⛏ Outwood Colliery

United Kingdom · Europe · 53.55°N, 2.34°W

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Outwood Colliery was a coal mine in Outwood, near Stoneclough in the historic county of Lancashire, England. Originally named Clough Side Colliery, it opened in the 1840s and was the largest colliery in the area. It was owned by Thomas Fletcher & Sons and then by the Clifton and Kersley Coal Company. There were two pits. Coal was transported by a tramway to a depot west of Outwood Road, in Radcliffe, and also by tramway through Ringley Wood to the nearby Manchester, Bolton and Bury Canal. A railway sidings from the nearby East Lancashire Railway Line was located nearby, from the northern end of the colliery. In its heyday the colliery employed over 2000 workers. Outwood Colliery exploited the coal seams of the Manchester Coalfield and was noted for its Trencherbone Coal.

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CountryUnited Kingdom
Continent / regionEurope
Coordinates (approx.)53.55°N, 2.34°W · view on map

Outwood Colliery is located in United Kingdom, in Europe.

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