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Merrington Colliery

OS Grid Ref: NZ 25000 33700

Collieries and Pits within 5 miles (8km)

Colliery map   Simulated map showing the immediate vicinity of Merrington Colliery

Colliery Page   main page for Merrington Colliery

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

Colliery Location Distance Opened   Closed
12 Feet Pit Meadowfield 4.3m/7.0km  Dec 1950
16 Feet Pit Ferryhill 3.4m/5.5km  1924
Adelaide Colliery Bishop Auckland 4.2m/6.8km 1830 1925
Allotment Drift Bearpark 4.0m/6.5km  Mar 1947
Annie Pit Ferryhill 2.5m/4.1km 1872 Mar 1905
Auckland Park Colliery Bishop Auckland 3.5m/5.6km 1864 1946
Baal Hill Deerness Valley 3.8m/6.1km  
Barrington Pit nr. Bishop Auckland 3.5m/5.6km 1859 1967
Bells Pit Coxhoe 4.4m/7.1km  
Binchester Colliery Westerton, Bishop Auckland 1.4m/2.3km 1855 1908
Bishop's Close Colliery Spennymoor 0.9m/1.5km 1860 01 May 1909
Bishop's Park Colliery Bishop Auckland 2.6m/4.2km  
Black Boy Colliery nr. Bishop Auckland 3.5m/5.7km 1830 1939
Blue House Drift Bishop Auckland 2.0m/3.3km 1925 1930
Bowburn Colliery Bowburn 4.2m/6.8km 1906 22 Jul 1967
Bowburn Colliery Bowburn 4.5m/7.2km  bef. 1894
Bowden Close Colliery Helmington Row 4.4m/7.1km 1845 Jun 1930
Bowden Close Quarry Helmington Row 4.8m/7.8km  
Boyne Colliery Durham 4.3m/7.0km  
Brancepeth Brickworks Willington 3.0m/4.9km  
Brancepeth Coking Plant Willington 3.0m/4.9km  
Brancepeth Colliery Willington 3.0m/4.9km 1840 22 Jul 1967
Brandon Brickworks Brandon 4.0m/6.4km  
Brandon Colliery Brandon 3.9m/6.3km 1856 15 Mar 1968
Brandon Pit House Colliery Brandon 4.6m/7.5km 1836 15 Mar 1968
Broom Colliery Ferryhill 2.8m/4.6km  
Broom Park Colliery Bearpark 4.8m/7.8km  
Browney Colliery Brandon 3.3m/5.3km 1871 Jul 1938
Busty Pit Byers Green 1.6m/2.7km 1841 Jun 1931
Byers Green Colliery Byers Green 1.6m/2.7km 1841 Jun 1931
Byers Green Quarry Byers Green 1.9m/3.1km  
Catherine Pit Ferryhill 2.5m/4.1km 1872 Mar 1905
Challies Drift Newfield, Willington 2.9m/4.7km  13 Jun 1925
Challies Pit Newfield, Willington 2.9m/4.7km  
Charles Pit Middridge, nr. Shildon 4.6m/7.4km  
Chilton Colliery Chilton 2.5m/4.0km 1872 15 Jan 1966
Chilton Quarry Chilton, nr. Ferryhill 3.5m/5.6km  
Clay Hole Colliery Coxhoe 4.6m/7.4km  
Coby Carr Quarry Bishop Auckland 2.1m/3.5km  
Copy Crooks Colliery (Seymour's) Shildon 5.0m/8.0km  
Cornforth Colliery Cornforth 4.7m/7.6km  
Cornforth Quarry Cornforth 4.1m/6.7km  
Coundon Colliery Coundon 2.7m/4.4km  
Coundon Gate Pit Coundon 2.7m/4.4km  
Croxdale Colliery Croxdale 2.3m/3.7km 1876 1934
Croxdale Colliery Croxdale 3.6m/5.9km 1845 Bef. 1870
Dean and Chapter Colliery Ferryhill 2.0m/3.2km 1904 15 Jan 1966
Deanery Colliery Shildon 4.1m/6.7km  
East Howle Colliery Ferryhill 2.5m/4.1km 1872 18 Nov 1905
Eldon Colliery Shildon 3.6m/5.8km 1829 Jul 1932
