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| An Account of the Strata of Northumberland and Durham |
Volume: L-R, Page: 123 |
No. 1,394 — Murton
Township of Murton, Northumberland
Sheet 89 of 19thC Ordnance Map. Lat. 55° 01' 49", Long. 1° 29' 00".
[ OS Grid Ref: NZ 33022 70768 (433022,570768) ]
Account of the first Boring at Murton Colliery, in the Lane East of the town, N. 51° E. from the Engine Pit. September 12th, 1796
Approximate surface level 200 feet above sea (Ordnance datum)
Nearby Borings
Immediate Vicinity
Borings within a 2½ miles (4km) radius
In the following table the value given for the distance
(miles/kilometres) are "as
the crow flies" and are provided as an indication only.
| No. |
Name |
Township |
Distance |
| 30 | Backworth A Pit | Backworth | 1.8m/2.9km |
| 31 | Backworth B Pit | Backworth | 2.1m/3.4km |
| 35 | Backworth B Pit | Backworth | 2.4m/3.9km |
| 37 | Backworth | Backworth | 2.3m/3.7km |
| 38 | Backworth | Backworth | 1.7m/2.8km |
| 39 | Backworth | Backworth | 2.2m/3.6km |
| 41 | Backworth | Backworth | 1.9m/3.1km |
| 42 | Backworth | Backworth | 1.8m/2.9km |
| 322 | Burdon Main, otherwise Collingwood Main | Chirton | 1.8m/2.9km |
| 323 | Burdon Main, otherwise Collingwood Main | Chirton | 1.8m/2.9km |
| 324 | Burdon Main, otherwise Collingwood Main | Chirton | 1.8m/2.9km |
| 327 | Burdon Main, otherwise Collingwood Main | Chirton | 2.0m/3.2km |
| 330 | Burdon Main, otherwise Collingwood Main | Chirton | 2.0m/3.2km |
| 446 | Chirton | Tynemouth | 2.2m/3.6km |
| 447 | Chirton | Chirton | 1.9m/3.1km |
| 448 | Chirton | Chirton | 2.1m/3.4km |
| 449 | Chirton | Chirton | 2.0m/3.3km |
| 450 | Chirton | Chirton | 1.1m/1.9km |
| 451 | Chirton | Chirton | 2.2m/3.6km |
| 453 | Chirton | Chirton | 2.2m/3.6km |
| 455 | Chirton | Chirton | 2.2m/3.6km |
| 456 | Chirton | Chirton | 2.2m/3.6km |
| 457 | Chirton | Chirton | 2.0m/3.3km |
| 458 | Chirton | Chirton | 2.3m/3.7km |
| 459 | Chirton | Chirton | 2.2m/3.6km |
| 461 | Chirton | Chirton | 2.2m/3.6km |
| 462 | Chirton | Chirton | 1.7m/2.8km |
| 463 | Chirton | Chirton | 1.3m/2.1km |
| 464 | Chirton | Chirton | 0.9m/1.5km |
| 465 | Chirton | Chirton | 1.5m/2.5km |
| 466 | Chirton | Chirton | 0.8m/1.3km |
| 467 | Chirton | Chirton | 1.1m/1.8km |
| 469 | Chirton | Chirton | 1.6m/2.7km |
| 470 | Chirton | Chirton | 1.5m/2.4km |
| 471 | Chirton | Chirton | 1.6m/2.6km |
| 472 | Chirton | Chirton | 1.6m/2.6km |
| 474 | Chirton | Chirton | 2.3m/3.8km |
| 695 | Cullercoats | Whitley | 2.2m/3.6km |
| 696 | Cullercoats | Tynemouth | 1.8m/3.0km |
| 742 | Earsdon | Earsdon | 1.3m/2.2km |
| 744 | Earsdon | Earsdon | 1.3m/2.2km |
| 745 | Earsdon | Earsdon | 1.2m/2.0km |
| 746 | Earsdon | Earsdon | 1.2m/2.0km |
| 748 | Earsdon | Earsdon | 0.8m/1.3km |
| 887 | Flatworth | Chirton | 1.6m/2.6km |
| 888 | Flatworth | Chirton | 1.8m/2.9km |
| 889 | Flatworth | Chirton | 1.8m/2.9km |
| 890 | Flatworth | Chirton | 1.7m/2.8km |
| 913 | Flatworth | Chirton | 1.3m/2.1km |
| 1,180 | Holywell | Holywell | 1.8m/2.9km |
| 1,185 | Holywell | Holywell | 1.7m/2.8km |
| 1,238 | Killingworth | Long Benton | 1.8m/3.0km |
| 1,239 | Killingworth | Long Benton | 2.0m/3.3km |
| 1,367 | Monkseaton | Monkseaton | 0.8m/1.4km |
| 1,368 | Monkseaton | Monkseaton | 1.1m/1.8km |
| 1,369 | Monkseaton | Monkseaton | 1.0m/1.7km |
| 1,370 | Monkseaton | Monkseaton | 1.3m/2.1km |
| 1,394 | Murton | Murton | 0.0m/0.0km |
| 1,395 | Murton | Murton | 0.5m/0.8km |
| 1,530 | Percy Main | Chirton | 2.3m/3.7km |
| 1,531 | Percy Main | Chirton | 1.7m/2.8km |
| 1,562 | Preston | Preston | 1.5m/2.4km |
| 1,808 | Shiremoor | Earsdon | 1.0m/1.7km |
| 1,810 | Shiremoor | Earsdon | 1.3m/2.1km |
| 2,268 | Willington | Willington | 1.4m/2.3km |
| 2,269 | Willington | Willington | 1.7m/2.8km |
| 2,388 | Backworth | Backworth | 1.8m/2.9km |
| 2,915 | Preston | Chirton | 1.3m/2.1km |
| 2,940 | Shiremoor | Earsdon | 1.0m/1.7km |
| 3,038 | Wallsend | Benton | 2.5m/4.0km |
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