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Benwell Colliery
OS Grid Ref: NZ 21500 63600
Collieries and Pits within 5 miles (8km)
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In the following table the value given for the distance (miles/kilometres) from Benwell Colliery are "as the crow flies" and are provided as an indication only.
| Colliery | Location | Distance | Opened | Closed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Feet Pit | nr. Coundon | 2.8m/4.6km | 1842 | ||
| A Pit | Wallsend | 4.8m/7.8km | |||
| A Pit | Greenside | 4.8m/7.8km | |||
| Ada Pit | Heworth | 4.6m/7.5km | 1700's | 29 Jun 1963 | |
| Adams Main Pit | Newcastle | 0.8m/1.4km | |||
| Addison Colliery | Ryton | 2.9m/4.7km | 1865 | 22 Feb 1963 | |
| Allerdean Colliery | Lamesley | 3.8m/6.2km | |||
| Andrew Pit | Throckley | 4.3m/6.9km | |||
| Andrews House Colliery | Whickham | 4.0m/6.5km | 1840 | Dec 1920 | |
| Ann Pit | Throckley | 4.3m/7.0km | |||
| Ann Pit | Newbiggin | 3.9m/6.3km | 1769 | ||
| Ann Pit | Gateshead | 4.6m/7.5km | 1726 | 1973 | |
| Ann Pit | Walker | 4.7m/7.6km | |||
| Ash Tree Colliery | Winlaton | 4.5m/7.2km | 1798 | ||
| Ashtree Pit | Blaydon | 4.7m/7.6km | bef. 1857 | ||
| Aubone Pit | Benwell | 0.1m/0.3km | |||
| Augusta Pit | Wide Open | 4.6m/7.5km | 1867 | Feb 1960 | |
| Axwell Colliery | Swalwell | 2.1m/3.5km | 1878 | 31 Dec 1887 | |
| Axwell Park Colliery | Swalwell | 1.3m/2.2km | 1839 | 07 Aug 1954 | |
| B Pit | Greenside | 4.6m/7.4km | |||
| Bagnall Colliery | Swalwell | 2.1m/3.5km | 1878 | 31 Dec 1887 | |
| Bakers Quarry | High Spen | 2.3m/3.7km | |||
| Bank Top Quarry | Benwell, Newcastle-on-Tyne | 0.8m/1.4km | |||
| Barcus Close Colliery | nr. Burnopfield | 4.5m/7.2km | Apr 1966 | ||
| Barlow Fell Drift | Barlow | 3.9m/6.3km | Oct 1961 | ||
| Barlow Towneley Drift | Barlow | 3.9m/6.3km | Oct 1961 | ||
| Barlowfell Quarry | High Spen | 4.3m/6.9km | |||
| Barlowfield Drift | Rowlands Gill | 3.9m/6.3km | |||
| Basin Pit | Longbenton | 4.4m/7.1km | |||
| Battery Quarry | Heworth | 4.1m/6.7km | |||
| Beams Wheels Pit | Whickham | 1.6m/2.7km | |||
| Bean Pit | Throckley | 4.5m/7.3km | |||
| Beaumont Pit | Benwell | 0.6m/1.1km | 1819 | 1848 | |
| Bensham Brick Works | Gateshead | 2.0m/3.3km | |||
| Bensham Colliery | Bensham, Newcastle-on-Tyne | 2.1m/3.5km | bef. 1743 | ||
| Benton Colliery | Longbenton | 4.1m/6.6km | bef. 1760 | ||
| Bessie Pit | Blaydon Burn | 2.8m/4.6km | 1850s | 03 Nov 1956 | |
| Betsey Pit | Winlaton | 2.8m/4.6km | |||
