Littleborough from Cleggswood Hill
Coal Mines in Littleborough
On the main Coal Page are details of the more important mines which have been researched by members of the History Society. There were, however, numerous other mines which were large enough to have their mining plans included within the Mining Remediation Authority Database. Use the links in Column 4 to access 'Mine Plans search results'. On that document, click under Col 1 to get more details & click under Col 12 to get the Mine Plans
Colliery
Birch Hill
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Brearley
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Brearley
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Brearley Farm
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Cleggswood
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Clough Bank (Clough)
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Dearnley & Dearnley Holme
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Ealees
Ealees
Ealees & Lydgate
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Forest NW of Grimes
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Gatehouse Rake
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Handle Hall
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Heights Farm
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Higher Shore
Shore Moor
Higher Shore
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Hill Top (nr Handle Hall & Whitfield)
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Hollingworth & Syke Lane
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Inch Mine (New Barn)
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Lanefoot
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Light Owlers (Sladen Mill)
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Middlewood
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Schofield Hall
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Sheep Bank
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StarringÂ
Starring Estate
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Swaindrod -
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Syke
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SykeÂ
Syke (Little Mine)
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Turf House
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Whitfield Hill
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WhittakerÂ
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Owner or Operator
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Henry Brierley and P O Donnell
Brearley Estate
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J Brierley/ Messrs Stott & Ackroyd
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Mr Joseph Brierly
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James and William Walmsley
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 Messrs Kilpatrick Ltd
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Dearnley Colliery Co - All
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Messrs Ashworth & Lees
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Messrs John Tetlow & Sons
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The Littleborough Fire Clay Co
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Littleborough Dyeing Co
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Edmund Kershaw
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Messrs E Clegg & Sons
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James Fletcher & Bros
Messrs E Clegg
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John Howarth
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Littleborough Dyeing Co
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John Taylor and Co
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Messrs John Tetlow & Sons
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Late Stephen Hartley
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Messrs John Tetlow & Sons
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James Howard Esq
Elyah Chadwick
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Ralph Ashworth & Co
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Messrs Ireland Buckley
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Messrs Lees, Ashworth & Co
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Appears The Syke CollieryÂ
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Sladen Wood Mill Co
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Whittaker Coal Co
Messrs Tetlow & Kershaws
Dates
1864 to 1901
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1880
1874/5 - 1885/6
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1893
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1895
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1860/6 - 1870/7
1857
1914
1906/1909, 1914
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Unclear
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1881
1886
1882
1866/7
1880s
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1865-1869
1849. 1855/7
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unclear
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1884-1895
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1891-1899
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1903
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1893/4
1894
1875
1913
1914
26.10.1852
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1838-1910
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unknown
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Sept 1890
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1894
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1867/68​
1891
1877.1891
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Inknown
Nov 1964
up to 1901
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1857
1900s
late 1880s
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1873-1900
1874
1904
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1874-1876
1874/75 & 1891
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Aban'd 1880
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1870-1874
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1875/6 Abnd 1877
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1875-1876
1875-1886
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1866-1868
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1912-1914
1920-1921
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1869/70 Abnd 1876
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https://mine-plans.bgs.ac.uk/mra_search.html?mra_catalogue_number=NW117
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https://mine-plans.bgs.ac.uk/mra_search.html?mra_catalogue_number=2011
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https://mine-plans.bgs.ac.uk/mra_search.html?mra_catalogue_number=3038
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https://mine-plans.bgs.ac.uk/mra_search.html?mra_catalogue_number=3725
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https://mine-plans.bgs.ac.uk/search.html?mineName=CLEGGSWOOD&mineral=COAS&county=5156
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https://mine-plans.bgs.ac.uk/mra_search.html?mra_catalogue_number=7291
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https://mine-plans.bgs.ac.uk/mra_search.html?mra_catalogue_number=1882
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https://mine-plans.bgs.ac.uk/mra_search.html?mra_catalogue_number=NW1290
https://mine-plans.bgs.ac.uk/search.html?mineName=EALEES&mineral=COAS&county=5156
https://mine-plans.bgs.ac.uk/mra_search.html?mra_catalogue_number=NW171
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https://mine-plans.bgs.ac.uk/mra_search.html?mra_catalogue_number=3226
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https://mine-plans.bgs.ac.uk/mra_search.html?mra_catalogue_number=3420
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https://mine-plans.bgs.ac.uk/mra_search.html?mra_catalogue_number=4678
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https://mine-plans.bgs.ac.uk/search.html?mineName=HIGHER%20SHORE&mineral=COAS&county=5156
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https://mine-plans.bgs.ac.uk/search.html?itemId=21913038
https://mine-plans.bgs.ac.uk/search.html?itemId=21923039
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https://mine-plans.bgs.ac.uk/search.html?mineName=HOLLINGWORTH&mineral=COAS&county=5156
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https://mine-plans.bgs.ac.uk/search.html?itemId=21926046
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https://mine-plans.bgs.ac.uk/mra_search.html?mra_catalogue_number=3070
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https://mine-plans.bgs.ac.uk/mra_search.html?mra_catalogue_number=2594
https://mine-plans.bgs.ac.uk/search.html?mineName=LIGHT%20OWLERS&mineral=COAS&county=5156
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https://mine-plans.bgs.ac.uk/mra_search.html?mra_catalogue_number=4312
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https://mine-plans.bgs.ac.uk/search.html?mineName=SCHOFIELD%20HALL&mineral=COAS&county=5156
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https://mine-plans.bgs.ac.uk/mra_search.html?mra_catalogue_number=NW1228
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https://mine-plans.bgs.ac.uk/mra_search.html?mra_catalogue_number=NW1229
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https://mine-plans.bgs.ac.uk/mra_search.html?mra_catalogue_number=4630
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https://mine-plans.bgs.ac.uk/search.html?mineName=STARRING&mineral=COAS&county=5156
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https://mine-plans.bgs.ac.uk/search.html?mineName=SWAINDROD&mineral=COAS&county=5156
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https://mine-plans.bgs.ac.uk/mra_search.html?mra_catalogue_number=NW1227
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https://mine-plans.bgs.ac.uk/mra_search.html?mra_catalogue_number=665
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https://mine-plans.bgs.ac.uk/mra_search.html?mra_catalogue_number=NW1226
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https://mine-plans.bgs.ac.uk/mra_search.html?mra_catalogue_number=NW168
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https://mine-plans.bgs.ac.uk/search.html?mineName=WHITFIELD%20HILL&mineral=COAS&county=5156
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https://mine-plans.bgs.ac.uk/mra_search.html?mra_catalogue_number=551
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