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Byron Drift

OS Grid Ref: NY 66100 64700

Collieries and Pits within 5 miles (8km)

Colliery map   Simulated map showing the immediate vicinity of Byron Drift

Colliery Page   main page for Byron Drift

In the following table the value given for the distance (miles/kilometres) from Byron Drift are "as the crow flies" and are provided as an indication only.

Colliery Location Distance Opened   Closed
Angerton Quarry Reaygarth 0.0m/0.1km  
Ash Holme Colliery Coanwood 4.2m/6.8km 1927 Jul 1928
Aydoncastle Quarry  5.0m/8.0km  
Bayldon Colliery Bayldon, nr. Haltwhistle 4.7m/7.6km  
Bishop Hill Colliery Brampton 4.9m/7.9km  
Black Shield Bog Colliery Plenmellor 5.0m/8.0km  1880's
Blackett Colliery Haltwhistle 3.6m/5.9km  Mar 1927
Blenkinsop Colliery Haltwhistle 0.2m/0.4km Bef. 1842 2002
Burnhouse Colliery Coanwood 4.7m/7.6km  1950
Castle Drift (NBL) Greenhead 0.2m/0.4km Bef. 1842 2002
Cawfields Quarry Haltwhistle 3.5m/5.6km  
Coanwood Colliery Coanwood, Haltwhistle 3.7m/6.0km  
Cockmount Hill Mine Walltown 2.5m/4.0km  
Cow Crag Quarry Riggfoot 4.0m/6.4km  
Crystal Well Drift Coanwood 4.0m/6.4km  Apr 1947
East Coanwood Colliery Coanwood, Haltwhistle 4.1m/6.7km  
East Drift Midgeholme 3.6m/5.8km  1948
East Drift (Midgeholme) Midgeholme 3.6m/5.8km  1948
East Drift Halton Lea Gate 3.6m/5.8km  1948
Engine Pit Coanwood, Haltwhistle 4.1m/6.7km  
Featherstone Colliery Coanwood 3.6m/5.8km  
Fell End Colliery Haltwhistle 0.9m/1.5km  1951
Gap Shields Colliery Greenhead 1.0m/1.7km  
Greenhead Quarry Greenhead 1.3m/2.2km  
Hartley Burn Colliery Hartley Burn, nr.Alston 3.6m/5.8km  
Howard Colliery Brampton Junction 4.8m/7.7km  
Howard Puming Shaft Brampton 4.8m/7.7km  
John Pit Haltwhistle 0.2m/0.4km  
Kennel Coal Pit Plenmellor 4.8m/7.8km  
King Pit Midgeholme 3.8m/6.2km  20 Jul 1954
King Pit Midgeholme 3.8m/6.2km  20 Jul 1954
Lambley Colliery Midgeholme 3.6m/5.9km  16 Aug 1958
Leeshall Colliery Haltwhistle 2.7m/4.4km  
Melkridge Colliery Melkridge, Haltwhistle 4.7m/7.6km  
Melkridge Pit Melkridge, Haltwhistle 4.8m/7.8km  
Naworth Colliery Milto, Carlisle 3.8m/6.2km 1926 30 Jul 1954
North Drift Midgeholme 3.5m/5.6km  31 Mar 1953
North Drift Midgeholme 3.5m/5.6km  31 Mar 1953
Quarry Pit Haltwhistle 0.2m/0.4km  
Reay Crag Colliery  1.3m/2.1km  
Reaygarth Drift Midgeholme 1.3m/2.1km  Feb 1949
Roachburn Colliery Brampton 4.1m/6.7km 1893 1908
South Tyne Clay Drift Haltwhistle 2.8m/4.6km  
South Tyne Colliery Haltwhistle 2.8m/4.6km  1931
Star Pit Midgeholme 3.6m/5.8km  
Thirlwall Colliery Haltwhistle 2.1m/3.5km  1926
Tindale Spelter Works Tindale 4.5m/7.2km  
Tommy's Crag Quarry  4.7m/7.6km  
Tows Bank Drift Coanwood, Haltwhistle 4.9m/7.9km  
Wall Shield Colliery Greenhead 4.8m/7.7km  
Wall Town Quarry (Whinstone) Greenhead 0.9m/1.5km  
West Drift Midgeholme 3.6m/5.8km  1949
West Drift Halton Lea Gate 3.6m/5.8km  1949
Whites Cut Colliery Midgeholme 3.9m/6.3km  1925
Wrytree Colliery Greenhead 0.7m/1.2km  

Colliery Map   Simulated map showing the immediate vicinity of Byron Drift

Colliery Page   main page for Byron Drift

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