| Betty Pit | Westerhope | 3.5m/5.6km | 1968 | ||
| Betty Pit | Lamesley | 4.5m/7.2km | |||
| Betty Pit | Lamesley | 4.5m/7.2km | |||
| Bewes Hill Quarry | Ryton | 3.0m/4.8km | |||
| Bigge's Main Colliery | Wallsend | 4.8m/7.8km | |||
| Billet Pit | Elswick | 0.6m/1.0km | |||
| Blackburn Fell Drift | nr. Sunniside | 3.9m/6.3km | Jul 1937 | Feb 1979 | |
| Blakelaw Pit | Kenton | 2.1m/3.5km | |||
| Blaydon Brickworks | Blaydon | 1.6m/2.7km | |||
| Blaydon Burn Colliery | Blaydon Burn | 3.1m/5.0km | 1850s | 03 Nov 1956 | |
| Blaydon Main Colliery | Blaydon | 1.6m/2.7km | bef. 1828 | Mar 1921 | |
| Blaydon Quarry | Blaydon | 3.8m/6.1km | |||
| Bog Pit | Stella | 3.0m/4.8km | |||
| Bower Pit | Coxlodge, nr. Gosforth | 3.8m/6.1km | bef. 1821 | 16 Jun 1894 | |
| Brandling Main | Felling | 3.8m/6.1km | 1779 | 1931 | |
| Brandling Pit | Gosofrth | 3.4m/5.5km | |||
| Brass Pit | Throckley | 4.3m/7.0km | |||
| Bryan's Leap Colliery | Rowlands Gill | 4.5m/7.3km | 1950 | ||
| Burnhills - Blaydon Quarry | Ryton | 3.8m/6.1km | |||
| Byermoor Colliery | Byermoor | 4.3m/7.0km | 1860 | 02 Feb 1968 | |
| Callerton Colliery | Callerton | 5.0m/8.0km | 1827 | 11 Sep 1948 | |
| Caroline Pit | Scotswood | 1.5m/2.5km | 1750 | 1959 | |
| Carrhill Quarry | Heworth | 3.4m/5.5km | |||
| Carr's Drift (Clay and Coal) | Denton, Newcastle-on-Tyne | 1.4m/2.3km | |||
| Cat Pit | Throckley | 4.0m/6.5km | |||
| Centre Pit | Lamesley | 4.6m/7.5km | |||
| Chance Pit | Throckley | 4.5m/7.3km | 1756 | ||
| Chance Pit | Lamesley | 4.3m/6.9km | |||
| Chapel Pit | Gateshead | 2.0m/3.2km | |||
| Charlotte Pit | Walker | 5.0m/8.0km | bef. 1765 | ||
| Church Quarry | Heworth | 4.0m/6.5km | |||
| Claxton Quarry | Gateshead | 2.8m/4.6km | |||
| Clockburn Drift | Winlaton Mill | 2.6m/4.3km | 1952 | Mar 1983 | |
| Clockmill Brick Works | Gateshead | 1.5m/2.4km | |||
| Content Pit | Blaydon | 2.1m/3.4km | Mar 1921 | ||
| Corn Pit | Lamesley | 4.6m/7.4km | |||
| Corner Pit | Lamesley | 3.8m/6.1km | |||
| Coronation Pit | nr. Newburn | 3.3m/5.3km | |||
| Cowen's Pit | Blaydon Burn | 3.1m/5.0km | 1872 | 03 Nov 1956 | |
| Coxlodge Colliery | Coxlodge, nr. Gosforth | 3.4m/5.5km | bef. 1821 | 16 Jun 1894 | |
| Crookbank Colliery | Burnopfield | 4.3m/7.0km | bef. 1847 | ||
| Cross Pit | Throckley | 4.3m/6.9km | |||
| Crowhall Quarry | Felling | 4.3m/6.9km | |||
| Dean Pit | Lamesley | 4.0m/6.5km | |||
| Deckham Hall Colliery | Gateshead | 3.0m/4.8km | Dec 1893 | ||
| Delaval Benwell Colliery | Scotswood | 0.3m/0.6km | 15 May 1901 | ||
