List of collieries in Yorkshire 1984-present with dates of closure
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In 1984, the Yorkshire area had a total of 56 collieries. there are only three: Kellingley, Maltby and Hatfield. Rossington was "mothballed" in April 2006 and is expected to close soon.
In 1984, 15 of the collieries were in the Wakefield district
, 11 in the Rotherham district
, 10 in the Barnsley district
, 9 in the Doncaster district
, 6 in the Selby district
, 3 in the Leeds district
and 2 in the Kirklees district. The Yorkshire Area of the Coal Board also included Manton
colliery, which was geographically in Nottinghamshire
; it closed in 1994.
The largest mine in Yorkshire was Brodsworth whereas the smallest was Kinsley.
In 1984, 15 of the collieries were in the Wakefield district
City of Wakefield
The City of Wakefield is a local government district of West Yorkshire, England, with the status of a city and metropolitan borough. Wakefield is the district's administrative centre. The district includes the "Five Towns" of Normanton, Pontefract, Featherstone, Castleford and Knottingley. Other...
, 11 in the Rotherham district
Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham
The Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham is a metropolitan borough of South Yorkshire, England. It is named for its largest town, Rotherham, but also spans the outlying towns of Maltby, Rawmarsh, Swinton, Wath-upon-Dearne, as well as a suburban and rural element composed of hills, escarpments and...
, 10 in the Barnsley district
Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley
The Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley is a metropolitan borough of the metropolitan county of South Yorkshire, England. Its main town is Barnsley....
, 9 in the Doncaster district
Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster
The Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster is a metropolitan borough of South Yorkshire in Yorkshire and the Humber Region of England.In addition to the town of Doncaster, the borough covers Mexborough, Conisbrough, Thorne and Finningley....
, 6 in the Selby district
Selby (district)
Selby is a local government district of North Yorkshire, England. The local authority, Selby District Council, is based in the town of Selby and provides services to an area which includes Tadcaster and a host of villages....
, 3 in the Leeds district
City of Leeds
The City of Leeds is a local government district of West Yorkshire, England, governed by Leeds City Council, with the status of a city and metropolitan borough. The metropolitan district includes Leeds and the towns of Farsley, Garforth, Guiseley, Horsforth, Morley, Otley, Pudsey, Rothwell,...
and 2 in the Kirklees district. The Yorkshire Area of the Coal Board also included Manton
Manton, Nottinghamshire
Manton is a former mining village and suburb of south-east Worksop, north Nottinghamshire. Manton Colliery was one of the few pits in the county to generally support the strike in 1984-5...
colliery, which was geographically in Nottinghamshire
Nottinghamshire
Nottinghamshire is a county in the East Midlands of England, bordering South Yorkshire to the north-west, Lincolnshire to the east, Leicestershire to the south, and Derbyshire to the west...
; it closed in 1994.
The largest mine in Yorkshire was Brodsworth whereas the smallest was Kinsley.
Colliery Name | District | Year of closure | Notes |
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Acton Hall | Wakefield | 1985 | at Featherstone Featherstone Featherstone is a town and civil parish in the City of Wakefield in West Yorkshire, England. It lies south-west of Pontefract and has a population of 14,175.Featherstone railway station is on the Pontefract Line.-History:... |
Allerton Bywater Allerton Bywater Allerton Bywater is a semi-rural village and civil parish in the south-east of City of Leeds metropolitan borough in West Yorkshire, England. The village itself is north of Castleford and lies in the WF10 Castleford postcode area... |
Leeds | 1992 | |
Askern Askern Askern is a town and civil parish within the Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster, in South Yorkshire, England. It is on the A19 road between Doncaster and Selby. It became a spa town in the late 19th century, but this stopped once coal mines opened in the town. The last mine closed in the 1990s... |
Doncaster | 1991 | |
Barnburgh Barnburgh Main Colliery Barnburgh Main Colliery was a coal mine situated on the outskirts of the village of Barnburgh, about two miles north of Mexborough in the Dearne Valley, South Yorkshire, England.... |
Doncaster | 1989 | |
Barnsley Barnsley Barnsley is a town in South Yorkshire, England. It lies on the River Dearne, north of the city of Sheffield, south of Leeds and west of Doncaster. Barnsley is surrounded by several smaller settlements which together form the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley, of which Barnsley is the largest and... Main |
Barnsley | 1991 | Originally closed in 1966. Reopened to transfer workers from the Barrow pit, which closed in 1985 owing to geological problems. Pit head still stands. |
