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Coal mining region in north-west England
The Manchester Coalfield is part of the South Lancashire Coalfield, the coal seams of which were laid down in the Carboniferous Period. Some easily accessible
Manchester_Coalfield
Isolated mining community
New Manchester or The City was an isolated mining community on the Manchester Coalfield north of Mosley Common in the Tyldesley township, England. It
New_Manchester
Coal mining region in England
The Lancashire Coalfield in North West England was an important British coalfield. Its coal seams were formed from the vegetation of tropical swampy forests
Lancashire_Coalfield
Coalfield Burnley Coalfield South Lancashire Coalfield Cheshire Coalfield Manchester Coalfield Oldham Coalfield St Helens Coalfield Wigan Coalfield Leicestershire
List_of_coalfields
British coal mining company
Peden, J.A. (1995), The Industrial railways of Bolton, Bury and the Manchester Coalfield, Part Two, The Manchester Coalfield, Runpast, ISBN 1-870754-32-8
Manchester_Collieries
Geological fault in Great Britain
northwest–southeast. The fault throws the beds of the Middle Coal Measures of the Manchester Coalfield by 1,000 feet (300 m) on its western side. The fault is active, and
Pendleton_Fault
Coal mine
a coal mine in Bradford, Manchester, England. Although part of the Manchester Coalfield, the seams of the Bradford Coalfield correspond more closely to
Bradford_Colliery
Coal mine in England
faults. The Upper Coal Measures are not worked in this part of the Manchester Coalfield. Chanters Colliery in Hindsford was sunk in 1854 by John Fletcher
Chanters_Colliery
Coal mine in Lancashire, England
Agecroft Colliery was a coal mine on the Manchester Coalfield that opened in 1844 in the Agecroft district of Pendlebury, Lancashire, England. It exploited
Agecroft_Colliery
British coal mining company
the coal mines (seams) of the middle coal measures in the Manchester Coalfield. The Fletchers built company housing at Hindsford and a model village
Fletcher,_Burrows_and_Company
Coal mine in Greater Manchester, England
the Clifton and Kersley Coal Company, at the southern edge of the Manchester Coalfield, working the Middle Coal Measures where they dipped under the Permian
Astley_Green_Colliery
Coal mine in Greater Manchester, England
Colliery was a coal mine operating on the Manchester Coalfield after 1874 in Tyldesley, Greater Manchester, then in the historic county of Lancashire
Cleworth_Hall_Colliery
City and metropolitan borough in England
p. 11. ISBN 978-1-85936-128-3. "The Manchester Coalfields" (PDF). Museum of Science and Industry in Manchester. 2001. Archived from the original (PDF)
Manchester
Town in Greater Manchester, England
miles (16 km) northwest of Manchester. During the Industrial Revolution, the town was a key part of the Manchester Coalfield. Atherton was associated with
Atherton,_Greater_Manchester
Coal mine in England
Pit was a coal mine operating on the Lancashire Coalfield from the 1840s in Tyldesley, Greater Manchester then in the historic county of Lancashire, England
Gin_Pit_Colliery
Bridgewater Trustees operating after 1860 on the Manchester Coalfield in Walkden, Greater Manchester, then in the historic county of Lancashire, England
Linnyshaw_Colliery
Bus rapid transit service in Greater Manchester
total cost of £122 million to improve links from former Manchester Coalfield towns into Manchester city centre, the busway proposal encountered much opposition
Leigh-Salford-Manchester Bus Rapid Transit
Leigh-Salford-Manchester_Bus_Rapid_Transit
Coal mine in England
o't' Church, was a coal mine operating on the Manchester Coalfield after 1866 in Tyldesley, Greater Manchester, then in the historic county of Lancashire
St_George's_Colliery
owned by the Bridgewater Trustees operating on the Manchester Coalfield in Walkden, Greater Manchester, then in the historic county of Lancashire, England
Sandhole_Colliery
Coal mine in England
Shakerley Colliery was a coal mine on the Manchester Coalfield near Shakerley, Tyldesley, Greater Manchester, then in the historic county of Lancashire
Shakerley_Colliery_(Greens)
Pendleton Colliery was a coal mine operating on the Manchester Coalfield after the late 1820s on Whit Lane in Pendleton, Salford, then in the historic
