, England
Yorkshire Main Colliery was a coal mine situated within the village of Edlington, south west of Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England. The colliery was created
Yorkshire_Main_Colliery
Historic site in Queensland, Australia
Bowen Consolidated Colliery is a heritage-listed former mine at Station Street and Second Avenue, Scottville, Whitsunday Region, Queensland, Australia
Bowen_Consolidated_Colliery
Former coal mine in South Yorkshire, England
Nunnery Colliery was a coal mine close to Sheffield at Darnall, South Yorkshire. The mining company, known as The Waverley Coal Company, also worked High
Nunnery_Colliery
Former coal mine in Yorkshire, England
Colliery was a coal mine on the West Yorkshire Coalfield at Grange Moor between Wakefield and Huddersfield on the A642 road, in England. The colliery
Shuttle_Eye_Colliery
Village in West Yorkshire, England
enclosure or fence. Flockton grew in a coal mining area, Flockton Collieries are closed. Locals could find mining jobs at nearby collieries such as Bullhouse
Flockton
Former coal mine in South Yorkshire, England
53°24′04″N 1°24′11″W / 53.401°N 1.403°W / 53.401; -1.403 Tinsley Park Collieries were a group of coal mines situated in the Tinsley / Darnall area to the
Tinsley_Park_Collieries
Former coal mine in South Yorkshire, England
High Hazels Colliery was a coal mine situated between the parish of Catcliffe, near Rotherham, and the parish of Handsworth, near Sheffield. It was adjacent
High_Hazels_Colliery
Coal mine in West Yorkshire, England
Upton Colliery was a coal mine near to the village of Upton in the West Riding of Yorkshire, England. The site was 8.5 miles (13.7 km) north west of Doncaster
Upton_Colliery
Former coal mine in South Yorkshire, England
Wharncliffe Woodmoor 1, 2 and 3 colliery (part of Wharncliffe Woodmoor Colliery Company Ltd, the Wharncliffe Woodmoor Colliery Company was formed in 1873 when
Wharncliffe Woodmoor 1, 2 & 3 Colliery
Wharncliffe_Woodmoor_1,_2_&_3_Colliery
Former coal mine in South Yorkshire, England
Warren Vale Colliery was a coal mine, also known as Piccadilly Colliery, situated alongside Warren Vale Road, between Rawmarsh and Swinton, South Yorkshire
Warren_Vale_Colliery
Former coal mine in South Yorkshire, England
Thorne Colliery was a large colliery within the Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster, South Yorkshire in the South Yorkshire Coalfield. The colliery was open
Thorne_Colliery
Suburb of Newcastle upon Tyne, England
number of collieries, including the Gosforth and Coxlodge Collieries. Gosforth Colliery was located in South Gosforth, while Coxlodge Colliery was west
Gosforth
Callerton, Blackhall Mill, Blakelaw, Blaydon, Blucher, Boldon, Boldon Colliery, Brandling Village, Brenkley, Brunswick Village, Brunton Bridge, Brunton
List of places in Tyne and Wear
List_of_places_in_Tyne_and_Wear
Abandoned English coal mine
Aldwarke Main Colliery was a coal mine sunk in the Don Valley, near Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England. The name "Aldwarke" refers to an area in the Don
Aldwarke_Main_Colliery
Former coal mine in South Yorkshire, England
Roundwood Colliery was a coal mine situated in the Don Valley, about 2 miles (3.2 km) north of Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England on the borders of Rotherham
Roundwood_Colliery
Historic provincial park in Nanaimo Regional District, British Columbia
Morden Colliery Historic Provincial Park is a 4-hectare (9.9-acre) historic provincial park near the east coast of southern Vancouver Island, British Columbia
Morden Colliery Historic Provincial Park
Morden_Colliery_Historic_Provincial_Park
Former coal mine in South Yorkshire, England
Kilnhurst Colliery, formerly known as either Thrybergh or Thrybergh Hall Colliery, was situated on the southern side of the village of Kilnhurst, near
Kilnhurst_Colliery
Geographical, historical and cultural region in England
the last large colliery, Northern United. There are still small private mines in operation, worked by freeminers and Hopewell Colliery is open to the
Forest_of_Dean
Town in Tyne and Wear, England
and is a cognate of German Zaun (fence), Dutch tuin (garden) and Icelandic tún (paddock). The word means "fenced off estate" or more accurately "estate
Washington,_Tyne_and_Wear
Coalfield in North Yorkshire, England
Sergeantson found the collieries had been neglected in 1826 and employed Joseph Hunter as colliery manager. To improve the colliery he demolished the water-wheel
Ingleton_Coalfield
English heavy metal singer (born 1958)
his grandparents; his grandfather was a coal-face worker at the local colliery, and his grandmother was a housewife. This is referred to in his song "Born
Bruce_Dickinson
Coalfield in Yorkshire, England
district and other parts of West Yorkshire as far as Keighley and Kellingley Colliery and the Selby Coalfield are in North Yorkshire. It is separate from the
South_Yorkshire_Coalfield
Former coal mining company in South Yorkshire, England
The Dalton Main Collieries Limited became a public company which appeared on the London Stock Exchange in December 1899. The company was set up by John
Dalton_Main_Collieries_Ltd.