| Delaval Pit | Benwell | 0.3m/0.6km | |||
| Delight Pit | Byker | 3.5m/5.6km | |||
| Delight Pit | Wallsend | 4.6m/7.5km | |||
| Denton Quarry | Denton, Newcastle-on-Tyne | 1.3m/2.2km | |||
| Derwent Brick Works | Gateshead | 1.6m/2.7km | |||
| Derwent Crook Colliery | Low Fell | 3.0m/4.9km | bef. 1746 | ||
| Derwenthaugh Coking Plant | Blaydon-on-Tyne | 1.9m/3.1km | |||
| Dinnington Colliery | Wide Open | 4.6m/7.5km | 1867 | 26 Feb 1960 | |
| Doll Pit | Gateshead Fell | 3.6m/5.9km | |||
| Duke Pit | nr. Newburn | 3.3m/5.3km | 1740? | ||
| Dunston Colliery | Dunston | 1.0m/1.7km | 1875 | Dec 1947 | |
| Dunston Garesfield Colliery | Dunston | 1.0m/1.7km | 1875 | Dec 1947 | |
| East Pit | Wallsend | 4.9m/7.9km | |||
| Edge Pit | Gateshead Fell | 3.6m/5.9km | |||
| Edith Pit | Swalwell | 1.0m/1.6km | 1920? | Aug 1940 | |
| Edward Pit | Winlaton | 2.6m/4.3km | |||
| Eighton Colliery | Gateshead | 4.6m/7.5km | 1726 | 1973 | |
| Ellison Main Colliery | Wrekenton | 4.3m/7.0km | bef. 1793 | bef. 1895 | |
| Elswick Colliery | Elswick, Newcastle | 1.0m/1.6km | bef. 1828 | ||
| Elswick East Quarry | Elswick, Newcastle | 0.6m/1.1km | |||
| Elswick Middle Quarry | Elswick, Newcastle | 0.6m/1.0km | |||
| Elswick West Quarry | Elswick, Newcastle | 0.5m/0.8km | |||
| Emidy Pit | Lamesley | 4.6m/7.4km | |||
| Emma Colliery | Ryton | 4.4m/7.1km | 1845 | 19 Apr 1968 | |
| Engine Bank Pit | Throckley | 4.6m/7.4km | |||
| Engine Bank Pit | Heddon | 4.6m/7.4km | |||
| Engine Pit No. 2 | Throckley | 4.2m/6.8km | |||
| Fair Pit | Wallsend | 4.8m/7.8km | |||
| Fanny Pit | Gosforth | 3.8m/6.1km | |||
| Fanny Pit | Heworth | 4.6m/7.5km | 1700's | 29 Jun 1963 | |
| Fanny Pit | Gateshead Fell | 3.8m/6.2km | bef. 1793 | bef. 1895 | |
| Fan's Pit | Throckley | 4.8m/7.8km | |||
| Farewell Pit | Byker, Newcastle | 4.4m/7.1km | Bef. 1769 | ||
| Farnacres Colliery | Whickham | 1.8m/2.9km | |||
| Fawdon Colliery | Fawdon | 4.1m/6.6km | 1810 | ||
| Felling Colliery | Felling | 3.8m/6.1km | 1779 | 1931 | |
| Felling Quarry | Felling | 3.7m/6.0km | |||
| Fence Pit | Throckley | 5.0m/8.0km | |||
| Fence Pit | Heddon | 5.0m/8.0km | |||
| First Pit | Winlaton | 3.8m/6.1km | 1801 | ||
| Flat Pit | Lamesley | 5.0m/8.0km | |||
| Folly Quarry (Sand) | Ryton, Greenside | 3.8m/6.2km | |||
| Fortune Pit | Heaton, Newcastle-on-Tyne | 3.4m/5.5km | 1736 | ||
| Fortune Pit | Throckley | 4.6m/7.5km | |||
| Francis Pit | Scotswood | 2.0m/3.2km | 1750 | 1959 | |
| Freehold Pit | Blaydon | 2.5m/4.1km | |||
