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Folly Quarry (Sand)
OS Grid Ref: NZ 15300 62500
Collieries and Pits within 5 miles (8km)
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In the following table the value given for the distance (miles/kilometres) from Folly Quarry (Sand) are "as the crow flies" and are provided as an indication only.
| Colliery | Location | Distance | Opened | Closed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A Pit | Garesfield | 2.8m/4.6km | 1837 | ||
| A Pit | Greenside | 1.0m/1.6km | |||
| Adams Main Pit | Newcastle | 4.0m/6.4km | |||
| Addison Colliery | Ryton | 1.4m/2.3km | 1865 | 22 Feb 1963 | |
| Allendale Drift | Ebchester | 4.9m/7.9km | |||
| Andrew Pit | Throckley | 4.2m/6.8km | |||
| Andrew Pit | Wylam | 2.1m/3.4km | |||
| Andrews House Colliery | Whickham | 4.6m/7.4km | 1840 | Dec 1920 | |
| Ann Pit | Throckley | 3.3m/5.3km | |||
| Ann Pit | Wylam | 2.0m/3.3km | |||
| Anne Pit | nr. Burnopfield | 4.0m/6.4km | 1855 | Mar 1929 | |
| Ash Tree Colliery | Winlaton | 1.4m/2.3km | 1798 | ||
| Ashtree Drift | Blaydon | 2.0m/3.3km | |||
| Ashtree Pit | Blaydon | 1.5m/2.5km | bef. 1857 | ||
| Aubone Pit | Benwell | 4.0m/6.5km | |||
| Axwell Colliery | Swalwell | 2.7m/4.4km | 1878 | 31 Dec 1887 | |
| Axwell Park Colliery | Swalwell | 3.0m/4.9km | 1839 | 07 Aug 1954 | |
| B Pit | Greenside | 0.6m/1.1km | |||
| Bagnall Colliery | Swalwell | 2.7m/4.4km | 1878 | 31 Dec 1887 | |
| Bakers Quarry | High Spen | 4.4m/7.1km | |||
| Bank Top Quarry | Benwell, Newcastle-on-Tyne | 3.8m/6.2km | |||
| Bankside Pit | Chopwell | 2.4m/3.9km | bef. 1862 | ||
| Barcus Close Colliery | nr. Burnopfield | 3.1m/5.0km | Apr 1966 | ||
| Barlow Fell Drift | Barlow | 2.0m/3.2km | Oct 1961 | ||
| Barlow Towneley Drift | Barlow | 2.0m/3.2km | Oct 1961 | ||
| Barlowfell Quarry | High Spen | 1.1m/1.8km | |||
| Barlowfield Drift | Rowlands Gill | 2.1m/3.4km | |||
| Bean Pit | Throckley | 3.0m/4.8km | |||
| Beaumont Drift | nr. Rowlands Gill | 3.4m/5.5km | |||
| Beaumont Pit | Benwell | 3.8m/6.2km | |||
| Beaumont Pit | Benwell | 4.5m/7.3km | 1819 | 1848 | |
| Benwell Colliery | Benwell | 3.8m/6.2km | 1766 | ||
| Bessie Pit | Blaydon Burn | 1.0m/1.7km | 1850s | 03 Nov 1956 | |
| Betsey Pit | Winlaton | 1.0m/1.7km | |||
| Betty Pit | Chopwell | 1.8m/3.0km | |||
| Betty Pit | Westerhope | 3.8m/6.2km | 1968 | ||
| Bewes Hill Quarry | Ryton | 0.9m/1.5km | |||
| Billet Pit | Elswick | 4.4m/7.1km | |||
| Blackburn Fell Drift | nr. Sunniside | 5.0m/8.0km | Jul 1937 | Feb 1979 | |
| Blakelaw Pit | Kenton | 4.8m/7.7km | |||
