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Town

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Month

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Breconshire Llammarch Brynmawr 1908 June 1947
Carmarthenshire Ammanford Ammanford 1870 September 1976 A Slant
Carmarthenshire Betws Ammonford 1974 January 1993 Officially opened St David’s Day 1978. Closed 20/01/1993 and reopened in May 1994 and closed in July 2003.
Carmarthenshire Blaenhirwaun Ammonford 1908 August 1962
Carmarthenshire Brynhenllys Upper Cwmtwrch 1885 August 1955
Carmarthenshire Brynlliw-Morlais Grovesend, Swansea 1903 September 1983 An old colliery (worked 1908 to 1925) which was reopened by the NCB between 1954 and 1960. Merged with Morlais in 1977 and closed 1985.
Carmarthenshire Carway Llanelly 1901 July 1960
Carmarthenshire Carway Fawr Drift Pontyates 1986 November 1992 Near Cynheidre. Closed – 13/11/1992.
Carmarthenshire Conway Drift Kidwelly July 1960 Closed – 01/07/1960. Owen, D. South Wales Collieries Vol.3 (Stroud: Tempus, 2002).
Carmarthenshire Cwmgwili Cross Hands 1962 November 1996 See Lindsay. A drift driven in 1962 on site of New Cross Hands Colliery. Reopened by Coal Investments PLC, but appears to have closed in 1994.
Carmarthenshire Cwmllynfell Brynamman 1905 January 1959
Carmarthenshire Cwmneol Cwmaman 1855 January 1948
Carmarthenshire Cynheidre Llanelly 1890 (March) 1974 See Cynheidre – Pentremawr
Carmarthenshire East Pit Brynammon 1910 October 1962 See Gwaun-cae-Gurwen
Carmarthenshire Gelly Ceidrim Ammanford 1855 November 1957
Carmarthenshire Glanaman Glanaman 1890 January 1948
Carmarthenshire Great Mountain No.3 Tumble – See Cynheidre
Carmarthenshire Great Mountain Nos.1 & 2 Cross Hands 1887 May 1962 Closed – 05/05/1962.
Carmarthenshire Gwaun-cae-Gurwen Bryamman 1886 – See East. (Maerdy Pit closed in 1948, Steer Pit on 02/02/1959 and East Pit in 1962).
Carmarthenshire Lindsay Ammanford 1862 (June) 1968 Merged with Cwmgwili
Carmarthenshire Llandebie Ammonford 1904 December 1958
Carmarthenshire Maerdy Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen 1886 January 1948
Carmarthenshire Morlais Llanelly 1894 (June) 1977 Merged with Brynlliw. Closed 08/05/1981.
Carmarthenshire Mount Ammonford 1930 January 1959
Carmarthenshire New Cross Hands Ammonford 1899 May 1962 Cwmgwili & Lindsay Drifts were driven from its site c1962.
Carmarthenshire New Cwmgorse Gwuan-Cae-Gurwen 1905 May 1964
Carmarthenshire Pantyffynnon Ammanford 1858 January 1959 Closed – 31/01/1969 – South Wales Collieries, Vol.3.
Carmarthenshire Pentremawr Llanelly 1893 (March) 1974 A Slant. See Cynheidre-Pentremawr. Closed – 31/03/1974.
Carmarthenshire Pontyberem Llanelly 1890 October 1949
Carmarthenshire Pwll Pwll 1860 January 1953
Carmarthenshire Saron Ammonford 1930 September 1956 Sunk in 1915.
Carmarthenshire Steer Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen 1924 January 1959
Carmarthenshire Talyclyn Pontarddulais 1870 February 1952
Carmarthenshire Trimsaran Trimsaran 1925 April 1954
Carmarthenshire Wernos Tycroes, Ammanford 1905 November 1965 A Slant.
Denbighshire Llay Hall Cefn-y-bedd 1875 November 1949
Flintshire Bersham Wrexham 1869 December 1986
Flintshire Gresford Wrexham 1907 October 1973
Flintshire Hafod Wrexham 1905 March 1968
Flintshire Ifton Oswestry 1913 November 1968
Flintshire Llay Main Wrexham 1914 March 1966
Flintshire Point of Ayr Ffynnongroew 1874 August 1996 Closed – 23/08/1996.
Glamorganshire Aber Ogmore Vale January 1947
Glamorganshire Aberamen Mountain Ash 1843 November 1962
Glamorganshire Aberbaiden Margam 1905 January 1959 1908 opened. Included Tytalwyn Drift
Glamorganshire Abercrave Abercrave, Swansea 1855 March 1967 Closed – 17/03/1967.