Pendleton_Colliery
Historical industrial site in England
Wet Earth Colliery was a coal mine located on the Manchester Coalfield, in Clifton, Greater Manchester. The colliery site is now the location of Clifton
Wet_Earth_Colliery
Astley and Tyldesley are situated on the Manchester Coalfield, historically in Lancashire, now in Greater Manchester, England. The underlying geology of Astley
List of collieries in Astley and Tyldesley
List_of_collieries_in_Astley_and_Tyldesley
Coal mine in England
Colliery was a coal mine operating on the Manchester Coalfield after 1866 in Tyldesley, Greater Manchester, then in the historic county of Lancashire
Nook_Colliery
Historic coal mine
the Bridgewater Trustees operating on the Manchester Coalfield after 1866 in Mosley Common, Greater Manchester, then in the historic county of Lancashire
Mosley_Common_Colliery
Bridgewater Collieries originated from the coal mines on the Manchester Coalfield in Worsley in the historic county of Lancashire owned by Francis Egerton
Bridgewater_Collieries
British coal mining company
Company was a coal mining company formed in 1870 in Tyldesley, on the Manchester Coalfield in the historic county of Lancashire, England that had its origins
Tyldesley_Coal_Company
Town in Greater Manchester, England
the area is characterised by carboniferous coal measures of the Manchester Coalfield and sandstone appertaining to the Carboniferous Westphalian C geological
Prestwich
Ceremonial county in North West England
Greater Manchester is a metropolitan and ceremonial county in North West England. It borders Lancashire to the north, West Yorkshire and Derbyshire to
Greater_Manchester
Area of Greater Manchester, England
and shales of the Middle Coal Measures of the Manchester Coalfield. In addition to the City of Manchester Stadium and National Cycling Centre velodrome
Bradford,_Manchester
Village in Greater Manchester, England
Red Sandstone in the south, and the Middle Coal Measures of the Manchester Coalfield to the north. The upper soils are a mixture of clay and sand, with
Astley,_Greater_Manchester
English coal mining company
exploited the coal mines (seams) of the middle coal measures in the Manchester Coalfield. Pits had been sunk in the 1730s and in the 1740s John Heathcote
Clifton and Kersley Coal Company
Clifton_and_Kersley_Coal_Company
Company that manufactured wrought iron
J. A. (1995). The Industrial railways of Bolton, Bury and the Manchester Coalfield, Part Two, The Manchester Coalfield. Runpast. ISBN 1-870754-30-1.
Thomas_Walmsley_and_Sons
English landowning family
and J.A. Peden, The Industrial Railways of Bolton, Bury and the Manchester Coalfield: Part 1, Bolton and Bury (Cheltenham: Runpast Publishing, 1994),
Hulton_family_of_Hulton
Knowles and Sons was a coal mining company that operated on the Manchester Coalfield in and around Clifton near Pendlebury, in the historic county of
Andrew_Knowles_and_Sons
Mine in Lancashire
Back o' th Barn, was situated on the Irwell Valley fault on the Manchester Coalfield in Little Lever, then in the historic county of Lancashire, England
Ladyshore_Colliery
Coal mine in England
Colliery was a coal mine operating on the Manchester Coalfield after 1883 in Shakerley, Tyldesley, Greater Manchester, then in the historic county of Lancashire
Peelwood_Colliery
Town in Greater Manchester, England
measures of the Manchester Coalfield. Districts in Farnworth include Dixon Green and New Bury. The town has grown along the Manchester to Bolton road,
Farnworth
English coal company
Lancashire Coalfield south of the railway in Astley and Tyldesley, then in the historic county of Lancashire, England. The company became part of Manchester Collieries
Astley and Tyldesley Collieries
Astley_and_Tyldesley_Collieries
Colliery was a coal mine operating on the Manchester Coalfield after 1867 in Shakerley, Tyldesley, Greater Manchester, then in the historic county of Lancashire
Combermere_Colliery
public house, was a coal mine operating on the Manchester Coalfield after 1846 in Pendlebury near Manchester, then in the historic county of Lancashire,
Pendlebury_Colliery
collieries in the eastern part of the Manchester Coalfield were exhausted and closed. In the western part of the coalfield, however, coal mining was continued