| Blaydon Brickworks | Blaydon | 2.1m/3.5km | |||
| Blaydon Burn Colliery | Blaydon Burn | 0.8m/1.3km | 1850s | 03 Nov 1956 | |
| Blaydon Main Colliery | Blaydon | 2.1m/3.5km | bef. 1828 | Mar 1921 | |
| Blaydon Quarry | Blaydon | 0.1m/0.3km | |||
| Bog Pit | Stella | 0.9m/1.5km | |||
| Brass Pit | Throckley | 4.4m/7.1km | |||
| Brass Thill Drift | nr. Tantobie | 4.8m/7.7km | 1874 | Mar 1929 | |
| Broadoak Quarry | Consett | 4.9m/7.9km | |||
| Brockwell Drift | Chopwell | 4.1m/6.7km | |||
| Bryan's Leap Colliery | Rowlands Gill | 2.9m/4.7km | 1950 | ||
| Burnhills - Blaydon Quarry | Ryton | 0.1m/0.3km | |||
| Burnopfield Colliery | Burnopfield | 4.1m/6.6km | 1742 | 09 Aug 1968 | |
| Busty Drift | nr. Rowlands Gill | 3.3m/5.3km | |||
| Bute Pit | Garesfield | 1.8m/3.0km | 11 Sep 1869 | ||
| Byermoor Colliery | Byermoor | 3.9m/6.3km | 1860 | 02 Feb 1968 | |
| Callerton Colliery | Callerton | 4.5m/7.2km | 1827 | 11 Sep 1948 | |
| Callerton Drift | Callerton | 4.5m/7.2km | 27 May 1960 | ||
| Caroline Pit | Scotswood | 3.7m/6.0km | 1750 | 1959 | |
| Carr's Drift (Clay and Coal) | Denton, Newcastle-on-Tyne | 3.0m/4.9km | |||
| Cat Pit | Throckley | 2.3m/3.7km | |||
| Chance Pit | Throckley | 2.7m/4.4km | 1756 | ||
| Charlotte Pit | Benwell | 4.1m/6.6km | |||
| Chopwell Colliery | Chopwell | 3.4m/5.5km | 1781 | 25 Nov 1966 | |
| Chopwell Mill Staple | Chopwell | 3.6m/5.9km | |||
| Chopwell North Terrace Drift A | Chopwell | 3.3m/5.4km | 1920 | ||
| Chopwell North Terrace Drift B | Chopwell | 3.3m/5.4km | 1924 | ||
| Clara Vale Colliery | Clara Vale | 2.0m/3.3km | Jul 1893 | 05 Feb 1966 | |
| Clinty Drift | Garesfield | 2.0m/3.3km | |||
| Clockburn Drift | Winlaton Mill | 2.4m/3.9km | 1952 | Mar 1983 | |
| Clockmill Brick Works | Gateshead | 5.0m/8.0km | |||
| Conclusion Pit | Chopwell | 2.8m/4.6km | 1799 | 25 Nov 1966 | |
| Content Pit | Blaydon | 1.8m/3.0km | Mar 1921 | ||
| Coronation Drift | Blaydon | 2.8m/4.5km | |||
| Coronation Pit | nr. Newburn | 3.3m/5.4km | |||
| Cowen's Pit | Blaydon Burn | 0.8m/1.3km | 1872 | 03 Nov 1956 | |
| Crawcrook Quarry | Crawcrook | 1.6m/2.6km | |||
| Crawford's Elizabeth Pit | Crawcrook | 1.3m/2.2km | 1796 | ||
| Crookbank Colliery | Burnopfield | 3.9m/6.3km | bef. 1847 | ||
| Cross Pit | Throckley | 3.5m/5.6km | |||
| Delaval Benwell Colliery | Scotswood | 3.5m/5.7km | 15 May 1901 | ||
| Delaval Pit | Benwell | 3.5m/5.7km | |||
| Denton Quarry | Denton, Newcastle-on-Tyne | 3.3m/5.4km | |||
| Derwent Cote Quarry | 3.9m/6.3km | ||||
| Derwenthaugh Coking Plant | Blaydon-on-Tyne | 2.5m/4.0km | |||
