Collieries after Nationalisation in 1947

Colliery Location Opened Closed
Ackton Hall Featherstone 1877 July 1985
Allerton Bywater Allerton Bywater 1854 March 1992
Allerton Main, Victoria Pit Swillington 1854 1947
Fryston Fryston 1873 December 1985
Gascoigne Wood Drift South Milford 1977 October 2004
Glasshoughton Glass Houghton 1863 March 1986
Kellingley Knottingley 1958 December 2015
Ledston Luck Kippax 1909 October 1986
North Selby Escrick 1979 July 1997
Peckfield Micklefield 1888 December 1980
Primrose Hill Swillington 1947 March 1970
Prince of Wales Pontefract 1869 August 2002
Riccall Riccall 1978 October 2004
Savile Mickleton 1873 August 1985
Sharlston Sharlston 1858 July 1993
Snydale Featherstone 1861 August 1965
St John’s Normanton 1870 June 1973
Stillingfleet Stillingfleet 1978 July 2004
Water Haigh Oulton 1908 April 1970
West Riding Altofts 1854 October 1966
West Riding, Fox Pit Altofts 1885 1966
Wheldale Castleford 1863 October 1987
Whitemoor Barlby 1980 May 1998
Whitwood Whitwood 1854 March 1968
Wistow Wistow 1976 May 2004
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