Eldon Deep Extension Opencast Bishop Auckland 4.0m/6.4km  
Eldon Deep Opencast Bishop Auckland 4.0m/6.4km  
Eldon Drift Shildon 3.6m/5.9km 1934 Oct 1962
Eldon Quarry/Brickworks Bishop Auckland 3.7m/6.0km  
Engine Pit Ferryhill 3.4m/5.5km  1924
Engineer Pit Meadowfield 3.6m/5.8km 1870 Dec 1950
Etherley Dene Colliery nr. Bishop Auckland 4.8m/7.7km  Sep 1955
Etherley Grange Colliery Etherley 5.0m/8.0km  
Etherley Lane Drift Bishop Auckland 4.1m/6.7km  
Findon Hill Pit Sacriston 4.6m/7.4km  15 Nov 1985
Furnace Pit Coxhoe 4.6m/7.4km  
George Pit Cornforth 4.7m/7.6km  
George Pit Etherley 4.6m/7.4km  
Gibson Pit Bishop Auckland 3.1m/5.1km  1921
Gibson's Pit Willington 2.8m/4.6km 1841 
Gurney Pit  3.3m/5.4km 1830 1939
Hall Drift nr. Bishop Auckland 3.9m/6.3km  Sep 1955
Harry Pit Shildon 3.6m/5.8km 1829 Jul 1932
Hett Colliery Hett 2.8m/4.6km  
Coal Drift Hett 3.1m/5.0km  
Coal Shaft Hett 3.3m/5.4km  
Hett Gill Drift Hett 3.3m/5.4km  
High Pit Ferryhill 1.7m/2.8km  
Houghall Colliery Durham 4.6m/7.4km  
Hunwick Colliery Bishop Auckland 3.1m/5.1km  20 Aug 1921
Jane Pit Bishop Auckland 4.2m/6.8km  1925
Jane Pit West Cornforth 3.6m/5.8km 1867 04 Mar 1967
Jawblades Colliery Coundon 2.6m/4.2km  
Job's Hill Colliery Crook 4.8m/7.7km  
John George Pit Hunwick 3.0m/4.8km  
John Henry Pit Shildon 3.2m/5.2km 1829 Jul 1932
Leasingthorne Brickworks nr. Coundon 2.0m/3.3km  
Leasingthorne Colliery nr. Coundon 2.0m/3.3km 1836 Oct 1967
Little Chilton Colliery Ferryhill 3.5m/5.6km  1865
Littleburn Colliery Meadowfield 3.6m/5.8km 1840 Dec 1950
Littleburn Quarry Brancepeth 3.1m/5.0km  
Long Lane Quarry Bishop Auckland 2.4m/3.9km  
Machine Pit Bishop Auckland 3.6m/5.8km  1946
Mainsforth Colliery Ferryhill Station 3.7m/6.0km 1872 06 Dec 1968
Marion Pit Ferryhill 2.5m/4.1km 1872 Mar 1905
Mary Pit West Cornforth 3.6m/5.9km 1867 04 Mar 1967
Merchant Pit Meadowfield 3.6m/5.9km 1871 Dec 1950
Merrington Lane Colliery Spennymoor 1.1m/1.8km  
Merrington Lane Drift Spennymoor 1.1m/1.9km  
Merrington Park Colliery Spennymoor 0.0m/0.0km  08 Aug 1927
Metal Bridge Drift nr. Ferryhill 2.6m/4.2km 1954 Jul 1978
Michael Pit Byers Green 1.6m/2.7km 1841 Jun 1931
Middlestone Moor Colliery Middlestone Moor 1.3m/2.2km  1965
Middridge Colliery Middridge, nr. Shildon 4.6m/7.4km  
Middridge Drift nr. Shildon 4.3m/6.9km 1954 1992?
Miner Pit Meadowfield 3.6m/5.8km 1870 Dec 1950
Newfield Colliery Willington 2.8m/4.6km 1841 
Newton Cap Colliery nr. Bishop Auckland 3.4m/5.5km 1859 1967
No. 1 Shaft Willington (Hunwick) 3.5m/5.6km  1930's
North Beechburn Colliery Howden-le-Wear 4.8m/7.7km 1845 1966
North Bitchburn Colliery Howden-le-Wear 4.9m/7.9km 1845 1966
North Brancepeth Colliery Meadowfield 3.6m/5.8km 1840 Dec 1950
North Close Colliery Spennymoor 0.0m/0.0km  
North Pit  3.5m/5.7km 1830 1939
North/Engine Pit Bishop Auckland 4.5m/7.3km 1835 Mar 1934