Geography of Greater Manchester
Geography_of_Greater_Manchester
Canal in northwest England
the canal brought about a rapid development in coal mining on the Manchester Coalfield west of Worsley. Chaddock pits in the east of Tyldesley were connected
Bridgewater_Canal
Colliery was a coal mine operating on the Manchester Coalfield before 1869 in Tyldesley, Greater Manchester, then in the historic county of Lancashire
Wellington_Pit
Coal mine in the Manchester Coalfield, England
Colliery was a coal mine operating on the Manchester Coalfield after 1845 in Tyldesley, Greater Manchester, then in the historic county of Lancashire
Yew_Tree_Colliery
Coal mining region in north west England
equivalent to the Arley mine of the Manchester Coalfield. The coal seams dipped in the direction of central Manchester and were broken by numerous faults
Oldham_Coalfield
Former Coal Mine in Greater Manchester
was a coal mine operating on the Manchester Coalfield from the 1830s or 1840s in Shakerley, Tyldesley, Greater Manchester, then in the historic county of
Nelson_Pit
Coal mine in England
Great Boys Colliery was a coal mine operating on the Manchester Coalfield in the second half of the 19th century in Tyldesley, then in the historic county
Great_Boys_Colliery
1910 mining accident in Over Hulton, North West England
arrived for the day shift. They were working five coal seams of the Manchester Coalfield: the Trencherbone, Plodder, Yard, Three-Quarters and Arley mines
Pretoria_Pit_disaster
over 2000 workers. Outwood Colliery exploited the coal seams of the Manchester Coalfield and was noted for its Trencherbone Coal. Due to an underground fire
Outwood_Colliery
Suburb in Greater Manchester
the rest of the township lies on the Middle Coal Measures of the Manchester Coalfield. Much of Clifton's boundary with Pendlebury is defined by Slack Brook
Clifton,_Greater_Manchester
English coal mining company
in the 1830s or 1840s on land leased from Ellis Fletcher on the Manchester Coalfield in Shakerley. It was worked by Nathan Eckersley and in 1861 passed
Shakerley_Collieries
Coal mine in England
New Lester Colliery was a coal mine operating on the Manchester Coalfield from the second half of the 19th century to the first half of the 20th century
New_Lester_Colliery
Coal mine on the Manchester Coalfield in Bedford, Leigh, Lancashire, England
Bedford Colliery, also known as Wood End Pit, was a coal mine on the Manchester Coalfield in Bedford, Leigh, Lancashire, England. The colliery was owned by
Bedford_Colliery
Area of Greater Manchester, England
Peel Quarry and the underlying rocks are the coal measures of the Manchester Coalfield. The old Wharton Chapel had its origins in the Act of Uniformity
Little_Hulton
Railway company in England
Peden, J. A. (1995), The Industrial Railways of Bolton, Bury and the Manchester Coalfield, Runpast Publishing, ISBN 1-870754-32-8 Wells, Jeffrey (1995), An
East Lancashire Railway (1844–1859)
East_Lancashire_Railway_(1844–1859)
District of Salford, England
& Bury Canal passes the area. Pendleton is on the Manchester Coalfield, part of Lancashire Coalfield. In the early days of coal mining seams lying on or
Pendleton,_Greater_Manchester
Heritage railway in Staffordshire, England
"The Industrial Railways of Bolton, Bury and the Manchester Coalfield Part 2: The Manchester Coalfield" by C.H.A.Townley, C.A.Appleton, F.D.Smith & J.A
Churnet_Valley_Railway
Market town in Greater Manchester, England
half miles long. The underlying rocks are the coal measures of the Manchester Coalfield covered with boulder clay. Streams drain the area including the Shakerley
Tyldesley
"The Industrial Railways of Bolton, Bury and the Manchester Coalfield Part 2: The Manchester Coalfield" by C.H.A.Townley, C.A.Appleton, F.D.Smith & J.A
NSR_New_L_Class
Disused railway station in England
The Industrial railways of Bolton, Bury and the Manchester Coalfield, Part Two, The Manchester Coalfield, Runpast, ISBN 1-870754-32-8 Jowett, Alan (2000)
Astley_railway_station
Railway in Lancashire, England
Peden, J. A. (1995), The Industrial Railways of Bolton, Bury and the Manchester Coalfield, Runpast Publishing, ISBN 1-870754-32-8 Whishaw, Francis (1842).