| Duke Pit | Chopwell | 2.5m/4.0km | |||
| Duke Pit | nr. Newburn | 2.4m/3.9km | 1740? | ||
| Dummys Pit | 4.2m/6.8km | bef. 1790 | |||
| Dunston Colliery | Dunston | 4.6m/7.5km | 1875 | Dec 1947 | |
| Dunston Garesfield Colliery | Dunston | 4.6m/7.5km | 1875 | Dec 1947 | |
| Earl Pit | Chopwell | 2.8m/4.5km | bef. 1857 | ||
| East Drift | Chopwell | 3.0m/4.8km | |||
| East Shaft | Chopwell | 3.9m/6.3km | bef. 1922 | ||
| Ebchester Main Colliery | Ebchester | 4.8m/7.7km | |||
| Ebchester Opencast | Ebchester | 4.6m/7.5km | |||
| Edgewell Colliery | Near Prudhoe | 4.0m/6.4km | |||
| Edith Pit | Swalwell | 3.2m/5.2km | 1920? | Aug 1940 | |
| Edward Pit | Winlaton | 1.1m/1.9km | |||
| Edward Pit | Benwell | 4.0m/6.4km | |||
| Elliot Pit | Wylam | 2.1m/3.4km | |||
| Elswick Colliery | Elswick, Newcastle | 4.8m/7.8km | bef. 1828 | ||
| Elswick East Quarry | Elswick, Newcastle | 4.6m/7.4km | |||
| Elswick Middle Quarry | Elswick, Newcastle | 4.5m/7.3km | |||
| Elswick West Quarry | Elswick, Newcastle | 4.3m/7.0km | |||
| Eltringham Colliery | Prudhoe | 4.4m/7.1km | |||
| Emma Colliery | Ryton | 1.0m/1.6km | 1845 | 19 Apr 1968 | |
| Endeavour Pit | Wylam | 2.1m/3.4km | |||
| Engine Bank Pit | Throckley | 2.2m/3.6km | |||
| Engine Bank Pit | Heddon | 2.2m/3.6km | |||
| Engine Pit No. 2 | Throckley | 4.0m/6.5km | |||
| Esther Pit | Tanfield | 4.7m/7.6km | |||
| Fallow Pit | 1.7m/2.8km | bef. 1857 | |||
| Fan's Pit | Throckley | 2.6m/4.3km | |||
| Fell Drift | Prudhoe | 4.0m/6.4km | 07 Nov 1958 | ||
| Fence Pit | Throckley | 2.6m/4.2km | |||
| Fence Pit | Heddon | 2.6m/4.2km | |||
| First Pit | Winlaton | 1.6m/2.6km | 1801 | ||
| Five-Quarter Drift | Chopwell | 4.0m/6.5km | |||
| Fortune Pit | Chopwell | 2.8m/4.5km | |||
| Fortune Pit | Throckley | 2.8m/4.5km | |||
| Francis Pit | Scotswood | 3.5m/5.6km | 1750 | 1959 | |
| Freehold Pit | Blaydon | 1.3m/2.2km | |||
| Friarside Colliery | nr. Rowlands Gill | 3.3m/5.3km | 1865 | Feb 1960 | |
| Furnace Pit | Chopwell | 2.7m/4.4km | |||
| Garden Pit | Blaydon | 3.1m/5.1km | Mar 1921 | ||
| Garesfield Colliery | Garesfield | 1.8m/3.0km | 1800 | 29 Jan 1960 | |
| Garesfield Colliery | nr. Rowlands Gill | 1.6m/2.6km | 1854 | ||
| Gee Pit | Throckley | 2.5m/4.1km | |||
| Gellesfield Quarry | High Spen | 3.8m/6.2km | |||
| George Pit | nr. Newburn | 2.0m/3.3km | bef. 1828 | ||
| Greenside Colliery | Greenside | 0.9m/1.5km | 23 Jul 1966 | ||
| Grooves Pit | 2.5m/4.1km | bef. 1790 | |||
| Hamsterley Colliery | Hamsterley | 4.3m/6.9km | 1864 | 02 Feb 1968 | |
| Haugh Pit | Wylam | 2.6m/4.2km | |||
