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Coal Mines in Yorkshire 1854
Name Parish From To Comments
Abbotside High Abbotside, Hawes 1906 1909
Aberford Road Wakefield 1880 1894 Probably Bottom Boat
Accomodation Road Harehills, Leeds 1854 1854 Became Alma
Ackton Hall Featherstone, Pontefract 1877 1985 First shaft sunk 1877. Closed for geological reasons 05/07/1985.
Ackworth Ackworth 1909 1913 Sinking 1909 to 1913 and used for man-riding at Ackton Hall.
Acorn Hill Stannington, Sheffield 1921 1951 Fireclay, abandoned 20/10/1966, plan 15246.
Acre Lane Wibsey, Bradford 1921 1921
Acre Mills Wibsey, Bradford 1894 1894
Adwalton Adwalton, Leeds 1896 1903
Adwalton (a) Adwalton, Leeds 1854 1860
Adwalton Common Adwalton, Leeds 1872 1881
Adwalton Lane Adwalton, Leeds 1871 1880
Adwalton Moor (a) Adwalton, Leeds 1854 1877
Adwalton Moor (b) Adwalton, Leeds 1873 1881 Sinking from 1873 to 1879
Agnes Barnsley 1863 1883
Ainley Elland, Halifax 1888 1897
Ainley Grange Elland, Halifax 1912 1926 Standing 1915 to 1926.
Albion Barnsley 1901 1905
Alderscholes Thornton, Bradford 1861 1887 On 1st edition O.S. 1/10560 sheet.
Aldwarke Main Parkgate, Rawmarsh 1862 1961 Closed 30/06/1961.
Alexandra Tong, Bradford 1918 1918 Abandoned
All Alone Idle Moor, Bradford 1892 1901 Not listed after 1897
Allatt Hill Rastrick, Brighouse 1907 1908 Bentley & Kaye
Allerton Allerton, Bradford 1865 Patefield & Patchett
Allerton Allerton, Bradford 1867 Carr, Cliffe & others
Allerton Allerton, Bradford 1855 1921 Little Moor. Abandoned August 1921
Allerton Bywater Allerton Bywater 1854 1992 Closed 27/03/1992.
Allerton Main Swillington, Leeds 1853 1887 See Allerton Main, Victoria.
Allerton Main, Albert Swillington, Leeds 1882 1935 Discontinued 1930. Abandoned December 1935
Allerton Main,
Fleakingley Beck
Swillington, Leeds 1888 1897 See Fleakingley Beck may also appear as Fleatingley Beck
Allerton Main, Primrose Hill Swillington, Leeds 1893 1946 Called Allerton Main, Primrose Hill until 1947 and then Primrose Hill until it closed in March 1970.
Allerton Main, Victoria Swillington, Leeds 1888 1947 See Victoria (c).
Allerton, Haigh Moor Leeds 1861 1868
Alma Harehills, Leeds 1855 1861 See Accomodation Road in 1854.
Altofts Brickworks Extension Altofts, Wakefield 1996 1996
Alumina Oughtibridge, Sheffield 1878 1887
Alverthorpe Wakefield 1866 1879
Ambler Thorn Halifax 1897 1960 Mainly a fireclay mine.
Ambler Thorn / Strines Halifax 1901 1960
Andrew Beck Opencast Farnley, Leeds 1965 1980
Andrew Hill Gildersome, Leeds 1873 1875 On 1st edition O.S. 1/10560 sheet. Sinking from 1873 to 1875.
Angram Middlesmoor, Pateley Bridge 1904 1905 Abandoned in 1905
Apple Tree Pit Wyke, Bradford 1842 Sunk in 1842
Arbourthorne Gleadless, Sheffield 1888 1923 Closed 1892 to 1920? Closed December 1923.
Ardsley Fall Wakefield 1856 1872
Armistice Hazlehead, Holmfirth 1920 1928 Discontinued October 1928 and abandoned October 1938.
Ash Grove No.1 Southowram, Halifax 1896 1976 Closed 30/09/1976.
Ash Grove No.2 Southowram, Halifax 1929 1930 Discontinued July 1930
Ashday Southowram, Halifax 1922 1957 Abandoned on 17/02/1959.
Ashes Saddleworth, Oldham 1861 1870
Ashfield Farnley, Leeds 1892 1962 A Dayhole. Appears to have stood from 1911 to 1927 and 1930 to 1961 inclusive
Ashfield Fireclay Mine Conisborough 1879 1902
Askern Main Askern, Doncaster 1910 1991 Closed 20/12/1991.
Astley Swillington, Leeds 1854 1887 On 1st edition O.S. 1/10560 sheet.
Aston Aston, Sheffield 1907 1936 Discontinued April 1931 and abandoned January 1936.
Aston Rotherham 1855 1871
Aston Main Aston, Sheffield 1872 1883
Attercliffe Sheffield 1854 1858
Augusta Borough Corner, Wakefield 1881 1903 Abandoned 1903
Austin's Dayhole Temple Newsam, Leeds 1921 1925 Abandoned August 1925.
Aycliffe Hill Hoton, Bradford 1865 1872


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