| Friar's Goose Colliery | Friar's Goose, Gateshead | 3.3m/5.3km | 1798 | 1926 | |
| Garden Pit | Blaydon | 2.0m/3.3km | Mar 1921 | ||
| Garesfield Colliery | nr. Rowlands Gill | 4.0m/6.4km | 1854 | ||
| Gee Pit | Throckley | 4.9m/7.9km | |||
| Gellesfield Quarry | High Spen | 2.5m/4.1km | |||
| George Pit | Lamesley | 4.4m/7.1km | |||
| George Pit | Low Fell | 3.4m/5.5km | |||
| George Pit | nr. Newburn | 2.5m/4.0km | bef. 1828 | ||
| Glamis Pit | Kibblesworth | 4.9m/7.9km | 1842 | 04 Oct 1974 | |
| Gosforth Colliery | Gosforth | 3.8m/6.1km | 1825 | ||
| Gosforth Pit | Wallsend | 4.4m/7.1km | |||
| Green Pit | Lamesley | 4.1m/6.7km | |||
| Greenside Colliery | Greenside | 4.8m/7.7km | 23 Jul 1966 | ||
| Hall Pit | Lamesley | 4.0m/6.5km | |||
| Hazard Pit | Blaydon | 1.8m/2.9km | Mar 1921 | ||
| Heaton Colliery | Heaton, Newcastle-on-Tyne | 3.4m/5.5km | 1736 | ||
| Heaton Quarry | Newcastle-on-Tyne | 4.1m/6.6km | |||
| Heddon Colliery | Wylam-on-Tyne | 4.8m/7.7km | |||
| Hedge Pit | Longbenton | 4.6m/7.5km | |||
| Henry Pit | Wallsend | 4.4m/7.1km | |||
| Henry Pit | Swalwell | 1.0m/1.6km | 1920? | Aug 1940 | |
| Heworth Burn Quarry | Heworth | 4.5m/7.2km | |||
| Heworth Colliery | Heworth | 4.6m/7.5km | 1700's | 29 Jun 1963 | |
| Heworth Quarry | Heworth | 4.6m/7.5km | |||
| High Burn Quarry | Heworth | 4.5m/7.2km | |||
| High Marley Hill Drift | Byermoor | 4.2m/6.8km | 1948 | 29 Jun 1963 | |
| Hill Pit | Throckley | 4.3m/7.0km | 1700's | ||
| Holly Hill Pit | Felling | 4.0m/6.5km | |||
| Hope Pit | Gateshead Fell | 3.7m/6.0km | |||
| Hopewell Pit | Throckley | 4.5m/7.2km | |||
| Humble Pit | Throckley | 4.9m/7.9km | |||
| Humble Pit | Heddon | 4.9m/7.9km | |||
| Isabella Pit | Wrekenton | 4.3m/7.0km | bef. 1793 | bef. 1895 | |
| Jane Pit | Walker | 4.8m/7.8km | bef. 1765 | ||
| Jenny Pit | Throckley | 4.7m/7.6km | |||
| Jenny Pit | Heddon | 4.7m/7.6km | |||
| Jesmond Colliery | Jesmond, Newcastle-on-Tyne | 3.0m/4.8km | |||
| Jockey Pit No. 1 | Throckley | 4.6m/7.5km | |||
| Jockey Pit No. 2 | Throckley | 4.5m/7.2km | |||
| John Pit | Felling | 3.6m/5.9km | 1779 | 1931 | |
| John Pit | Heworth | 4.6m/7.4km | 1700's | 29 Jun 1963 | |
| Jubilee/North Pit | Coxlodge, nr. Gosforth | 3.2m/5.2km | bef. 1821 | 16 Jun 1894 | |
| Kenton Colliery | Kenton | 2.3m/3.7km | |||
| Kepier Pit | Crawcrook | 4.7m/7.6km | |||
| Kew Pit | Lemington-on-Tyne | 1.6m/2.7km | 1924 | ||
| Kibblesworth Colliery | Kibblesworth | 4.9m/7.9km | 1842 | 04 Oct 1974 | |
| Kibblesworth Grange Drift | Kibblesworth | 4.9m/7.9km | 1914 | Dec 1932 | |