| Hazard Pit | Blaydon | 2.3m/3.8km | Mar 1921 | ||
| Heavygate Pit | Chopwell | 2.6m/4.3km | |||
| Heddon Colliery | Wylam-on-Tyne | 2.3m/3.7km | |||
| Hedge Pit | Wylam | 2.1m/3.4km | |||
| Hedley Park Colliery | nr. Prudhoe | 4.4m/7.1km | 26 May 1951 | ||
| Henry Pit | Swalwell | 3.2m/5.2km | 1920? | Aug 1940 | |
| High Marley Hill Drift | Byermoor | 4.0m/6.5km | 1948 | 29 Jun 1963 | |
| Hill Pit | Throckley | 2.8m/4.5km | 1700's | ||
| Hobson Pit | Burnopfield | 4.1m/6.6km | 1742 | 09 Aug 1968 | |
| Hookergate Drift | Victoria Garesfield | 2.7m/4.4km | |||
| Hopewell Pit | Throckley | 3.8m/6.2km | |||
| Humble Pit | Throckley | 2.6m/4.2km | |||
| Humble Pit | Heddon | 2.6m/4.2km | |||
| Hutton Drift | Chopwell | 3.4m/5.5km | |||
| James Pit | Prudhoe | 3.0m/4.9km | |||
| Jenny Pit | Throckley | 2.3m/3.8km | |||
| Jenny Pit | Heddon | 2.3m/3.8km | |||
| Jockey Pit No. 1 | Throckley | 4.1m/6.6km | |||
| Jockey Pit No. 2 | Throckley | 4.2m/6.8km | |||
| John Pit | Chopwell | 2.6m/4.3km | |||
| John Pit | West Wylam | 3.0m/4.9km | |||
| John Shaft | 3.8m/6.2km | ||||
| Kepier Pit | Crawcrook | 1.0m/1.7km | |||
| Kew Pit | Lemington-on-Tyne | 2.5m/4.1km | 1924 | ||
| King Pit | Throckley | 2.3m/3.7km | |||
| King Pit | Chopwell | 3.4m/5.5km | 25 Nov 1966 | ||
| King Pit | Heddon | 2.3m/3.7km | |||
| Kyo Wood Pit | 2.1m/3.4km | bef. 1790 | |||
| Lady Pit | Fenham | 4.4m/7.1km | |||
| Lady Pit | Throckley | 4.1m/6.6km | |||
| Lee Pit | Chopwell | 2.6m/4.3km | |||
| Lemington Quarry | Lemington, Newcastle-on-Tyne | 2.3m/3.7km | |||
| Lilley Brickworks | Rowlands Gill | 2.3m/3.7km | |||
| Lilley Drift | Rowlands Gill | 2.3m/3.7km | 1877 | 06 Jan 1957 | |
| Lintz Colliery | nr. Burnopfield | 4.0m/6.4km | 1855 | Mar 1929 | |
| Lodge Pit | Marley Hill | 4.5m/7.3km | 1841 | 03 Mar 1983 | |
| Loughbridge Drift | Westerhope | 3.9m/6.3km | 22 Feb 1963 | ||
| Main Drift | Ebchester | 4.9m/7.9km | |||
| Margaret Pit | Wylam-on-Tyne | 2.3m/3.7km | |||
| Margery Pit | Wylam | 2.1m/3.4km | |||
| Maria Pit | Chopwell | 3.4m/5.5km | 25 Nov 1966 | ||
| Marley Hill Colliery | Marley Hill | 4.5m/7.3km | 1841 | 03 Mar 1983 | |
| Mary Pit | Blaydon Burn | 0.6m/1.0km | 1850s | 28 Mar 1953 | |
| Mary Pit | Heddon | 2.5m/4.0km | |||
| Mary Pit | Throckley | 2.5m/4.0km | |||
| Mickley Colliery | Stocksfield | 4.9m/7.9km | |||
| Milkwellburn Colliery | Chopwell | 4.1m/6.7km | |||
| Mill Pit | Elswick, Newcastle | 4.8m/7.8km | |||
| Milner Pit | Blaydon | 1.6m/2.6km | Mar 1921 | ||
| Montagu Main Colliery | Scotswood | 3.8m/6.1km | 1750 | 13 Nov 1959 | |
