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  Pica Opencast  Index  Pica Opencast  

Pica Opencast

OS Grid Ref: NY 01500 21000

Collieries and Pits within 5 miles (8km)

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

Colliery Location Distance Opened   Closed
Agnes Pit (Iron Ore)  3.3m/5.3km  
Aldby Quarry  3.6m/5.9km  
Arrowthwaite Pit (Upcast) Whitehaven 3.6m/5.8km  
Asby Colliery nr. Whitehaven 2.8m/4.5km  1908
Barl's Quarries Distington 1.9m/3.1km  
Barngill Quarry Distington 1.1m/1.8km  
Barrowmouth (Gypsum) Whitehaven 4.8m/7.8km  
Birks Pit (Coal)  3.5m/5.7km  
Branthwaite Edge Quarry Branthwaite 3.3m/5.3km  
Buddle Pit Workington 4.3m/7.0km  
Castlerigg Pit Moresby 0.6m/1.1km  
Cleator Moor (Iron Ore) Cleator 4.0m/6.5km  
Colingate Quarry  1.8m/3.0km  
Countess Pit Parton 1.9m/3.1km  
Croft Pit Whitehaven 4.5m/7.2km  
Crossfield (Iron Ore) Cleator Moor 3.8m/6.1km  
Crossfield Pit (Iron Ore)  3.8m/6.1km  
Crossgill Mine [?] Frizington 3.2m/5.2km  
Crowgarth (Iron Ore) Cleator Moor 3.6m/5.8km  Sep 1948
Dalmellington Mine Frizington 3.2m/5.2km  
Dalzell's Moor Row (Iron Ore) Moor Row 4.3m/6.9km  
David Pit Whitehaven 2.0m/3.2km  
Davy Pit Whitehaven 1.8m/3.0km  
Dean Moor Colliery Dean Moor 2.5m/4.0km  
Derwent Howe Slag Bank Derwent Howe 5.0m/8.0km  
Distington Quarries Distington 2.0m/3.2km  
Dubhead Colliery  2.7m/4.4km  
Dyan Pit Oatlands 0.9m/1.5km  
Eskett Pit (Iron Ore) Eskett 3.6m/5.8km  
Eskett Quarry (Limestone) Frizington 3.5m/5.7km  
Fletcher Pit (Iron Ore) Cleator 4.7m/7.6km  
Frizington (Iron Ore) Frizington 3.5m/5.7km  
George Pit Whitehaven 2.3m/3.8km  
Gin Pit (Iron Ore)  3.7m/6.0km  
Haig Colliery Whitehaven 3.7m/6.0km 1914 1985
Harrington Colliery Lowca, nr. Whitehaven 1.9m/3.1km 1910 1968
Henry Pit Whitehaven 3.7m/6.0km  
Hodgson Pit Harrington 1.8m/3.0km  
Hope Pit (Coal)  3.0m/4.9km  
Isabella Pit Workington 4.3m/7.0km  
James's Pit (Coal) Whitehaven 2.8m/4.6km  
James's Pit (Iron Ore)  3.7m/6.0km  
James's Pit (Iron) Cleator 4.8m/7.7km  
Jane Pit Workington 4.3m/6.9km  
John Pit Harrington 2.0m/3.2km  
Kell's Pit Whitehaven 4.0m/6.5km  
Kelton Fell Mine Kirkland 4.8m/7.7km  
Kelton Quarry Kirkland 3.6m/5.9km  
Kinniside Mine Cleator Moor 4.3m/7.0km  
Kirkland Kirkland 4.1m/6.6km  
Knockmurton (Iron Ore) Lamplugh 4.9m/7.9km  Jun 1914
Ladysmith Pit Whitehaven 3.7m/6.0km  
Lambhill Colliery Parton 1.9m/3.1km  
Lonsdale Mine Frizington 2.7m/4.4km  
Margaret Mine Frizington 3.1m/5.0km  
Moorbanks Pit Workington 4.2m/6.8km  
Moorside Drift Lamplugh 2.5m/4.0km  Mar 1950
Moresby and Keekle Opencast Whitehaven 2.2m/3.6km  
Moresby Colliery Moresby 1.1m/1.9km  
Moss Bay (Iron Ore) Woodend 5.0m/8.0km  31 Dec 1931
Moss Pit Sandwith 4.4m/7.1km  
Mowbray Mine Hartsop, Ullswater 3.1m/5.0km  
North Pit Hensingham 2.3m/3.8km  
North Pit Hensingham 2.0m/3.3km  
Oatlands Colliery Distington 0.6m/1.1km  Apr 1934
Overend Quarry Whitehaven 3.1m/5.1km  
Parkside (Iron Ore) Frizington 3.2m/5.2km  
Pica Quarry  0.5m/0.9km  
Postlethwaite's Moor Row (Iron Ore) Moor Row 4.4m/7.1km  
Rowrah Hall Quarry (Limestone) Frizington 3.1m/5.1km  
Rowrah Quarry Rowrah 3.5m/5.6km  
Salter Hall (Iron Ore) Salter 3.6m/5.8km  
Salter Hall Quarry (Limestone) Frizington 3.5m/5.7km  
Salter Mine (Iron Ore)  3.7m/6.0km  
Saltom Pit Whitehaven 3.8m/6.2km  
Sandwith Mine (Anhydrite) Whitehaven 4.8m/7.8km 1952 
Sir John Walsh (Iron Ore) Bigrigg 4.6m/7.4km  
Solway Colliery Mossbay, nr. Workington 4.5m/7.3km 1937 1973
Stockhow Quarry Kirkland 3.8m/6.1km  
Threapthwaite Colliery Threapthwaite 2.9m/4.7km  
Thwaite Pit Whitehaven 3.6m/5.8km  
Todholes Pit (Iron Ore)  4.1m/6.7km  
Todholes Quarry  3.9m/6.3km  
Venture Colliery Howgill 1.1m/1.8km  
Walkmill Colliery Moresby, Whitehaven 1.1m/1.9km  1961
Wellington Colliery Whitehaven 3.4m/5.5km  
Whinnyhill Colliery Cleator Moor 3.5m/5.6km  
Whitehaven Colliery Whitehaven 3.7m/6.0km  1985
William Colliery Whitehaven 2.8m/4.6km  1954
William Pit Whitehaven 2.8m/4.6km  1954
Wilson Pit Sandwith 4.6m/7.4km  
Winder Gill (Iron Ore) Winder 3.1m/5.0km  
Workington Colliery Workington 4.3m/7.0km  
Wythemoor Colliery Distington 2.6m/4.2km  1923
Wythemoor House Opencast  3.4m/5.5km  

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