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  Moorside Drift  Index  Moorside Drift  

Moorside Drift

OS Grid Ref: NY 05500 21500

Collieries and Pits within 5 miles (8km)

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

Colliery Location Distance Opened   Closed
Agnes Pit (Iron Ore)  3.0m/4.9km  
Aldby Quarry  4.4m/7.1km  
Asby Colliery nr. Whitehaven 0.7m/1.2km  1908
Barl's Quarries Distington 3.5m/5.6km  
Barngill Quarry Distington 3.5m/5.7km  
Birks Pit (Coal)  4.0m/6.5km  
Branthwaite Edge Quarry Branthwaite 1.0m/1.6km  
Castlerigg Pit Moresby 3.1m/5.1km  
Cleator Moor (Iron Ore) Cleator 4.7m/7.6km  
Colingate Quarry  1.3m/2.2km  
Cookson Colliery Great Clifton 4.8m/7.8km  
Countess Pit Parton 4.4m/7.1km  
Crag Fell Ennerdale 4.8m/7.8km  
Crossfield (Iron Ore) Cleator Moor 4.7m/7.6km  
Crossfield Pit (Iron Ore)  4.8m/7.7km  
Crossgill Mine [?] Frizington 3.5m/5.7km  
Crowgarth (Iron Ore) Cleator Moor 4.6m/7.4km  Sep 1948
Dalmellington Mine Frizington 3.5m/5.7km  
David Pit Whitehaven 4.3m/7.0km  
Davy Pit Whitehaven 4.2m/6.8km  
Dean Moor Colliery Dean Moor 0.5m/0.9km  
Distington Quarries Distington 3.5m/5.6km  
Dubhead Colliery  0.2m/0.4km  
Dyan Pit Oatlands 2.1m/3.5km  
Eskett Pit (Iron Ore) Eskett 3.2m/5.2km  
Eskett Quarry (Limestone) Frizington 3.0m/4.8km  
Frizington (Iron Ore) Frizington 3.1m/5.0km  
George Pit Whitehaven 4.7m/7.6km  
Gin Pit (Iron Ore)  4.6m/7.4km  
Harrington Colliery Lowca, nr. Whitehaven 4.3m/7.0km 1910 1968
Hodgson Pit Harrington 4.1m/6.6km  
Hope Pit (Coal)  4.3m/7.0km  
James's Pit (Iron Ore)  4.6m/7.5km  
John Pit Harrington 4.2m/6.8km  
Kelton Fell Mine Kirkland 2.7m/4.4km  
Kelton Quarry Kirkland 2.1m/3.4km  
Kinniside Mine Cleator Moor 4.4m/7.1km  
Kirkland Kirkland 2.5m/4.1km  
Knockmurton (Iron Ore) Lamplugh 2.8m/4.6km  Jun 1914
Lambhill Colliery Parton 4.4m/7.1km  
Lonsdale Mine Frizington 2.7m/4.4km  
Margaret Mine Frizington 2.8m/4.5km  
Mary Pit Bridgefoot 4.8m/7.8km  
Millbank Colliery Bridgefoot 4.8m/7.8km  
Moresby and Keekle Opencast Whitehaven 4.6m/7.4km  
Moresby Colliery Moresby 3.6m/5.9km  
Mowbray Mine Hartsop, Ullswater 3.3m/5.4km  
North Pit Hensingham 4.6m/7.5km  
North Pit Hensingham 4.1m/6.7km  
Oatlands Colliery Distington 1.8m/3.0km  Apr 1934
Parkside (Iron Ore) Frizington 3.5m/5.7km  
Pica Opencast Whitehaven 2.5m/4.0km  
Pica Quarry  2.2m/3.6km  
Rowrah Hall Quarry (Limestone) Frizington 2.1m/3.5km  
Rowrah Quarry Rowrah 2.4m/3.9km  
Salter Hall (Iron Ore) Salter 2.8m/4.5km  
Salter Hall Quarry (Limestone) Frizington 2.5m/4.0km  
Salter Mine (Iron Ore)  2.8m/4.6km  
Sharp Knott Loweswater Fell, Loweswater 3.3m/5.3km  
Sosgill (Lead Ore)  3.2m/5.2km  
Stockhow Quarry Kirkland 2.5m/4.1km  
Tendley Quarry Eaglesfield 5.0m/8.0km  
Threapthwaite Colliery Threapthwaite 4.0m/6.4km  
Todholes Pit (Iron Ore)  5.0m/8.0km  
Todholes Quarry  4.7m/7.6km  
Venture Colliery Howgill 1.3m/2.2km  
Walkmill Colliery Moresby, Whitehaven 3.3m/5.3km  1961
Westray Pit Great Clifton 4.8m/7.8km  
Whinnyhill Colliery Cleator Moor 4.8m/7.7km  
Winder Gill (Iron Ore) Winder 2.5m/4.0km  
Wythemoor Colliery Distington 2.3m/3.7km  1923
Wythemoor House Opencast  2.9m/4.7km  

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