| Mount Pit | Tantobie | 5.0m/8.0km | Oct 1948 | ||
| Mountsett Quarry | Tantobie | 4.6m/7.4km | |||
| Nanny Pit | Chopwell | 2.6m/4.3km | |||
| North Banks / Marley Hill Colliery | Marley Hill | 4.5m/7.3km | 1700's | 1815 | |
| North Elswick Pit | Elswick, Newcastle | 4.7m/7.6km | |||
| North Fenham Colliery | North Fenham, Newcastle | 4.9m/7.9km | |||
| North Lintz Colliery | nr. Rowlands Gill | 3.3m/5.3km | 1865 | Feb 1960 | |
| North Walbottle Colliery | Westerhope | 3.8m/6.2km | 1894 | 24 Feb 1968 | |
| North Wylam | Wylam | 3.1m/5.0km | 1892 | ||
| North/Gin Pit | Lemington-on-Tyne | 2.5m/4.1km | 1924 | ||
| Nymph Pit | Throckley | 3.1m/5.1km | |||
| Ottovale Coking Plant | Blaydon | 1.3m/2.1km | Aug 1958 | ||
| Paradise Colliery | Benwell | 4.5m/7.3km | 1819 | 1848 | |
| Peggy Pit | Wylam | 2.8m/4.5km | |||
| Pennyhill Pit | Chopwell | 2.3m/3.8km | 1802 | 1940 | |
| Percy Pit | nr. Newburn | 2.0m/3.3km | bef. 1828 | ||
| Phoenix Drift | nr. Greenside | 1.0m/1.6km | Aug 1964 | ||
| Ploughsett Opencast | Lofthouse | 4.8m/7.8km | |||
| Primrose Pit | Wylam | 2.1m/3.4km | |||
| Prosperous Pit | Wylam | 2.1m/3.4km | |||
| Prudhoe Colliery | Prudhoe | 4.1m/6.7km | |||
| Prudhoe Main Colliery | West Wylam | 3.0m/4.9km | |||
| Quarry Pit | Throckley | 2.8m/4.6km | 1756 | ||
| Richard Pit | Throckley | 2.4m/3.9km | |||
| Richard Pit | Heddon-on-the-Wall | 2.4m/3.9km | 1764 | ||
| Richard Pit | Heddon | 2.4m/3.9km | |||
| Rickless Travelling Drift | Blaydon | 1.3m/2.2km | |||
| Rigg Pit | Throckley | 3.2m/5.2km | |||
| Robert Pit | Throckley | 3.2m/5.2km | |||
| Ruler 'M' Drift | Garesfield | 2.0m/3.3km | |||
| Rye Pit | Throckley | 3.0m/4.8km | |||
| Sally Pit | Throckley | 4.0m/6.5km | |||
| Shield Row Coronation Drift | Sacriston | 2.8m/4.5km | |||
| Snipes Dene Pit | Rowlands Gill | 2.6m/4.3km | |||
| South Garesfield Colliery | nr. Rowlands Gill | 3.3m/5.3km | 1865 | Feb 1960 | |
| Speculation Drift | Blaydon | 2.8m/4.5km | |||
| Speculation Pit | Blaydon | 2.3m/3.7km | Mar 1921 | ||
| Stanley Burn Drift | Prudhoe | 2.3m/3.8km | 1950 | Feb 1965 | |
| Stargate Colliery | Stargate | 0.7m/1.2km | 1803 | 29 Jun 1963 | |
| Straightneck Pit | Hamsterley | 4.5m/7.2km | |||
| Surtees (No. 2) Pit | Dipton | 5.0m/8.0km | Nov 1940 | ||
| Swalwell Garesfield Colliery | Swalwell | 3.2m/5.2km | 1920? | Aug 1940 | |
| Taylor Pit | Chopwell | 3.4m/5.5km | 1798 | 25 Nov 1966 | |
| Thistle Pit | Throckley | 2.5m/4.0km | 1756 | ||
| Three-Quarter Drift | Chopwell | 4.1m/6.7km | |||
| Throckley 'Blucher' Colliery | Walbottle | 2.7m/4.4km | 1800 | 27 Jan 1956 | |
