Mines & mining heritage · North East England
Mainsforth Colliery
Mainsforth Colliery in England North East, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
About
Mainsforth Colliery is a place of interest in England North East, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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From the Wikipedia article
Mainsforth Colliery was situated between Ferryhill and the small hamlet of Mainsforth in County Durham, England, United Kingdom. It was adjacent to the former Ferryhill railway station in the Ferryhill Station area of the town. Mainsforth Colliery operated from 1872 to 1968, mining coal in the UK, deep underground.
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Background
Description
Mineworkers contributed towards supporting the town band, cricket team, bowls team and many more activities that were associated with the colliery at that time. Without their support so many organisations and activities would never have existed. The legacy lives on with the following:
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- Coordinates
- 54.6780, -1.5260
- District
- County Durham
- Parish
- Ferryhill
- Postcode
- DL17 9DE
- Parliamentary constituency
- Newton Aycliffe and Spennymoor
- Established
- 1872
Sources
- wikidata: Q104866052 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Mainsforth Colliery (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Mainsforth Colliery?
- Mainsforth Colliery is in North-East England, United Kingdom (postcode DL17 9DE), in the parish of Ferryhill.
- When was Mainsforth Colliery built?
- Built or established in 1872.
- How do I get to Mainsforth Colliery?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode DL17 9DE. It sits within the Newton Aycliffe and Spennymoor parliamentary constituency.