Bentley Bentley, South Yorkshire Bentley is a village in South Yorkshire, England two miles north of the town of Doncaster.The village was once owned by Edmund Hastings of Plumtree, Nottinghamshire, who had inherited it from his wife Copley's Sprotborough family... |
Doncaster | 1993 | |
Brodsworth Brodsworth Colliery Brodsworth Colliery was a colliery near Woodlands, South Yorkshire, England that closed in 1990. It was renowned for the superb model village of Woodlands that housed its workers... |
Doncaster | 1990 | |
Brookhouse Brookhouse Colliery Brookhouse Colliery was a coal mine situated about 6 miles east of Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England.- History :To develop coal seams in the area the Sheffield Coal Company opened a new colliery between Swallownest and Beighton, at that time on the borders of Rotherham Rural District and... |
Rotherham | 1985 | |
Bullcliffe Wood | Wakefield | 1985 | merged with Denby Grange; at Netherton village |
Cadeby & Denaby | Doncaster | 1986 | |
Caphouse Caphouse Colliery Caphouse Colliery, originally known as Overton Colliery, was a coal mine in Overton, near Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England. It was situated on the Denby Grange estate owned by the Lister Kaye family, and was worked from the 18th century until 1985... |
Wakefield | 1985 | merged with Denby Grange. Isolated pit, closest to Overton Overton -People:* Constantine Overton* David M. Overton* Doug Overton* Edward Overton, Jr. , United States representative from Pennsylvania* Elli Overton* Frank Overton* Guy Overton* Hall Overton* Iain Overton... village. Still “open” as the National Coal Mining Museum for England |
Cortonwood Cortonwood Cortonwood Colliery was sunk in 1873, a year after the formation of the Brampton Colliery Company, which took its name from the local parish of Brampton Bierlow, near Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England.... |
Barnsley | 1985 | |
Darfield Darfield, South Yorkshire Darfield is a village within the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley, South Yorkshire, England. It lies east of the town of Barnsley. It had a population of 8,066 at the 2001 UK Census.-History:... |
Barnsley | 1989 | merged with Houghton Main |
Dearne Valley Dearne Valley The Dearne Valley is an area of South Yorkshire along the River Dearne. It encompasses the towns of Wombwell, Wath-upon-Dearne, Swinton, Conisbrough and Mexborough, the large villages of Ardsley, Bolton on Dearne, Goldthorpe, Thurnscoe, Darfield, Stairfoot and Brampton Bierlow, and many other... |
Barnsley | 1989 | |
Denby Grange | Wakefield | 1991 | at Netherton village |
Dinnington Dinnington Dinnington is a town in rural South Yorkshire, England, and part of the Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham. It is roughly equidistant from Sheffield, Rotherham and Worksop, and is located at an elevation of about 100 metres above sea level.... |
Rotherham | 1991 | |
Dodworth Dodworth Dodworth is a village in the metropolitan borough of Barnsley in South Yorkshire, England. It has a population of 5,742.-History:Dodworth is a former coal mining village with approximately 5,800 people The land occupying the former mine is now the Dodworth Business Park... |
Barnsley | 1987 | between 1985-7, only Redbrook shaft operated - known as 'Redbrook Colliery' |
Emley, West Yorkshire Emley, West Yorkshire Emley is a village in West Yorkshire, England between Huddersfield and Wakefield with a population of 1,867 according to the 2001 census. It is east of Huddersfield and west of Wakefield. The village lies in moorland close to the Emley Moor TV Transmitter... |
Kirklees | 1985 | |
Ferrymoor/Riddings | Wakefield | 1985 | merged with South Kirkby; located at South Kirkby |
Frickley/South Elmsall Frickley Colliery Frickley & South Elmsall Colliery was opened by the Carlton Main Colliery Company Ltd in 1903 in South Elmsall, in Yorkshire, England.-Frickley & South Elmsall Colliery :... |
Wakefield | 1993 | |
Fryston Fryston village Fryston village is a small ex coal mining village in Castleford, West Yorkshire, England. The coal mine was named Fryston and closed in 1985.The land on which the mine was situated remains although all buildings have been demolished, leaving only the concrete bases.The village itself remains... |
Wakefield | 1985 | |
Gascoigne Wood | Selby | 2004 | at Sherburn-in-Elmet Sherburn-in-Elmet Sherburn-in-Elmet is a town and civil parish in the Selby district of North Yorkshire, England, situated close to Selby. It is one of only three places in the area to be explicitly associated with the ancient Celtic kingdom of Elmet via featuring the kingdom's title in its name, the others being... |
Glasshoughton Glasshoughton Glasshoughton is an area of Castleford in West Yorkshire, England, that borders on Pontefract. It is home to the Xscape indoor ski slope and leisure centre, the Junction 32 Outlet Shopping Village, a DIY superstore, a hotel, a pub and a number of fast food restaurants, which were built on the site... |
Wakefield | 1986 | |
