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There were 68 collieries in the Derbyshire coalfield when the British coal industry was nationalised in 1947. By 1994 they were all closed.[1] [2]
The last six to close, following the miners' strikes of 1984, were Arkwright, Cadley Hill, Creswell, Shirebrook, Bolsover and finally Markham in 1994.[3]
| Colliery Name | Town | Year of opening | Year of closure | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alfreton | Alfreton | 1895 | 1968 | |
| Arkwright | Arkwright Town | 1899 | 1988 | |
| Avenue Shaft | Wingerworth | 1950 | 1950 | |
| Bentinck | Kirkby-in-Ashfield | 1895 | 1988 merged | Combined with Annesley |
| Blackwell A Winning | Alfreton | 1861 | 1969 | |
| Blackwell B Winning | Alfreton | 1880 | 1964 | |
| Bolsover | Bolsover | 1890 | 1993 | |
| Bond's Main | Temple Normanton | 1896 | 1949 | |
| Bretby | Newhall | 1875 | 1962 | |
| Brookhill | Pinxton | 1908 | 1968 merged | Combined with Bentinck |
| Butterley Drift | Denby | 1945 | 1947 | |
| Cadley Hill | Swadlincote | 1869 | 1988 | |
| Church Gresley | Church Gresley | 1855 | 1967 merged | Combined with Cadley Hill |
| Clay Cross - Park House | Clay Cross | 1935 | 1947 | |
| Coppice | Shipley | 1874 | 1966 | |
| Coppice No.2 | Shipley | 1900 | 1966 | |
| Coppice No.3 | Shipley | 1930 | 1966 | |
| Cotes Park | Alfreton | 1854 | 1963 | |
| Creswell | Creswell | 1895 | 1991 | |
| Denby | Denby | 1854 | 1968 | |
| Denby Hall | Denby | 1875 | 1967 merged | Combined with Denby |
| Field Shaft | Shipley | 1947 | 1950 | |
| Ford's | Denby | 1950 | 1950 | |
| Glapwell | Glapwell | 1885 | 1974 | |
| Granville No.1 | Swadlincote | 1850 | 1967 merged | Combined with Rawdon |
| Granville No.2 | Swadlincote | 1854 | 1967 merged | Combined with Rawdon |
| Grassmoor | Temple Normanton | 1854 | 1950 merged | Combined with Williamthorpe |
| High Moor | Killamarsh | 1957 | 1989 | |
| Holmewood | Holmewood | 1874 | 1968 | |
| Ireland | Staveley | 1875 | 1986 | |
| Langton | Alfreton | 1842 | 1967 merged | Combined with Kirkby |
| Langwith | Langwith | 1876 | 1978 | |
| Manners | Ilkeston | 1874 | 1949 | |
| Mapperley | Stanley Common | 1870 | 1965 | |
| Markham | Duckmanton | 1881 | 1994 | |
| Markham No.1 | Duckmanton | 1881 | 1967 merged | Combined with Markham |
| Markham No.2 | Duckmanton | 1887 | 1967 merged | Combined with Markham |
| Markham No.4 | Duckmanton | 1930 | 1967 merged | Combined with Markham |
| Morton | Morton | 1866 | 1965 | |
| Netherseal | Netherseal | 1870 | 1947 | |
| New Langley | Heanor | 1859 | 1960 merged | Combined with Ormonde |
| Ormonde | Loscoe | 1905 | 1970 | |
| Oxeroft | Clowne | 1900 | 1974 | |
| Park House | Clay Cross | 1880 | 1962 | |
| Pilsley | Pilsley | 1867 | 1957 | |
| Pinxton | Pinxton | 1938 | 1950 | |
| Pleasley | Pleasley | 1871 | 1984 | |
| Plymouth No.2 | Pinxton | 1940 | 1950 | |
| Ramcroft | Heath | 1915 | 1966 | |
| Renishaw Park | Eckington | 1859 | 1989 | |
| Reservoir Pit | Overseal | 1875 | 1948 | |
| Ripley | Ripley | 1846 | 1949 merged | Combined with Denby Hall |
| Shirebrook | Shirebrook | 1896 | 1993 | |
| Shirland | Shirland | 1864 | 1965 | |
| South Normanton | South Normanton | 1895 | 1951 | |
| Stanhope Bretby | Newhall | 1960 | 1966 | |
| Stanley | Stanley | 1895 | 1961 | |
| Swadlincote | Swadlincote | 1854 | 1965 | |
| Swanwick | Alfreton | 1854 | 1968 | |
| Thorntree Drift | Newhall | 1930 | 1947 | |
| Westthorpe | Killamarsh | 1923 | 1984 | |
| Whitwell | Whitwell | 1890 | 1986 | |
| Williamthorpe | Temple Normanton | 1854 | 1970 | |
| Wingfield Manor | Oakerthorpe | 1908 | 1963 merged | Combined with Swanwick |
| Woodside No.1 | Shipley | 1875 | 1966 | |
| Woodside No.2 | Shipley | 1900 | 1960 | |
| Woodside No.3 | Shipley | 1920 | 1961 merged | Combined with Coppice |
| Woolley Moor | Stretton | 1955 | 1955 |
In 1880 there were 235 coal mines recorded in Derbyshire.[4]
References
[edit ]- ^ Colin Jackson, The Complete A-Z of Colliery Names, Pre-1947 Owners, Areas & Dates, Volume 2, published by the National Coal Mining Museum for England, 2002
- ^ "Derbyshire Coalfield - Derby Area". Northern Mine Research Society. Retrieved 6 February 2025.
- ^ "Pit closures, year by year". 5 March 2004. pp. BBC News. Retrieved 6 February 2025.
- ^ "List of coal mines UK 1880". The Coal Mining History Resource Centre. Retrieved 6 February 2025.