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  Moresby and Keekle Opencast  Index  Moresby and Keekle Opencast  

Moresby and Keekle Opencast

OS Grid Ref: NX 98500 19000

Collieries and Pits within 5 miles (8km)

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

Colliery Location Distance Opened   Closed
Agnes Pit (Iron Ore)  4.0m/6.5km  
Aldby Quarry  3.4m/5.5km  
Arrowthwaite Pit (Upcast) Whitehaven 1.4m/2.3km  
Asby Colliery nr. Whitehaven 4.7m/7.6km  1908
Bankend Quarry Whitehaven 3.9m/6.3km  
Barl's Quarries Distington 3.3m/5.3km  
Barngill Quarry Distington 1.8m/3.0km  
Barrowmouth (Gypsum) Whitehaven 2.6m/4.3km  
Bigrigg (Iron Ore) Bigrigg 4.0m/6.5km  
Birkhams Quarry St. Bees 2.8m/4.6km  
Birks Pit (Coal)  3.5m/5.7km  
Castlerigg Pit Moresby 1.8m/2.9km  
Cleator Moor (Iron Ore) Cleator 3.7m/6.0km  
Colingate Quarry  4.1m/6.6km  
Countess Pit Parton 0.8m/1.4km  
Croft Pit Whitehaven 2.3m/3.7km  
Crossfield (Iron Ore) Cleator Moor 3.1m/5.1km  
Crossfield Pit (Iron Ore)  3.1m/5.0km  
Crossgill Mine [?] Frizington 3.5m/5.7km  
Crowgarth (Iron Ore) Cleator Moor 3.0m/4.9km  Sep 1948
Dalmellington Mine Frizington 3.5m/5.7km  
Dalzell's Moor Row (Iron Ore) Moor Row 3.3m/5.3km  
David Lawn (Iron Ore) Bigrigg 4.1m/6.7km  
David Pit Whitehaven 0.1m/0.3km  
Davy Pit Whitehaven 0.3m/0.5km  
Dean Moor Colliery Dean Moor 4.7m/7.6km  
Distington Quarries Distington 3.3m/5.4km  
Dubhead Colliery  4.8m/7.8km  
Dyan Pit Oatlands 3.0m/4.9km  
Eskett Pit (Iron Ore) Eskett 4.3m/7.0km  
Eskett Quarry (Limestone) Frizington 4.4m/7.1km  
Fletcher Pit (Iron Ore) Cleator 3.6m/5.9km  
Frizington (Iron Ore) Frizington 4.3m/6.9km  
George Pit Whitehaven 0.1m/0.3km  
Gin Pit (Iron Ore)  3.1m/5.1km  
Haig Colliery Whitehaven 1.5m/2.4km 1914 1985
Harrington Colliery Lowca, nr. Whitehaven 1.7m/2.8km 1910 1968
Hay Pit (Iron)  4.3m/6.9km  
Henry Pit Whitehaven 1.5m/2.4km  
Hodgson Pit Harrington 2.1m/3.5km  
Hope Pit (Coal)  2.3m/3.8km  
James's Pit (Coal) Whitehaven 0.6m/1.0km  
James's Pit (Iron Ore)  3.1m/5.0km  
James's Pit (Iron) Cleator 3.6m/5.9km  
James's Pit (Iron)  4.2m/6.8km  
John Pit Harrington 2.3m/3.8km  
Kell's Pit Whitehaven 1.8m/3.0km  
Kinniside Mine Cleator Moor 4.5m/7.3km  
Ladysmith Pit Whitehaven 1.5m/2.4km  
Lambhill Colliery Parton 0.8m/1.4km  
Langhorn Quarry Bigrigg 4.0m/6.4km  
Lonsdale Mine Frizington 3.5m/5.7km  
Margaret Mine Frizington 4.0m/6.4km  
Meadow Pit (Iron) Cleator 4.0m/6.5km  
Moorside Drift Lamplugh 4.6m/7.4km  Mar 1950
Moresby Colliery Moresby 1.2m/2.0km  
Moss Bay (Iron Ore) Woodend 3.9m/6.3km  31 Dec 1931
Moss Pit Sandwith 2.4m/3.9km  
Mowbray Mine Hartsop, Ullswater 3.6m/5.8km  
North Pit Hensingham 0.3m/0.6km  
North Pit Hensingham 0.8m/1.3km  
Oatlands Colliery Distington 2.9m/4.7km  Apr 1934
Overend Quarry Whitehaven 1.6m/2.6km  
Pallaflat (Iron Ore) Bigrigg 4.0m/6.5km  1914
Parkside (Iron Ore) Frizington 3.5m/5.7km  
Pica Opencast Whitehaven 2.2m/3.6km  
Pica Quarry  2.7m/4.4km  
Postlethwaite's Moor Row (Iron Ore) Moor Row 3.4m/5.5km  
Rowrah Hall Quarry (Limestone) Frizington 4.5m/7.2km  
Rowrah Quarry Rowrah 4.7m/7.6km  
Salter Hall (Iron Ore) Salter 4.6m/7.4km  
Salter Hall Quarry (Limestone) Frizington 4.7m/7.6km  
Salter Mine (Iron Ore)  4.8m/7.7km  
Saltom Pit Whitehaven 1.6m/2.6km  
Sandwith Mine (Anhydrite) Whitehaven 2.8m/4.5km 1952 
Sir John Walsh (Iron Ore) Bigrigg 3.5m/5.6km  
Threapthwaite Colliery Threapthwaite 2.5m/4.1km  
Thwaite Pit Whitehaven 1.3m/2.2km  
Todholes Pit (Iron Ore)  3.6m/5.8km  
Todholes Quarry  3.4m/5.5km  
Venture Colliery Howgill 3.3m/5.3km  
Walkmill Colliery Moresby, Whitehaven 1.3m/2.1km  1961
Wellington Colliery Whitehaven 1.2m/2.0km  
Whinnyhill Colliery Cleator Moor 2.6m/4.2km  
Whitehaven Colliery Whitehaven 1.5m/2.4km  1985
William Colliery Whitehaven 0.7m/1.2km  1954
William Pit  4.1m/6.7km  
William Pit Whitehaven 0.7m/1.2km  1954
Wilson Pit Sandwith 2.5m/4.1km  
Winder Gill (Iron Ore) Winder 4.2m/6.8km  
Wyndham Mines Bigrigg 4.1m/6.6km  
Wythemoor Colliery Distington 4.6m/7.5km  1923

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