Goldthorpe Goldthorpe Goldthorpe is a village within the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley, in South Yorkshire, England. Anciently a small medieval farming village, Goldthorpe is recorded in the Domesday Book and was under the Manor of Bolton upon Dearne which was once owned by Roger de Busli.Goldthorpe railway station... |
Barnsley | 1994 | |
Grimethorpe Grimethorpe Grimethorpe is a large village which is part of the metropolitan borough of Barnsley in South Yorkshire, England. It has a population of 1,873.... |
Barnsley | 1992 | famed for Grimethorpe Colliery Band Grimethorpe Colliery Band The Grimethorpe Colliery Band is a brass band, based in Grimethorpe, South Yorkshire, England. It was formed in 1917, as a leisure activity for the workers at the colliery, by members of the disbanded Cudworth Colliery Band... and setting for film Brassed Off Brassed Off Brassed Off is a 1996 British film written and directed by Mark Herman. The film, a British-American co-production made between Channel Four Films, Miramax Films and Prominent Films, is about the troubles faced by a colliery brass band, following the closure of their pit... |
Hatfield Hatfield Colliery Hatfield Colliery also known as Hatfield Main Colliery is a recently re-opened colliery in the Doncaster unitary authority, and historically part of South Yorkshire. It is next to the Doncaster-Goole railway, just east of Hatfield and Stainforth railway station... |
Doncaster | reopened 2007 | previously closed in 1993, 2001 and 2004 |
Hickleton | Barnsley | 1986 | at Thurnscoe Thurnscoe Thurnscoe is a village in the metropolitan borough of Barnsley in South Yorkshire, England. The village is approximately half way between Barnsley and Doncaster, but sufficiently far enough from both to be out of their urban sprawl... village. Merged with Goldthorpe |
Houghton Main | Barnsley | 1992 | see Little Houghton Little Houghton, South Yorkshire Little Houghton is a hamlet and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley, South Yorkshire, England. At the 2001 census it had a population of 618.... and Great Houghton Great Houghton, South Yorkshire Great Houghton is a village and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley in South Yorkshire, England), on the border with West Yorkshire. It lies to the west of Thurnscoe, on the B6411 road, and is located at approximately 53° 33' 20" North, 1° 21' West, at an elevation of around 60... |
Kellingley Kellingley Colliery Kellingley Colliery is one of the newest of the few deep coal mines left in Britain today. It is situated at Beal in North Yorkshire, about east of Knottingley in West Yorkshire, on the A645, although the postal address is Knottingley, West Yorkshire, and east of Ferrybridge power station. The... |
Selby/Wakefield | still open | |
Kilnhurst Kilnhurst Colliery Kilnhurst Colliery, formerly known as either Thrybergh or Thrybergh Hall Colliery, was situated on the southern side of the village of Kilnhurst, near Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England.... |
Rotherham | 1989 | |
Kinsley | Wakefield | 1986 | |
Kiveton Park Kiveton Park Colliery Kiveton Park Colliery was a coal mine in the village of Kiveton Park, near Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England. Until 1845 Kiveton was a rural village, the main work being in agriculture. In that year a railway was built through the district which connected Sheffield with Worksop, Retford and... |
Rotherham | 1994 | |
Ledston Ledston Ledston is a village and civil parish north of Castleford and east of Leeds in the county of West Yorkshire, England. The village is in the City of Leeds metropolitan borough... Luck |
Leeds | 1986 | |
Maltby Maltby Main Colliery Maltby Main Colliery is a coal mine situated on the eastern edge of the township of Maltby, South Yorkshire, some 7 miles east of Rotherham. It is presently the only colliery in production in the Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham.-History:... |
Rotherham | still open | |
Manvers Manvers Main Colliery Manvers Main Colliery was a coal mine, sunk on land belonging to the Earl Manvers and was situated on the northern edge of the township of Wath-upon-Dearne, between that town and Mexborough, in the Dearne Valley, South Yorkshire, England... Main |
Rotherham | 1988 | |
Markham Main | Doncaster | 1996 | originally closed1992, reopened 1994. There is also a colliery just called 'Markham', which is in Derbyshire |
North Gawber Gawber Gawber is an area of the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley in South Yorkshire, England.... |
Barnsley | 1985 | merged with Woolley |
North Selby Selby Selby is a town and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England. Situated south of the city of York, along the course of the River Ouse, Selby is the largest and, with a population of 13,012, most populous settlement of the wider Selby local government district.Historically a part of the West Riding... |
Selby | 1999 | |
Nostell Nostell Nostell is a village in the City of Wakefield in West Yorkshire, England, near Hemsworth. It is in the civil parish of Huntwick with Foulby and Nostell, which has a population of 90, and is the site of an Augustinian priory which received its charter in 1121.Nostell Priory is an 18th century... |