| King Pit | Throckley | 4.8m/7.8km | |||
| King Pit | Heddon | 4.8m/7.8km | |||
| King Pit | Walker | 4.8m/7.8km | bef. 1765 | ||
| King Pit, Wrekenton | Wrekenton | 4.6m/7.5km | |||
| Lady Pit | Dunston | 1.5m/2.5km | |||
| Lady Pit | Fenham | 1.6m/2.7km | |||
| Lady Pit | Throckley | 4.5m/7.2km | |||
| Landsale Pit | Lamesley | 4.3m/7.0km | |||
| Lawson's Main Colliery | Byker | 3.5m/5.6km | |||
| Lemington Quarry | Lemington, Newcastle-on-Tyne | 2.1m/3.5km | |||
| Letch Pit | Lamesley | 4.0m/6.5km | |||
| Lilley Brickworks | Rowlands Gill | 4.0m/6.5km | |||
| Lilley Drift | Rowlands Gill | 4.0m/6.5km | 1877 | 06 Jan 1957 | |
| Lodge Pit | Marley Hill | 3.8m/6.2km | 1841 | 03 Mar 1983 | |
| Long Benton Colliery | Longbenton | 4.1m/6.6km | bef. 1760 | ||
| Loughbridge Drift | Westerhope | 4.0m/6.5km | 22 Feb 1963 | ||
| Low Burn Quarry | Heworth | 4.5m/7.2km | |||
| Margaret Pit | Wylam-on-Tyne | 4.8m/7.7km | |||
| Marley Hill Colliery | Marley Hill | 3.8m/6.2km | 1841 | 03 Mar 1983 | |
| Mary Pit | Blaydon Burn | 3.3m/5.4km | 1850s | 28 Mar 1953 | |
| Mary Pit | Heddon | 4.9m/7.9km | |||
| Mary Pit | Throckley | 4.9m/7.9km | |||
| Meadow Pit | Lamesley | 4.5m/7.2km | |||
| Mexico Pit | Farnacres, Gateshead | 1.9m/3.1km | |||
| Middle Pit | Jesmond, Newcastle-on-Tyne | 3.0m/4.8km | |||
| Mill Pit | Elswick, Newcastle | 1.0m/1.6km | |||
| Milner Pit | Blaydon | 2.3m/3.7km | Mar 1921 | ||
| Montagu Main Colliery | Scotswood | 1.5m/2.5km | 1750 | 13 Nov 1959 | |
| Mushroom Colliery | Newcastle-on-Tyne | 3.3m/5.3km | 1833 | ||
| Nanny Pit | Lamesley | 4.3m/6.9km | |||
| Nelly Pit | Lamesley | 4.9m/7.9km | |||
| New Pit | Longbenton | 4.1m/6.6km | |||
| Nightingale Pit | Byker, Newcastle | 4.4m/7.1km | Bef. 1769 | ||
| North Banks / Marley Hill Colliery | Marley Hill | 3.8m/6.2km | 1700's | 1815 | |
| North Elswick Pit | Elswick, Newcastle | 1.0m/1.7km | |||
| North Fenham Colliery | North Fenham, Newcastle | 1.6m/2.7km | |||
| North Pit | Lamesley | 3.6m/5.9km | |||
| North Walbottle Colliery | Westerhope | 3.5m/5.6km | 1894 | 24 Feb 1968 | |
| North/Gin Pit | Lemington-on-Tyne | 1.6m/2.7km | 1924 | ||
| Norwood Brick Works | Gateshead | 1.7m/2.8km | |||
| Norwood Coking Plant | Dunston | 2.0m/3.3km | |||
| Norwood Colliery | Dunston | 1.5m/2.5km | |||
| Nymph Pit | Throckley | 4.6m/7.4km | |||
| Oakwellgate Colliery | Gateshead | 2.7m/4.4km | |||
| Ottovale Coking Plant | Blaydon | 2.5m/4.1km | Aug 1958 | ||