| Throckley Brickworks | Throckley | 3.0m/4.9km | |||
| Throckley Colliery | Throckley | 3.0m/4.9km | |||
| Throckley 'Coronation' Colliery | Throckley | 3.5m/5.6km | 1800 | 20 Aug 1954 | |
| Throckley 'Isabella' Colliery | Throckley | 2.0m/3.3km | 1869 | 29 Jan 1954 | |
| Throckley 'Maria' Colliery | Throckley | 2.9m/4.7km | 1908 | 13 Mar 1953 | |
| Tilley Drift | Garesfield | 1.6m/2.7km | |||
| Tilley Pit | 1.8m/3.0km | ||||
| Tinker Row Quarry | Marley Hill | 4.8m/7.7km | |||
| Tommy Pit | Throckley | 3.3m/5.4km | |||
| Tongue Burns Drift | Blackhall Mill | 3.9m/6.3km | |||
| Towneley Colliery | Ryton | 1.0m/1.6km | 1843 | 19 Apr 1968 | |
| Towneley Drift | Garesfield | 1.8m/2.9km | |||
| Towneley Drift | nr. Rowlands Gill | 3.3m/5.4km | |||
| Towneley Emma Colliery | Ryton | 1.0m/1.6km | 1843 | 19 Apr 1968 | |
| Towneley Main Colliery | Stargate | 0.7m/1.2km | 1803 | 29 Jun 1963 | |
| Townley Main Colliery | Ryton | 1.0m/1.6km | 1843 | 19 Apr 1968 | |
| Union Pit | nr. Newburn | 3.3m/5.4km | |||
| Victoria Drift | Blaydon | 0.9m/1.5km | |||
| Victoria Garesfield Colliery | Victoria Garesfield | 2.8m/4.5km | 1870 | 13 Jul 1962 | |
| View Pit | Scotswood | 3.8m/6.1km | 1765 | 1934 | |
| Walbottle Colliery | nr. Newburn | 2.0m/3.3km | bef. 1828 | ||
| Wardle Pit | Throckley | 3.0m/4.9km | |||
| Water Level Drift | nr. Rowlands Gill | 3.1m/5.0km | |||
| Watergate Colliery | nr. Sunniside | 4.5m/7.3km | 1924 | 20 Aug 1964 | |
| Wellington Pit | nr. Newburn | 3.3m/5.4km | |||
| West Benwell Colliery | Benwell | 4.5m/7.3km | 1819 | 1848 | |
| West Denton Colliery | Lemington-on-Tyne | 2.5m/4.1km | 1924 | ||
| West Engine Pit | Heddon | 2.1m/3.4km | |||
| West Lintz Drift | nr. Tantobie | 4.8m/7.7km | 1874 | Mar 1929 | |
| West Pit House Shaft | 2.1m/3.5km | ||||
| West Wylam Brickworks | West Wylam | 3.2m/5.2km | |||
| West Wylam Colliery | West Wylam | 3.2m/5.2km | 1961 | ||
| Westwood Colliery | Whickham | 4.4m/7.1km | |||
| Westwood Colliery | Ebchester | 4.4m/7.1km | 1941 | ||
| Whickham Colliery | Whickham, Gateshead | 3.1m/5.0km | |||
| Whickhambanks Colliery | Whickham, Gateshead | 3.1m/5.0km | |||
| Whin Pit | Thockley | 3.1m/5.1km | |||
| William Pit | Benwell | 4.1m/6.6km | |||
| Windyhill Quarry | High Spen | 3.1m/5.0km | |||
| Wood Head Quarry | Hamsterley | 4.6m/7.5km | |||
| Woodhouse Quarry | High Spen | 2.9m/4.7km | |||
| Wylam Colliery | Wylam | 2.1m/3.4km | |||
| Yarmouth Pit | Lemington-on-Tyne | 2.5m/4.1km | 1924 | ||
| Yew Tree Drift | nr. Rowlands Gill | 3.1m/5.0km |
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