Wakefield | 1987 | |
Park Mill | Kirklees | 1989 | at Clayton West Clayton West Clayton West is a village in Kirklees, West Yorkshire, England. It had a population of 2,648 . and 2,704 in 2008. It is south east of Huddersfield and north west of Barnsley.It is in the parish of Clayton West and High Hoyland... village |
Prince of Wales | Wakefield | 2002 | at Pontefract Pontefract Pontefract is an historic market town in West Yorkshire, England. Traditionally in the West Riding, near the A1 , the M62 motorway and Castleford. It is one of the five towns in the metropolitan borough of the City of Wakefield and has a population of 28,250... |
Riccall Riccall Riccall is a village and civil parish situated in the Selby district of North Yorkshire, England, lying 3.5 miles north of Selby and 9 miles to the south of York. It is historically part of the East Riding of Yorkshire. According to the 2001 census the parish had a total population of... |
Selby | 2004 | |
Rossington Rossington Rossington is a civil parish and former mining village in the Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster in South Yorkshire, England and is surrounded by countryside and the market towns of Bawtry and Tickhill.-Geography:... |
Doncaster | 2006 | |
Royston Royston, South Yorkshire Royston is a suburban village within the Metropolitan borough of Barnsley, in South Yorkshire, England. Historically it was in the West Riding of Yorkshire, but was incorporated in to the Metropolitan borough of Barnsley in 1974 and is now on the border with West Yorkshire... |
Barnsley | 1989 | |
Savile | Leeds | 1985 | at Methley Methley Methley is a dispersed village in the City of Leeds metropolitan borough, south east of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. It is located near Rothwell, Oulton, Woodlesford, Mickletown and Allerton Bywater. It nestles in the triangle formed by Leeds, Castleford and Wakefield, and is between the... . Often confused with the Savile & Shawcross colliery, which had closed in 1966 |
Sharlston Sharlston, West Yorkshire Sharlston is a village and civil parish situated east of Wakefield in West Yorkshire, England, and includes the settlements of Old Sharlston, Sharlston Common and New Sharlston. Its population at the 2001 census was 2,756... |
Wakefield | 1993 | |
Silverwood Silverwood Colliery Silverwood Colliery was owned by Dalton Main Collieries Ltd., and was originally called Dalton Main. It was renamed after the local woodland where it was situated, between Thrybergh and Ravenfield, in Yorkshire, England, although it could easily have been called Gulling Wood.- History :Dalton Main... |
Rotherham | 1994 | merged with Maltby |
South Kirkby South Kirkby & Moorthorpe South Kirkby and Moorthorpe is a town and civil parish located in the City of Wakefield in West Yorkshire, England. It was a coalmining village, with a large textile industry. Along with South Elmsall the villages have all but merged into one.... |
Wakefield | 1988 | |
Stillingfleet Stillingfleet Stillingfleet is a village and civil parish in the Selby district of North Yorkshire, England. It is about south of York and nearby settlements include Acaster Selby and Appleton Roebuck.... |
Selby | 2004 | |
Thurcroft Thurcroft Colliery Thurcroft Colliery was a coal mine situated in the village of Thurcroft, near Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England.In 1902 the Rother Vale Colliery Company leased the rights to work coal from below the Thurcroft Estates which were owned by Messrs... |
Rotherham | 1991 | |
Treeton Treeton Colliery Treeton Colliery was a coal mine situated in the village of Treeton, near Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England.Work on the sinking of Treeton Colliery commenced, with all due ceremony, in October 1875... |
Rotherham | 1991 | |
Wath Wath Main Colliery Wath Main Colliery was a coal mine situated in the Dearne Valley, close by the township of Wath-upon-Dearne, South Yorkshire, England. The colliery was operated by the Wath Main Coal Company Limited.... |
Rotherham | 1986 | merged with Manvers |
Wheldale | Wakefield | 1987 | |
Whitemoor | Selby | 2002 | |
Wistow Wistow, North Yorkshire Wistow is a small village and civil parish just north of Selby, North Yorkshire, England. Until 2004 Wistow had a small colliery.-External links:*... |
Selby | 2004 | |
Woolley Woolley Colliery Woolley Colliery is a village on the edge of the Barnsley and Wakefield districts in Yorkshire, England. The village itself is in South Yorkshire whilst the former colliery is situated in West Yorkshire... |
Wakefield | 1987 | |
Yorkshire Main Yorkshire Main Colliery Yorkshire Main Colliery was a coal mine situated within the village of Edlington, south west of Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England.The colliery was created by the Staveley Coal and Iron Company, which bought land in Edlington and leased the right to exploit the coal reserves under this and... |
Doncaster | 1985 | in Edlington Edlington Edlington is a town and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England, lying to the south west of Doncaster. It has a population of 8,276... village |