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 An Account of the Strata of Northumberland and Durham Volume: S-T, Page: 299 

No. 2,005 — Throckley

Township of Throckley, Northumberland

Sheet 87 of 19thC Ordnance Map.  Lat. 55° 00' 18",  Long. 1° 45' 24".

[ OS Grid Ref: NZ 15562 67861 (415562,567861) ]

Account of the Boring in Old Pit Shaft on Throckley Fell, about 10 yards on the North Side of the Mill Race, about 300 yards West from the Mill. The first and eastmost Main Coal Pit laid dry by Dewley Burn Level. March 9th, 1756

Approximate surface level 270 feet above sea (Ordnance datum)

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Source:  An Account of the strata of Northumberland & Durham as proved by Borings & Sinkings, Volume S-T, published by the North of England Institute of Mining & Mechanical Engineers, 1894

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