| Paradise Colliery | Benwell | 0.6m/1.1km | 1819 | 1848 | |
| Pawley Letch Pit | Callerton | 4.5m/7.2km | |||
| Percy Pit | nr. Newburn | 2.5m/4.0km | bef. 1828 | ||
| Phoenix Drift | nr. Greenside | 4.8m/7.8km | Aug 1964 | ||
| Quarry Pit | Throckley | 4.8m/7.7km | 1756 | ||
| Quarry Pit | Springwell | 3.7m/6.0km | |||
| Ravensworth Ann Colliery | nr. Birtley | 4.6m/7.5km | 1726 | 1973 | |
| Ravensworth Betty Colliery | Lamesley | 4.5m/7.2km | |||
| Ravensworth Grange Opencast | Kibblesworth | 4.1m/6.6km | |||
| Ravensworth Park Drift | Lamesley | 3.4m/5.5km | 1936 | 09 Mar 1968 | |
| Redheugh Brick Works | Gateshead | 1.4m/2.3km | |||
| Redheugh Colliery | Gateshead | 1.8m/3.0km | 1872 | 28 May 1927 | |
| Regent/Engine Pit | Coxlodge, nr. Gosforth | 3.4m/5.5km | bef. 1821 | 16 Jun 1894 | |
| Restoration Pit | Byker, Newcastle | 4.2m/6.8km | Bef. 1769 | ||
| Richard Pit | Throckley | 5.0m/8.0km | |||
| Richard Pit | Heddon-on-the-Wall | 5.0m/8.0km | 1764 | ||
| Richard Pit | Heddon | 5.0m/8.0km | |||
| Rickless Travelling Drift | Blaydon | 5.0m/8.0km | |||
| Riddell's Wallsend Colliery | Coxlodge, nr. Gosforth | 3.4m/5.5km | bef. 1821 | 16 Jun 1894 | |
| Rigg Pit | Throckley | 4.5m/7.3km | |||
| Robert Pit | Throckley | 4.5m/7.2km | |||
| Robert Pit | Kibblesworth | 4.8m/7.8km | 1842 | 04 Oct 1974 | |
| Rush Pit | Lamesley | 4.7m/7.6km | |||
| Rye Pit | Throckley | 4.3m/7.0km | |||
| Sally Pit | Throckley | 4.3m/7.0km | |||
| Shearlegs Pits | Felling | 3.1m/5.0km | |||
| Sheriff Hill Colliery | Wrekenton | 4.3m/7.0km | bef. 1793 | bef. 1895 | |
| Shipcote Colliery | Gateshead | 2.7m/4.4km | c. 1856 | 1880s | |
| Snipes Dene Pit | Rowlands Gill | 3.4m/5.5km | |||
| Speculation Pit | Blaydon | 1.6m/2.6km | Mar 1921 | ||
| Spital Tongues Colliery | Jesmond | 1.6m/2.7km | 1830's | 1858 | |
| Spring Pit | Lamesley | 4.1m/6.7km | |||
| Spring Pit | Lamesley | 5.0m/8.0km | |||
| St. Anthony's Colliery | Byker, Newcastle | 4.4m/7.1km | Bef. 1769 | ||
| St. Lawrence Colliery | Newcastle-on-Tyne | 3.3m/5.3km | 1833 | ||
| Stargate Colliery | Stargate | 3.3m/5.4km | 1803 | 29 Jun 1963 | |
| Stormont Main Colliery | Wrekenton | 4.6m/7.5km | |||
| Swalwell Garesfield Colliery | Swalwell | 1.0m/1.6km | 1920? | Aug 1940 | |
| Team Colliery | Gateshead | 4.6m/7.5km | 1726 | 1973 | |
| Teams Fire Brick Works | Gateshead | 1.5m/2.5km | |||
| Thistle Pit | Throckley | 4.6m/7.5km | 1756 | ||
| Thomas Pit | Low Fell | 3.2m/5.2km | |||
| Throckley 'Blucher' Colliery | Walbottle | 3.0m/4.8km | 1800 | 27 Jan 1956 | |