Manchester_and_Bolton_Railway
Defunct English coal mining company
Colliery Company was a coal mining company operating on the Lancashire Coalfield from the mid 19th century in Over Hulton and Westhoughton, then in the
Hulton_Colliery_Company
English company
Peden, J. A. (1994), The Industrial railways of Bolton, Bury and the Manchester Coalfield, Part One, Bolton and Bury, Runpast, ISBN 1-870754-32-8 Halton, Maurice
John_Musgrave_&_Sons
British courtier and landowner (1681–1744)
Duke of Bridgewater (21 May 1736 – 8 March 1803). Egerton family Manchester Coalfield[further explanation needed] Peerage of Great Britain Debrett's Peerage
Scroop Egerton, 1st Duke of Bridgewater
Scroop_Egerton,_1st_Duke_of_Bridgewater
Former railway station in England
The Industrial railways of Bolton, Bury and the Manchester Coalfield, Part Two, The Manchester Coalfield, Runpast, ISBN 1-870754-32-8 The station via Disused
Lamb's Cottage railway station
Lamb's_Cottage_railway_station
Former coal mine in Walkden, Manchester, England
the Manchester Coalfields, Landmark, ISBN 1-84306-135-X Townley, C.H.A. (1995), The Industrial railways of Bolton, Bury and the Manchester Coalfield, Part
Ellesmere_Colliery
to Liverpool, along the River Mersey via the Sankey Canal. On the Manchester Coalfield, the early collieries were those of the Duke of Bridgewater in Worsley
List of collieries in Lancashire since 1854
List_of_collieries_in_Lancashire_since_1854
Coalfield in Kentucky, United States
The Eastern Kentucky Coalfield is part of the Central Appalachian bituminous coalfield, including all or parts of 30 Kentucky counties and adjoining areas
Eastern_Kentucky_Coalfield
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom since 2026
Parliament (MP) for Makerfield in Greater Manchester since June 2026, and was Mayor of Greater Manchester from 2017 to 2026; before that he was MP for
Andy_Burnham
Coal mine in North-East England
The Industrial railways of Bolton, Bury and the Manchester Coalfield, Part Two, The Manchester Coalfield, Runpast, ISBN 1-870754-32-8 Workman, John (16
Clifton_Hall_Colliery
One of three townships that merged to form Leigh, England
sandstone and to the north east on the middle coal measures of the Manchester Coalfield. There is alluvium in the ground crossed by the Glaze Brook and its
Bedford,_Greater_Manchester
Coal mines in Greater Manchester
was cut into the Earl of Bridgewater's estates in Worsley on the Manchester Coalfield in 1729 under the auspices of John Massey, the mines agent of Scroop
Worsley_Navigable_Levels
Museum in Greater Manchester, England
house on the Lancashire Coalfield. Astley Green Colliery was established to extract deep coal seams of the Manchester Coalfield beneath the peat bog known
Astley_Green_Colliery_Museum
Unincorporated community in Virginia, United States
community to the port of Manchester, just below the Fall Line of the James River. In 1850, the Richmond and Danville Railroad built Coalfield Station, a freight
Midlothian,_Virginia
Market town in Greater Manchester, England
Ashton, is a market town in the Metropolitan Borough of Tameside, Greater Manchester, England. Its population was 48,604 at the 2021 census. Historically a
Ashton-under-Lyne
Coal mining area in England
The Kent Coalfield is a coalfield in the eastern part of the English county of Kent. The Coalfields Trust defines the Kent Coalfield as the wards of Barham
Kent_Coalfield
Mine in Limpopo, South Africa
Grootegeluk Coal Mine is an open cast coal mine within the Waterberg Coalfield of the Limpopo province of South Africa. It is operated by Exxaro. The
Grootegeluk_Coal_Mine
1819 massacre by government troops in Manchester
The Peterloo Massacre took place at St Peter's Field, Manchester, England, on Monday 16 August 1819. Eighteen people were killed and 400–700 were injured
Peterloo_Massacre
Town in Greater Manchester, England
Oldham (/ˈoʊldəm/) is a town in Greater Manchester, England. It lies amongst the Pennines on elevated ground between the rivers Irk and Medlock, 5 miles
Oldham
British county of Greater Manchester. See List of places in Greater Manchester for a list of settlements in Greater Manchester. Historic England. "Dunham
List of places of interest in Greater Manchester