Northern Pit Shildon 3.6m/5.8km 1829 Jul 1932
Norwich Pit Helmington Row 4.3m/6.9km 1845 Jun 1930
Oakenshaw Colliery nr. Brancepeth 3.9m/6.3km  
Page Bank Colliery Page Bank 1.6m/2.7km 1855 Jul 1931
Park Drift Mine Willington, Co. Durham 3.1m/5.0km 1983 
Pasture Pit  3.2m/5.2km 1830 1939
Pickering Quarry  1.5m/2.4km  
Princes Street Drift nr. Shildon 4.9m/7.9km 1939 1958
Quarry Drift nr. Bishop Auckland 3.9m/6.3km  Sep 1955
Rock Colliery Spennymoor 0.0m/0.0km  
Rough Lea Colliery Hunwick 3.5m/5.7km 1858 1931
Shildon 'B' Pit Shildon 4.3m/7.0km 1810 1830
Shildon 'D' Pit Shildon 4.5m/7.2km 1810 1830
Shildon Lodge Colliery Shildon 4.8m/7.8km 1830 1937
Shincliffe Colliery Shincliffe 4.8m/7.8km 1839 1875
South Brancepeth Colliery Page Bank 1.6m/2.7km 1855 Jul 1931
South Church Drift Bishop Auckland 4.1m/6.7km  27 Aug 1938
South Durham Colliery Shildon 3.6m/5.8km 1829 Jul 1932
Success Pit Tudhoe 1.6m/2.6km 1864 Sep 1935
Sunderland Bridge Colliery Croxdale 3.6m/5.9km  
Sunnybrow Colliery Willington 3.3m/5.3km 1840 1932
Tanners Hall Colliery Willington 4.8m/7.7km  1957
Tennants Pit Shildon 5.0m/8.0km  
Thornton Pit Croxdale 2.1m/3.5km  
Thrislington Coking Plant Thrislington 3.6m/5.9km  Apr 1954
Thrislington Colliery West Cornforth 3.6m/5.9km 1835 04 Mar 1967
Thrislington Quarry Cornforth 3.8m/6.1km  
Thrislington Quarry 1 Cornforth 4.2m/6.8km  
Thrislington Quarry 2 Cornforth 3.8m/6.2km  
Tindale Colliery Bishop Auckland 4.5m/7.3km 1835 Mar 1934
Todhills Brickworks Opencast Todhills 2.2m/3.6km  
Todhills Quarry Bishop Auckland 2.6m/4.3km  
Toronto Colliery nr. Bishop Auckland 3.4m/5.5km 1859 1967
Tudhoe Coking Plant Tudhoe 1.6m/2.6km  Aug 1955
Tudhoe Colliery Tudhoe 1.6m/2.6km 1864 Sep 1935
Tudhoe Grange Colliery Spennymoor 0.9m/1.5km 1869 Mar 1885
Tudhoe Mill Drift Tudhoe 1.1m/1.8km 1954 Feb 1965
Tudhoe Park Drift Tudhoe 1.6m/2.6km 1945 23 May 1969
Tunnel Drift Shildon 4.5m/7.3km  
Tursdale Colliery nr. Cornforth 3.4m/5.5km 1854 1968
Vinovium Drift Spennymoor 2.6m/4.3km  
West Cornforth Colliery West Cornforth 3.6m/5.9km 1835 04 Mar 1967
West Durham Wallsend Colliery Shildon 5.0m/8.0km  
West Hetton Colliery Coxhoe 5.0m/8.0km  
West Hunwick Colliery Willington (Hunwick) 3.5m/5.6km  1930's
West Hunwick Quarry (Clay) Hunwick 3.5m/5.6km  
Westerton Colliery Westerton, Bishop Auckland 1.4m/2.3km 1838 Oct 1961
Whitworth Park Colliery Spennymoor 0.1m/0.3km 1841 29 Jul 1974
Willington Colliery Willington 3.3m/5.3km 1840 1932
Windlestone Colliery Ferryhill 3.4m/5.5km  1924
Woodhouse Close Colliery Bishop Auckland 4.5m/7.3km 1835 Mar 1934
Woodhouse Close Colliery Bishop Auckland 4.5m/7.3km  
York Hill Quarry Spennymoor 1.3m/2.1km  

Colliery Map   Simulated map showing the immediate vicinity of Merrington Colliery

Colliery Page   main page for Merrington Colliery

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