Glamorganshire Abercynon Abercynon 1855 (March) 1975 See Lady Windsor-Abercynon
Glamorganshire Abergorki Mountain Ash 1918 August 1967
Glamorganshire Abernant Pontardawe, Swansea 1953 February 1988
Glamorganshire Aberpergwm Glyn Neath 1947 October 1985 1863 Sunk as Pwllfaron. Closed by NCB – 07/10/1985, but reopened in 1960 and worked to 2011.
Glamorganshire Albion Pontypridd 1884 September 1966
Glamorganshire Anthony Wattstown 1908 1952 Merged with Naval and closed in 1958
Glamorganshire Avon Blaengwynfi 1877 September 1969
Glamorganshire Bargoed Aberbargoed 1897 June 1977
Glamorganshire Bedlinog Bedlinog 1930 March 1956 Formerly Nantyffin Drift, Bedlinog Cross-Measures Drift
Glamorganshire Bertie Trehafod 1881 1952 Merged with Lewis Merthyr
Glamorganshire Blaenant Neath 1976 May 1990 New Drift Mine was completed in 1976 and closed 11/05/1990.
Glamorganshire Blaenclydach Blaen Clydach 1863 June 1947
Glamorganshire Blaengwrach Cwmgwrach 1960 July 1983 Sunk 1898?
Glamorganshire Britannic Tonyrefail 1895 January 1960
Glamorganshire Broad Oak Loughor 1869 March 1948
Glamorganshire Bryn Maesteg 1904 June 1963 Closed 07/06/1963.
Glamorganshire Brynteg Seven Sisters 1875 November 1954
Glamorganshire Bwllfa Hirwaun 1854 (February) 1957 Merged with Mardy
Glamorganshire Caenewydd Drift Gorseinon 1860 – See – Mountain Drift.
Glamorganshire Caerau Maesteg 1889 August 1977 Closed – 26/07/1977
Glamorganshire Cambrian Clydach Vale 1872 September 1966
Glamorganshire Cefn Coed Crynant, Neath 1920 April 1968 Closed – 20/04/1968.
Glamorganshire Cefn Drim Pontardulais 1910 June 1978 See Graig Merthyr
Glamorganshire Cilely Tonyrefail 1875 October 1950
Glamorganshire Clydach Merthyr Pontardawe, Swansea 1863 June 1961
Glamorganshire Coed Cae Pencoed, Bridgend 1962 September 1973 Being developed in 1964.
Glamorganshire Coedely Coedely 1910 (June) 1977 Merged with Cwm
Glamorganshire Coegnant Nantyffyllon, Maesteg 1882 November 1981 Sunk 1890? Closed – 22/11/1981.
Glamorganshire Corrwg Rhondda Glyncorrwg 1895 January 1947
Glamorganshire Crynant Seven Sisters, Neath 1880 March 1956
Glamorganshire Cwm Cynon Mountain Ash 1889 January 1949
Glamorganshire Cwm/Coedely Llantwit Fardre 1909 November 1986 Closed – 28/11/1986.
Glamorganshire Cwmgrach Glyn Neath 1910 September 1963
Glamorganshire Cynon Duffryn Rhondda 1935 September 1947 Opened in 1909.
Glamorganshire Dare Cwmparc 1870 1955 Merged with Park
Glamorganshire Daren Pontardawe, Swansea 1935 October 1964 A level.
Glamorganshire Darren Blaengarw 1890 January 1947
Glamorganshire Deep Duffryn Mountain Ash 1850 September 1979
Glamorganshire Deep Navigation Treharris 1873 March 1991
Glamorganshire Dillwyn Seven Sisters, Neath 1895 April 1966
Glamorganshire Dowlais Cardiff Abercynon 1889 February 1988 See Abercynon
Glamorganshire Duchy No.3 Level Pontyrhyl, Garw Valley January 1947
Glamorganshire Duffryn Rhondda Port Talbot 1856 November 1966
Glamorganshire Empire Glyn Neath 1903 January 1947 Opened in 1903.