List_of_places_of_interest_in_Greater_Manchester
Former Independent City in Virginia, United States of America
new Richmond and Danville Railroad (R&D) was completed between Manchester and Coalfield Station (now Midlothian) in 1851, the older Chesterfield Railroad
Manchester, Richmond, Virginia
Manchester,_Richmond,_Virginia
Historic area of North West England
£3,875. He made his fortune from his family's collieries on the Manchester Coalfield. After his death in 1929, his widow, Lady Nina Knowles, presented
Turton,_Lancashire
Pioneering colliery manager
was called The Field Marshal of Warwickshire Coalfield. William Garside Phillips was born in Hyde, Manchester to John Phillips and Eliza Wilde, into “a nest
William_Garside_Phillips
1890s. The supply was not as great and as cheap to mine as the Pocahontas coalfield, however and mining the Richmond Basin was ended around 1890. Richmond
Richmond_Basin
Suburb of Tyldesley, Greater Manchester, England
mostly flat and the underlying rocks are the coal measures of the Manchester Coalfield. Shakerley is predominantly residential and mostly social housing
Shakerley
Labour revolt in the United Kingdom, 1911–1914
rank-and-file movements and political change in the Durham coalfield. Manchester: Manchester University Press. ISBN 978-0-7190-9068-4. OCLC 949908606.
Great_Unrest
Railway station in England (1864–1959)
The Industrial Railways of Bolton, Bury and the Manchester Coalfield, Part 2, The Manchester Coalfield, Cheltenham: Runpast Publishing, ISBN 1-870754-32-8
Howe_Bridge_railway_station
Electrification scheme in northern England
Penistone to Wath marshalling yard in the heart of the South Yorkshire coalfields. The line split from the Barnsley–Penistone line at West Silkstone Junction
Manchester–Sheffield–Wath electric railway
Manchester–Sheffield–Wath_electric_railway
Coalfield in North Wales, United Kingdom
The Denbighshire Coalfield in the historic county of Denbighshire in north-east Wales is one of the smaller British coalfields. It extends from near Caergwrle
Denbighshire_Coalfield
Topics referred to by the same term
electoral division in Liverpool Yew Tree Colliery, a coalfield in Tyldesley, Greater Manchester Operation Yewtree, a British police investigation into
Yew_Tree
Hayes, Geoffrey (2004), Collieries and their Railways in the Manchester Coalfields, Landmark, ISBN 1-84306-135-X 53°31′43″N 2°30′17″W / 53.5286°N
Gibfield_Colliery
Human settlement in England
Orrell is a suburb of Wigan in the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, Greater Manchester, England. The population of the ward had fallen at the 2011 Census to
Orrell,_Greater_Manchester
Village in Wigan, England
Standish is a village in the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, Greater Manchester, England. Within the boundaries of the historic county of Lancashire, it
Standish,_Greater_Manchester
County of England
Liverpool, a major port, and Manchester, which with its surrounding towns dominated the manufacture of textiles. The Lancashire coalfield was also exploited, with
Lancashire
American financier and philanthropist (1874–1960)
orchestrated the Ludlow Massacre and other offenses during the Colorado Coalfield War. Rockefeller was the father of six children: Abby, John III, Nelson
John_D._Rockefeller_Jr.
Town in Greater Manchester, England
of Salford in Greater Manchester, England, 3 miles (4.8 km) west of Salford city centre and 4 miles (6.4 km) west of Manchester, split by the M602 motorway
Eccles,_Greater_Manchester
Area of the West Midlands, England
which lies the Cannock Chase Coalfield. Around the exposed coalfield, separated by geological faults, lies a concealed coalfield where the coal lies at much
Black_Country
Geographical areas of England
Magnesian Limestone Plateau (Durham, Tyne & Wear and Cleveland) 16. Durham Coalfield Pennine Fringe (Durham, Northumberland, Tyne & Wear and Cleveland) 22
National_Character_Area
Dialects spoken in former mining areas of Northumberland and Durham
Northern English dialects spoken in rural areas of the Great Northern Coalfield in England. One lexical feature distinguishing Pitmatic from other Northumbrian
Pitmatic
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