| Throckley Brickworks | Throckley | 4.5m/7.3km | |||
| Throckley Colliery | Throckley | 4.5m/7.3km | |||
| Throckley 'Coronation' Colliery | Throckley | 3.5m/5.6km | 1800 | 20 Aug 1954 | |
| Throckley 'Isabella' Colliery | Throckley | 4.0m/6.4km | 1869 | 29 Jan 1954 | |
| Throckley 'Maria' Colliery | Throckley | 4.3m/6.9km | 1908 | 13 Mar 1953 | |
| Tinker Row Quarry | Marley Hill | 3.6m/5.8km | |||
| Tommy Pit | Throckley | 4.1m/6.7km | |||
| Towneley Colliery | Ryton | 4.4m/7.1km | 1843 | 19 Apr 1968 | |
| Towneley Emma Colliery | Ryton | 4.4m/7.1km | 1843 | 19 Apr 1968 | |
| Towneley Main Colliery | Stargate | 3.3m/5.4km | 1803 | 29 Jun 1963 | |
| Townley Main Colliery | Ryton | 4.4m/7.1km | 1843 | 19 Apr 1968 | |
| Trafalgar Brick Works | Gateshead | 1.8m/3.0km | |||
| Trial Pit | Farnacres, Gateshead | 2.1m/3.4km | |||
| Tyne Main Colliery | Friar's Goose, Gateshead | 3.3m/5.3km | 1798 | 1926 | |
| Tynevale Brick Works | Gateshead | 2.0m/3.3km | |||
| Union Pit | nr. Newburn | 3.3m/5.3km | |||
| Upper Heworth Colliery | Heworth | 4.6m/7.4km | |||
| Venture Pit | Felling | 4.0m/6.4km | 1779 | 1931 | |
| Victoria Drift | Blaydon | 3.0m/4.9km | |||
| View Pit | Scotswood | 1.5m/2.5km | 1765 | 1934 | |
| Walbottle Colliery | nr. Newburn | 2.5m/4.0km | bef. 1828 | ||
| Walker Colliery | Walker | 4.8m/7.8km | bef. 1765 | 1920 | |
| Wardle Pit | Throckley | 4.3m/7.0km | |||
| Watergate Colliery | nr. Sunniside | 2.3m/3.7km | 1924 | 20 Aug 1964 | |
| Wellington Pit | nr. Newburn | 3.3m/5.3km | |||
| West Benwell Colliery | Benwell | 0.6m/1.1km | 1819 | 1848 | |
| West Denton Colliery | Lemington-on-Tyne | 1.6m/2.7km | 1924 | ||
| West Engine Pit | Heddon | 4.5m/7.2km | |||
| Whickham Colliery | Whickham, Gateshead | 1.6m/2.6km | |||
| Whickhambanks Colliery | Whickham, Gateshead | 1.6m/2.6km | |||
| Whin Pit | Thockley | 5.0m/8.0km | |||
| White House Quarry | Springwell | 4.1m/6.7km | |||
| William Pit | Benwell | 0.3m/0.5km | |||
| William Pit | Felling | 3.5m/5.7km | 1779 | 1931 | |
| William Pit | Friar's Goose, Gateshead | 3.6m/5.9km | 1841 | 1926 | |
| Willie Pit | Heworth | 4.4m/7.1km | |||
| Windy Nook Quarry (Sandstone) | Gateshead | 4.2m/6.8km | |||
| Windyhill Quarry | High Spen | 2.5m/4.1km | |||
| Wittle Pit | Heworth | 4.6m/7.4km | |||
| Woodhouse Quarry | High Spen | 2.0m/3.3km | |||
| Wortley/Engine Pit | Elswick, Newcastle | 1.2m/2.0km | |||
| Yarmouth Pit | Lemington-on-Tyne | 1.6m/2.7km | 1924 |
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