Glamorganshire Eryl, No.2 Bryn 1945 April 1949
Glamorganshire Felinfran Pontardawe, Swansea 1935 December 1965
Glamorganshire Ferndale No.5 Mountain Ash 1885 August 1959
Glamorganshire Ferndale No.9 Tylerstown 1905 October 1960 See Tylerstown No.9
Glamorganshire Fernhill Treherbert 1895 (March) 1966 See Tower-Fernhill
Glamorganshire Ffaldau Pont-y-Cymmer 1877 (March) 1975 See Garw-Ffaidau. Included Braich-y-Cymmer.
Glamorganshire Ffaldydre Resolven, Neath 1915 September 1963
Glamorganshire Fforchaman Cwmaman, Aberdare 1850 September 1965
Glamorganshire Garngoch No.1 Gorseinon 1870 April 1952
Glamorganshire Garngoch No.3 Gorseinon 1906 February 1966
Glamorganshire Garth Merthyr Resolven, Neath 1937 October 1959
Glamorganshire Garth Tonmawr Port Talbot 1947 June 1964
Glamorganshire Garw Pont-y-Cymmer 1883 (March) 1975 See Garw-Ffaldau
Glamorganshire Garw-Ffaldau Maesteg 1975 December 1985
Glamorganshire Gelli Clydach Vale 1870 January 1962
Glamorganshire Gleison Godre’r-graig 1913 July 1947 See Tareni
Glamorganshire Glengarw Pont-y-Cymmer 1910 November 1959
Glamorganshire Glenhafod Port Talbot 1920 November 1958
Glamorganshire Glenrhondda Blaencwm 1899 September 1966
Glamorganshire Glyn Castle Resolven, Neath 1896 April 1965
Glamorganshire Glyncorrwg Glyncorrwg 1905 May 1970 Closed – 01/05/1970.
Glamorganshire Glyncymmer Cymmer January 1947
Glamorganshire Glynogwr Gilfach Goch 1910 September 1949
Glamorganshire Graig Merthyr Pontardulais 1868 June 1978 Included Cefn Drim Slant by 1964. Closed – 23/06/1978.
Glamorganshire Groesfaen Deri 1902 November 1968
Glamorganshire Hendy Merthyr Pontardawe, Swansea 1930 November 1960
Glamorganshire International Pont-y-Cymmer 1885 November 1967
Glamorganshire International Abercrave, Swansea 1895 – (See Abercrave)
Glamorganshire Lady Windsor Ynysbwl 1884 (March) 1975 See Lady Windsor-Abercynon
Glamorganshire Lady Windsor-Abercynon Ynysbwl 1884 February 1988
Glamorganshire Lewis Merthyr Trehafod 1850 (December) 1960 Merged with Ty Mawr in 1958.
Glamorganshire Llanbradach Llanbradach 1890 December 1961 Guide to the Coalfields gives date of closure (Nos 1, 2 & 3) as January 1962.
Glamorganshire Llanharan Bridgend 1922 August 1962
Glamorganshire Lucy Thomas Abercanaid 1940 March 1955
Glamorganshire Maindy Ton Pentre 1864 April 1948
Glamorganshire Mardy Mardy, Rhondda 1893 June 1986 Sunk 1875. Last coal raised 30/06/1986.
Glamorganshire Margaret Llantwit Fardre 1909 November 1986 See Cwn
Glamorganshire Maritime Pontyfrydd 1889 June 1961
Glamorganshire Merthyr Vale Merthyr Vale 1869 August 1989 Closed – 25/08/1989.
Glamorganshire Mountain Gorseinon 1903 November 1969
Glamorganshire Mountain Level Crynant 1890 March 1956 See Crynant
Glamorganshire Mynydd Newydd Fforest Fach 1843 June 1955 Closed – 01/07/1955. Had an underground chapel.
Glamorganshire Nantewlaeth Cymmer 1915 November 1948
Glamorganshire Nantgarw Nantgarw 1947 (March) 1975 See Nantgarw-Windsor
Glamorganshire Nantgarw-Windsor Nantgarw 1975 November 1986
Glamorganshire National Wattstown 1881 November 1968
Glamorganshire Naval Wattstown 1885 October 1958
Glamorganshire Nebo Ystrad 1924 July 1953 Merged with Gelli
Glamorganshire New Gellyhir Three Crosses 1937 July 1948
Glamorganshire New Rockwood Nantgarw 1937 May 1963
Glamorganshire Newlands Pyle, Bridgend 1918 March 1968 A Slant. Opened in 1918 and closed – 22/03/1968.
Glamorganshire North Rhondda Glyncorrwg 1910 July 1960
Glamorganshire North Rhondda No.2 Glyncorrwg 1875 May 1947
Glamorganshire Oaklands Kenfig Hill 1947 August 1953 Opened in 1914.
