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Durham Collieries search results

Browse by Colliery

The following is an alphabetical list of collieries in County Durham, from c.1850 to c.1990. Please click on a colliery name for further information or click on an initial letter to jump to collieries in that section.

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  • High Bitchburn Colliery (North Bedburn)
  • High Cold Knott Colliery (North Bedburn)
  • High Copley Air [Pit] (Lynesack & Softley)
  • High Downs [Colliery] (Hetton-le-Hole)
  • High Drift [1] (Cornsay)
  • High Drifts [2] (Cornsay)
  • High Hazelwell [Colliery] (Woodland)
  • High House [Colliery] (Lynesack & Softley)
  • High Marley Hill Drift (Whickham)
  • High Morley Pit (Barony)
  • High Summerhill Colliery (Woodland)
  • High Tindale Colliery (Pollard's Lands (det))
  • High Toft Hill [Colliery] (Barony)
  • High Wham [Colliery] (Lynesack & Softley)
  • High Woodifield Busty [Pit] (Crook & Billy Row)
  • High Woodifield [Colliery] (Crook & Billy Row)
  • Hilda [Colliery] (South Shields)
  • Hill Pit (Birtley)
  • Hill Top Coal Pit (Esh)
  • Hill Top Low Main [Pit] (Esh)
  • Hilltop Colliery [1] (Esh)
  • Hilltop Colliery [2] (Esh)
  • Hilltop Harvey Drift (Esh)
  • Hilltop Sinking Pit (Esh)
  • Hilton Moor [Colliery] (Staindrop)
  • Hindon Bridge [Colliery] (Woodland)
  • Hindon East Drift (Cockfield)
  • Hindon West Drift (Woodland)
  • Hive Pit (Billingside)

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