















|
| An Account of the Strata of Northumberland and Durham |
Volume: SUP, Page: 434 |
No. 2,940 — Shiremoor
Township of Earsdon, Northumberland
Sheet 89 of 19thC Ordnance Map. Lat. 55° 01' 57", Long. 1° 30' 35".
[ OS Grid Ref: NZ 31334 71003 (431334,571003) ]
Account of Strata sunk through below the High Main Seam in the Algernon Pit, Shiremoor Colliery, 1892
Approximate surface level 225 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 | 0.7m/1.2km |
| 31 | Backworth B Pit | Backworth | 1.1m/1.9km |
| 32 | Backworth C Pit | Backworth | 1.8m/3.0km |
| 33 | Backworth D Pit | Backworth | 1.7m/2.8km |
| 34 | Backworth E Pit | Backworth | 1.8m/3.0km |
| 35 | Backworth B Pit | Backworth | 1.6m/2.6km |
| 36 | Backworth | Backworth | 1.9m/3.1km |
| 37 | Backworth | Backworth | 1.3m/2.1km |
| 38 | Backworth | Backworth | 0.6m/1.1km |
| 39 | Backworth | Backworth | 1.1m/1.9km |
| 40 | Backworth | Backworth | 1.5m/2.5km |
| 41 | Backworth | Backworth | 1.0m/1.7km |
| 42 | Backworth | Backworth | 0.7m/1.2km |
| 127 | Benton | Longbenton | 2.3m/3.8km |
| 450 | Chirton | Chirton | 2.1m/3.4km |
| 463 | Chirton | Chirton | 2.1m/3.5km |
| 464 | Chirton | Chirton | 1.6m/2.7km |
| 465 | Chirton | Chirton | 2.3m/3.8km |
| 466 | Chirton | Chirton | 1.5m/2.5km |
| 467 | Chirton | Chirton | 2.0m/3.2km |
| 470 | Chirton | Chirton | 2.3m/3.7km |
| 471 | Chirton | Chirton | 2.3m/3.8km |
| 472 | Chirton | Chirton | 2.3m/3.8km |
| 742 | Earsdon | Earsdon | 0.5m/0.8km |
| 744 | Earsdon | Earsdon | 0.5m/0.8km |
| 745 | Earsdon | Earsdon | 0.7m/1.2km |
| 746 | Earsdon | Earsdon | 0.7m/1.2km |
| 748 | Earsdon | Earsdon | 0.7m/1.2km |
| 887 | Flatworth | Chirton | 2.0m/3.2km |
| 888 | Flatworth | Chirton | 2.1m/3.4km |
| 889 | Flatworth | Chirton | 2.1m/3.4km |
| 890 | Flatworth | Chirton | 2.1m/3.4km |
| 913 | Flatworth | Chirton | 2.0m/3.2km |
| 1,180 | Holywell | Holywell | 1.0m/1.6km |
| 1,184 | Holywell | Holywell | 2.4m/3.9km |
| 1,185 | Holywell | Holywell | 1.1m/1.9km |
| 1,187 | Holywell | Holywell | 2.0m/3.2km |
| 1,237 | Killingworth | Long Benton | 2.0m/3.3km |
| 1,238 | Killingworth | Long Benton | 1.0m/1.7km |
| 1,239 | Killingworth | Long Benton | 1.1m/1.8km |
| 1,240 | Killingworth | Killingworth | 2.3m/3.7km |
| 1,367 | Monkseaton | Monkseaton | 1.7m/2.8km |
| 1,368 | Monkseaton | Monkseaton | 1.9m/3.1km |
| 1,369 | Monkseaton | Monkseaton | 1.9m/3.1km |
| 1,370 | Monkseaton | Monkseaton | 2.3m/3.7km |
| 1,394 | Murton | Murton | 1.0m/1.7km |
| 1,395 | Murton | Murton | 0.7m/1.2km |
| 1,531 | Percy Main | Chirton | 2.1m/3.4km |
| 1,562 | Preston | Preston | 2.4m/3.9km |
| 1,719 | Seghill | Seghill | 2.3m/3.7km |
| 1,808 | Shiremoor | Earsdon | 0.5m/0.9km |
| 1,810 | Shiremoor | Earsdon | 0.3m/0.6km |
| 2,132 | Wallsend | Wallsend | 2.2m/3.6km |
| 2,268 | Willington | Willington | 1.5m/2.4km |
| 2,269 | Willington | Willington | 1.6m/2.6km |
| 2,273 | Willington | Willington | 2.3m/3.7km |
| 2,388 | Backworth | Backworth | 0.7m/1.2km |
| 2,915 | Preston | Chirton | 2.1m/3.5km |
| 2,940 | Shiremoor | Earsdon | 0.0m/0.0km |
| 3,038 | Wallsend | Benton | 1.8m/3.0km |
|
|