Glamorganshire Ogilvie Deri 1919 March 1975
Glamorganshire Onllwyn No.1 Onllwyn, Neath 1918 April 1964
Glamorganshire Onllwyn No.3 Onllwyn, Neath 1918 February 1962
Glamorganshire Pandy Penygraig 1879 1952 Merged with Naval
Glamorganshire Park Cwmparc, Treorchy 1864 February 1966
Glamorganshire Penallta Hengoed 1905 November 1991 Sunk 1906. Closed – 01/11/1991
Glamorganshire Penllwyngwent Drift Ogmore Vale 1905 February 1969
Glamorganshire Penrhys Pontrhydyfen 1890 June 1947
Glamorganshire Penrikyber Penrhiwceiber 1872 October 1985 Closed – 08/10/1985.
Glamorganshire Pentre Margam 1908 January 1959 This drift was opened in 1908 and closed 06/11/1959 (South Wales Collieries, Vol.3).
Glamorganshire Pentreclwydau Glyn Neath 1955 May 1967 Closed – 27/05/1967.
Glamorganshire Pentreclwydau South Glyn Neath 1994 July 1988 Closed – 28/07/1988.
Glamorganshire Pwllbach Ystalyfera 1925 January 1966 A Slant.
Glamorganshire Pwllfaren Glyn Neath 1810 October 1985 See Aberpergwm. Closed – 07/10/1985 and reopened later.
Glamorganshire Pwllgwaun Pontypridd 1875 August 1948
Glamorganshire Rhas Onllwyn 1910 November 1953
Glamorganshire Rhigos Glyn Neath 1940 February 1965 A drift mine.
Glamorganshire Rock Glyn Neath 1905 October 1961 Closed – 23/10/1961.
Glamorganshire Seven Sisters Seven Sisters, Neath 1872 May 1963 Closed – 04/05/1963.
Glamorganshire South Rhondda Llanharan 1889 January 1947
Glamorganshire St John’s Maesteg 1908 November 1985 Closed – 22/11/1985.
Glamorganshire Taff Merthyr Treharris 1922 October 1992 Sunk 1924. Closed – 30/10/1992.
Glamorganshire Tareni Godre’r-graig 1902 February 1949
Glamorganshire Tirberbert Hirwaun 1914 December 1958
Glamorganshire Tower Hirwaun 1941 January 2008 Sunk 1920. Coal News, May 1994 – put on care and maintenance in April and then transferred to private sector and reopened in 1995 after a management buyout.
Glamorganshire Tower-Fernhill Hirwaun 1966 January 2008 See Tower
Glamorganshire Trane Evanstown 1915 1952 Merged with Britannic
Glamorganshire Trefor Trehafod 1881 1952 Merged with Lewis Merthyr
Glamorganshire Treforgan Crynant 1963 September 1985 Drift driven between 1963 and 1966 on the site of the old Llwyn Onn Colliery. Closed 30/09/1985.
Glamorganshire Trelewis Treharris 1854 August 1989 A drift mine.
Glamorganshire Tydraw Treherbert 1865 January 1959
Glamorganshire Tylerstown No.9 Tylerstown 1947 October 1960
Glamorganshire Tymawr Pontypridd 1890 June 1983 Inc. Lewis Merthyr from 1958. Last coal raised – 21/06/1983.
Glamorganshire Tytalwyn Drift Aberkenfig 1910 January 1959 Part of Aberbaiden
Glamorganshire Varteg Ystalyfera 1925 November 1964
Glamorganshire Werfa Dare Abernant 1860 August 1949
Glamorganshire Wernfawr West Three Crosses 1940 May 1949
Glamorganshire Werntawr Pencoed, Bridgend 1918 August 1964
Glamorganshire Western Nantymoel 1872 (April) 1964 See Wyndham-Western
Glamorganshire Windsor Abertridwr 1896 (March) 1975 See Nantgarw-Windsor
Glamorganshire Wyndham-Western Ogmore Vale 1886 January 1984
Glamorganshire Ynisarwed Resolven 1904 December 1955
Glamorganshire Yniscedwyn Ystalyfera 1890 March 1968 Closed – 02/03/1968.
Glamorganshire Ystalyfera Ystalyfera 1910 August 1957
Monmouthshire Aberbeeg South Crumlin 1925 December 1965
Monmouthshire Abertillery Abertillery 1959 October 1985
Monmouthshire Arrail Griffin Six Bells 1891 – Became Six Bells in 1947.
