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The last 3 collieries to close were Ellington (2005), Ashington (1986) & Bates (1986)

Collieries after Nationalisation in 1947

Colliery Location Opened Closed
Algernon Backworth 1853 February 1966
Ashington Ashington 1867 October 1986
Barmoor Morpeth 1900 October 1962
Bates Blyth 1932 February 1986 Sunk 1904?
Bedlington ‘A’ Bedlington 1838 September 1971
Bedlington ‘D’ Bedlington 1854 March 1968
Bedlington ‘E’ Bedlington 1859 March 1962 Had been West Sleekburn?
Bedlington ‘F’ Choppington 1905 October 1965 Formerly Bomarsund.
Bothal Park
Brenkley Seaton Burn 1953 October 1985 A drift mine.
Burradon Dudley 1820 November 1975
Cambois Blyth 1868 April 1968
Choppington ‘A’ Choppington 1857 July 1966
Choppington ‘B’ Choppington 1883 February 1966
Coneygarth
Dinnington Dinnington 1869 February 1960
Dudley Dudley 1856 April 1977
East Walbottle Dinnington 1908 October 1966 East Walbottle & Prestwick in 1964.
Eccles Backworth 1955 July 1980
Ellington Morpeth 1909 January 2005 Sunk in 1910. Coal News, March 1993. Not included in the review of the industry. Closed in February 1994. RJB NewScene Mar/Apr 2001 Ellington began coaling again after being reopened by RJB Mining in 1995. Closed on 26/01/2005.
Fenwick Backworth 1874 August 1973
Gloria Blyth 1935 June 1951
Hartford East Hartford 1893 February 1961
Havannah Dinninig 1950 October 1976
Hazlerigg Hazlerigg 1892 (April) (1964) Merged with Weetslade
Horton Grange Blyth 1853 January 1962
Isabella Blyth 1895 February 1966
Linton Morpeth 1895 September 1968 Sunk 1894.
Longhirst Morpeth 1955 March 1969 A drift mine.
Lynemouth Morpeth 1927 (October) (1994)
Mill Blyth 1895 July 1969
Nelson Cramlington 1935 January 1958
Netherton Beddlington 1828 January 1974
New Delaval Blyth 1929 April 1955
New Hartley
Newbiggin Newbiggin-by-the-Sea 1908 November 1967
North Seaton Ashington 1855 January 1961
Pegswood Morpeth 1875 February 1969
Prestwick Ponteland 1771 1976 Part of Havannah
Rake Lane Backworth 1953 May 1958
Seaton Burn Seaton Burn 1844 August 1963
Seaton Delaval Seaton Delaval 1838 May 1960
Seghill Seghill 1824 September 1962
Weetslade Dudley 1940 September 1966
West Clifton Morpeth 1940 May 1947
Williams Dinnington 1940 July 1954
Woodhorn Ashington 1895 February 1981
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