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  Barrowmouth (Gypsum)  Index  Barrowmouth (Gypsum)  

Barrowmouth (Gypsum)

OS Grid Ref: NX 95700 15700

Collieries and Pits within 5 miles (8km)

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In the following table the value given for the distance (miles/kilometres) from Barrowmouth (Gypsum) are "as the crow flies" and are provided as an indication only.

Colliery Location Distance Opened   Closed
Aldby Quarry  4.1m/6.7km  
Arrowthwaite Pit (Upcast) Whitehaven 1.1m/1.9km  
Bankend Quarry Whitehaven 2.8m/4.6km  
Barngill Quarry Distington 4.5m/7.3km  
Bigrigg (Iron Ore) Bigrigg 3.3m/5.4km  
Birkhams Quarry St. Bees 0.1m/0.3km  
Birks Pit (Coal)  4.5m/7.3km  
Castlerigg Pit Moresby 4.5m/7.3km  
Cleator Moor (Iron Ore) Cleator 4.3m/6.9km  
Coneyside Quarry Egremont 4.3m/7.0km  
Countess Pit Parton 3.3m/5.4km  
Croft Pit Whitehaven 0.5m/0.8km  
Crossfield (Iron Ore) Cleator Moor 3.6m/5.9km  
Crossfield Pit (Iron Ore)  3.6m/5.8km  
Crossgill Mine [?] Frizington 4.8m/7.8km  
Crowgarth (Iron Ore) Cleator Moor 3.6m/5.9km  Sep 1948
Dalmellington Mine Frizington 4.8m/7.8km  
Dalzell's Moor Row (Iron Ore) Moor Row 3.2m/5.2km  
David Lawn (Iron Ore) Bigrigg 3.3m/5.4km  
David Pit Whitehaven 2.8m/4.6km  
Davy Pit Whitehaven 3.0m/4.8km  
Fletcher Pit (Iron Ore) Cleator 3.2m/5.2km  
Florence (Iron Ore) Egremont 5.0m/8.0km 1914 
George Pit Whitehaven 2.6m/4.2km  
Gin Pit (Iron Ore)  3.8m/6.1km  
Haig Colliery Whitehaven 1.2m/2.0km 1914 1985
Harrington Colliery Lowca, nr. Whitehaven 4.1m/6.7km 1910 1968
Hay Pit (Iron)  3.5m/5.6km  
Henry Pit Whitehaven 1.2m/2.0km  
Hodgson Pit Harrington 4.6m/7.5km  
Hope Pit (Coal)  3.3m/5.3km  
James's Pit (Coal) Whitehaven 2.0m/3.3km  
James's Pit (Iron Ore)  3.6m/5.9km  
James's Pit (Iron) Cleator 3.1m/5.1km  
James's Pit (Iron)  3.4m/5.5km  
John Pit Harrington 4.8m/7.7km  
Kell's Pit Whitehaven 0.7m/1.2km  
Ladysmith Pit Whitehaven 1.2m/2.0km  
Lambhill Colliery Parton 3.3m/5.4km  
Langhorn Quarry Bigrigg 3.3m/5.4km  
Meadow Pit (Iron) Cleator 3.6m/5.8km  
Moresby and Keekle Opencast Whitehaven 2.6m/4.3km  
Moresby Colliery Moresby 3.9m/6.3km  
Moss Bay (Iron Ore) Woodend 3.4m/5.5km  31 Dec 1931
Moss Pit Sandwith 1.0m/1.6km  
Mowbray Mine Hartsop, Ullswater 5.0m/8.0km  
North Pit Hensingham 2.4m/3.9km  
North Pit Hensingham 2.8m/4.6km  
Overend Quarry Whitehaven 2.1m/3.4km  
Pallaflat (Iron Ore) Bigrigg 3.1m/5.0km  1914
Parkside (Iron Ore) Frizington 4.8m/7.8km  
Pica Opencast Whitehaven 4.8m/7.8km  
Postlethwaite's Moor Row (Iron Ore) Moor Row 3.2m/5.2km  
Saltom Pit Whitehaven 1.1m/1.8km  
Sandwith Mine (Anhydrite) Whitehaven 0.5m/0.9km 1952 
Sir John Walsh (Iron Ore) Bigrigg 3.1m/5.0km  
Threapthwaite Colliery Threapthwaite 3.7m/6.0km  
Thwaite Pit Whitehaven 1.3m/2.1km  
Todholes Pit (Iron Ore)  4.0m/6.4km  
Todholes Quarry  3.9m/6.3km  
Walkmill Colliery Moresby, Whitehaven 3.7m/6.0km  1961
Wellington Colliery Whitehaven 1.6m/2.7km  
Whinnyhill Colliery Cleator Moor 3.1m/5.1km  
Whitehaven Colliery Whitehaven 1.2m/2.0km  1985
William Colliery Whitehaven 2.3m/3.7km  1954
William Pit  3.5m/5.6km  
William Pit Whitehaven 2.3m/3.7km  1954
Wilson Pit Sandwith 0.8m/1.3km  
Wyndham Mines Bigrigg 3.4m/5.5km  

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