Monmouthshire Bedwas Bedwas 1909 August 1985
Monmouthshire Beynon Blaina 1922 April 1973 Included Lower Deep and North Blaina by 1964.
Monmouthshire Big Pit Blaenavon 1890 (December) 1960 Merged with Blaenavon
Monmouthshire Blaenavon Blaenavon 1960 April 1980 Included Big Pit, Garn Slope and Kay’s Slope by 1964.
Monmouthshire Blaendare Slope Upper Race 1907 January 1949
Monmouthshire Blaenserchan Abersychan 1888 August 1985 Sunk 1890?
Monmouthshire Britannia Pengam 1910 December 1983
Monmouthshire Brithdir Bargoed 1904 November 1949
Monmouthshire Celynen North Newbridge 1913 March 1985
Monmouthshire Celynen South Abercarn 1873 November 1985
Monmouthshire Crumlin Crumlin 1908 September 1967
Monmouthshire Cwmcarn Cwmcarn 1876 November 1968
Monmouthshire Cwmtillery Cwmtillery 1850 (December) 1960 Merged with Abertillery
Monmouthshire Cynheidre – Pentremawr Llanelly 1954 January 1989
Monmouthshire Deakin’s Red Ash Level Varteg 1947 September 1956
Monmouthshire Deakin’s Slope Talywain 1908 January 1957
Monmouthshire Elliot New Tredegar 1883 April 1967
Monmouthshire Erskine Crumlin 1930 June 1947
Monmouthshire Garn & Kays Slopes Blaenavon 1930 (December) 1960 Merged with Blaenavon
Monmouthshire Glyntillery Pontypool 1913 (September) 1959 Merged with Hafodyrynys
Monmouthshire Glyntillery Pontypool 1959 December 1975
Monmouthshire Graig Fawr Crumlin 1924 October 1961
Monmouthshire Hafodyrynys Pontypool 1878 – Inc. Glyntillery
Monmouthshire Islwyn Argoed 1888 December 1948
Monmouthshire Kay’s Slope Blaenavon 1878 1953 See Garn and Kay’s Slope
Monmouthshire Llanerch Abersychan 1858 September 1947
Monmouthshire Llanhilleth Llanhilleth 1860 March 1969
Monmouthshire Marine Cwm 1887 March 1989 Sunk 1880.
Monmouthshire Markham Blackwood 1910 September 1985 Merged with Oakdale in 1979.
Monmouthshire McLaren Rhymney 1897 (July) 1958 Merged with Ogilvie
Monmouthshire Mynydd Maen Pantygasseg 1912 October 1954
Monmouthshire Nine Mile Point Wattsville 1902 July 1964
Monmouthshire Oakdale Oakdale 1907 August 1989 Sunk 1908.
Monmouthshire Pengam Gilfach 1905 June 1956
Monmouthshire Pidwellt Rhymney 1930 December 1953
Monmouthshire Pochin Hollybush 1876 July 1964
Monmouthshire Red Ash Varteg 1915 September 1956 See Deakin’s Red Ash Level
Monmouthshire Rhiw Colbren No.2 Aberyillery 1935 April 1950
Monmouthshire Rhiw Colbren No.5 Aberyillery 1938 October 1947
Monmouthshire Risca Crosskeys 1875 July 1966
Monmouthshire Rock Blackwood 1855 June 1957
Monmouthshire Rock Vein Crosskeys 1920 1954 Merged with Nine Mile Point
Monmouthshire Rose Heyworth Cwmtillery 1872 (December) 1960 Merged with Abertillery
Monmouthshire Six Bells Six Bells 1891 (August) 1987
Monmouthshire Tirpentwys Pontypool 1878 (September) 1959 Merged with Hafodyrynys
Monmouthshire Ty Trist Tredegar 1834 January 1959
Monmouthshire Vivian Abertillery 1889 (July) 1958 Merged with Six Bells
Monmouthshire Waterloo Oakdale 1908 March 1970
Monmouthshire Waunlwyd Waun Llwyd 1874 (December) 1963 Merged with Marine
Monmouthshire West Blaina Blaina 1890 April 1948
Monmouthshire Wyllie Pontllanfraith 1924 March 1968
Pembrokeshire Hook Llangwm 1938 March 1948 Closed – 23/04/1948. = Hook New Drift.

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