Former coal mine in South Yorkshire, England
New Stubbin Colliery was a coal mine situated in the township of Rawmarsh near Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England. The colliery was situated in a deep
New_Stubbin_Colliery
Suicide method
coroner finds". The Guardian. "Woman took her own life on skydive in Shotton Colliery". BBC News. 2025-08-21. Retrieved 2025-09-05. The inquest in Crook heard
Suicide by jumping from height
Suicide_by_jumping_from_height
Former association football club in England
Eppleton Colliery Welfare Football Club was an association football club from Hetton-le-Hole, Sunderland, originally in County Durham. The club was founded
Eppleton Colliery Welfare F.C.
Eppleton_Colliery_Welfare_F.C.
Visitor attraction in North East England
Seaton Burn wagonway to close in the 1920s; a new route from the Rising Sun colliery to the west did open in 1939, although this was to replace a line on a
North_Tyneside_Steam_Railway
Heritage-listed former coal mine
Dawson Valley Colliery is a heritage-listed former coal mine at Morgan Street and The Esplanade, Baralaba, Shire of Banana, Queensland, Australia. It was
Dawson_Valley_Colliery
Former coal mine in South Yorkshire, England
Harry Crofts Colliery was a small, short lived coal mine within the parish of South Anston, near Rotherham, South Yorkshire. The colliery was sunk between
Harry_Crofts_Colliery
"The colliery disaster that claimed the lives of 268 men and boys". Wales Online. Retrieved 29 July 2026. "Records falsified after Gresford colliery mining
List of accidents and disasters by death toll
List_of_accidents_and_disasters_by_death_toll
Former coal mine in South Yorkshire, England
Waleswood Colliery was a coal mine located between Swallownest and Wales Bar, near Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England. The colliery was adjacent to the
Waleswood_Colliery
Former coal mine in South Yorkshire, England
Thurcroft Colliery was a coal mine situated in the village of Thurcroft, near Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England. In 1902, the Rother Vale Colliery Company
Thurcroft_Colliery
Former coal mine in South Yorkshire, England
Aston Colliery was a small coal mine sunk on Aston Common, within Rotherham Rural District but six miles east of Sheffield in the 1840s. In 1864 its workings
North_Staveley_Colliery
Rother Vale Collieries Ltd which owned several collieries in the area of Treeton near Rotherham, Yorkshire. These included Treeton, Fence and Orgreave
Sir Frederick Jones, 1st Baronet
Sir_Frederick_Jones,_1st_Baronet
Dictator of Cambodia from 1975 to 1979
province. The grave is covered by a tin roof and surrounded by a small fence. Pol's aim was to plunge the country into an inferno of revolutionary change
Pol_Pot
Mining shafts in the Ronchamp
The Ronchamp colliery shafts (French, Les puits des houillères de Ronchamp) are a series of collieries undertaken by the various mining companies in the
Ronchamp_colliery_shafts
Area in Tyne and Wear, England
Houghton-le-Spring via Washington Galleries , Fatfield, Penshaw, Shiney Row, Bournmoor & Fence Houses 50 Durham via Washington Galleries , Lambton, Harraton, Rickleton
Concord,_Sunderland
destroying or damaging Buildings, Engines and Machinery, used in and about Collieries and other Mines, Waggon Ways, Bridges and other Works, used in conveying
List of acts of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1816
List_of_acts_of_the_Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom_from_1816
City in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
U-Tower, former Dortmunder Union brewery, now a museum Zollern II/IV Colliery, now part of the Westphalian Industrial Museum and an Anchor Point of the
Dortmund
Railway locomotive powered by a steam engine
1804 and had a ready audience of colliery (coal mine) owners and engineers. The visit was so successful that the colliery railways in north-east England
Steam_locomotive
List of coal seams in the South Yorkshire Coalfield, England
Bywater Colliery Explosion Cadeby Main pit disaster Lofthouse Colliery disaster Lundhill Colliery explosion Oaks explosion Peckfield Colliery disaster
Coal seams of the South Yorkshire Coalfield
Coal_seams_of_the_South_Yorkshire_Coalfield
Safety lamp that prevents open flames from igniting flammable gases
demonstrated his own lamp to two witnesses by taking it down Killingworth Colliery and holding it in front of a fissure from which firedamp was issuing. The
Davy_lamp
Railway station in South Yorkshire, England
Woodhouse was the hub of two colliery branches: to the west a branch to Orgreave Colliery, which was extended to reach Treeton Colliery under the MS&LR (Extension
Woodhouse_railway_station
Former Welsh railway
Branch, was opened by the Taff Vale Railway company in 1885 to serve collieries that were expected to open in the Clydach Valley, Glamorganshire, South
Ynysybwl_branch_line_railway
Built-up area in England
building at Sunderland Docks and coal mining with large collieries such as Monkwearmouth Colliery, which declined rapidly during the mid 20th century, many
Wearside
Former railway station in Wales
Groeswen Colliery to a siding which ran through the 'down' platform. This was installed in 1899 to connect with the already-existing colliery sidings.
Groeswen_Halt_railway_station
English footballer (1906–1986)
born in Fencehouses and started his playing career at Dinnington Main Colliery Welfare, from where, in 1925, he joined Blackpool, then in the Football
Dick_Neal_Sr.
Former railway station in England
station to serve the Atlas Brickworks and Leighswood Colliery until the 1930s when Leighswood Colliery closed but continued to serve Atlas Brickworks until
Pelsall_railway_station
Former railway in Gloucestershire, United Kingdom
company was required to fence it throughout. It was decided that the sections from the South Wales Railway to New Fancy Colliery, and from Moseley Green
Forest of Dean Central Railway
Forest_of_Dean_Central_Railway
Scottish serial killer (1927–1958)
murders, Manuel had been bailed upon a charge of robbing the canteen of a colliery office in the town of Blantyre. On 2 October, he was tried before a judge
Peter_Manuel
to the Meetings-Bridge, and to extend the same towards the Kilkenny Collieries, and the Glenmalur Mines. Forfeited Recognizances Act 1792 32 Geo. 3.
List of acts of the Parliament of Ireland, 1791–1800
List_of_acts_of_the_Parliament_of_Ireland,_1791–1800
Civil parish in Nottinghamshire, England
and west of the lodge was converted into farmland as well as Bestwood Colliery towards the turn of the 20th century. Later Dukes did not reside at the
St_Albans,_Nottinghamshire
Village in Fife, Scotland
sawmill producing rough timber for railway sleepers, fence posts and the like. Comrie Colliery closed in 1986, and the village took many years to recover
Oakley,_Fife
Exchange. Shakerley Collieries – was a coal mining company. It operated from c1850s to 1935. It became part of Manchester Collieries. Shawbrook Bank – is
List of companies of the United Kingdom K–Z
List_of_companies_of_the_United_Kingdom_K–Z
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