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  Postlethwaite's Moor Row (Iron Ore)  Index  Postlethwaite's Moor Row (Iron Ore)  

Postlethwaite's Moor Row (Iron Ore)

OS Grid Ref: NY 00600 13900

Collieries and Pits within 5 miles (8km)

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In the following table the value given for the distance (miles/kilometres) from Postlethwaite's Moor Row (Iron Ore) are "as the crow flies" and are provided as an indication only.

Colliery Location Distance Opened   Closed
Agnes Pit (Iron Ore)  3.0m/4.8km  
Aldby Quarry  1.3m/2.1km  
Arrowthwaite Pit (Upcast) Whitehaven 3.0m/4.8km  
Bankend Quarry Whitehaven 1.0m/1.7km  
Barngill Quarry Distington 4.9m/7.9km  
Barrowmouth (Gypsum) Whitehaven 3.2m/5.2km  
Beckermet (Iron Ore) Beckermet 3.4m/5.5km  
Beggargill Quarry Egremont 2.7m/4.4km  
Bigrigg (Iron Ore) Bigrigg 0.7m/1.2km  
Birkhams Quarry St. Bees 3.3m/5.3km  
Birks Pit (Coal)  1.7m/2.8km  
Castlerigg Pit Moresby 4.6m/7.4km  
Cleator Moor (Iron Ore) Cleator 1.1m/1.9km  
Coneyside Quarry Egremont 3.4m/5.5km  
Countess Pit Parton 4.2m/6.8km  
Croft Pit Whitehaven 2.8m/4.5km  
Crossfield (Iron Ore) Cleator Moor 0.8m/1.4km  
Crossfield Pit (Iron Ore)  0.8m/1.3km  
Crossgill Mine [?] Frizington 2.2m/3.6km  
Crowgarth (Iron Ore) Cleator Moor 1.0m/1.6km  Sep 1948
Dalmellington Mine Frizington 2.2m/3.6km  
Dalzell's Moor Row (Iron Ore) Moor Row 0.1m/0.2km  
David Lawn (Iron Ore) Bigrigg 1.0m/1.6km  
David Pit Whitehaven 3.4m/5.5km  
Davy Pit Whitehaven 3.4m/5.5km  
Eskett Pit (Iron Ore) Eskett 3.1m/5.0km  
Eskett Quarry (Limestone) Frizington 3.3m/5.4km  
Fletcher Pit (Iron Ore) Cleator 0.3m/0.5km  
Florence (Iron Ore) Egremont 2.3m/3.7km 1914 
Frizington (Iron Ore) Frizington 3.1m/5.1km  
George Pit Whitehaven 3.5m/5.7km  
Gin Pit (Iron Ore)  1.0m/1.6km  
Grange Quarry Wilton 2.7m/4.4km  
Haig Colliery Whitehaven 3.4m/5.5km 1914 1985
Haile Moor (Iron Ore) Beckermet 3.8m/6.2km  
Hay Pit (Iron)  1.0m/1.6km  
Henry Pit Whitehaven 3.4m/5.5km  
Hope Pit (Coal)  1.3m/2.2km  
James's Pit (Coal) Whitehaven 3.3m/5.3km  
James's Pit (Iron Ore)  0.8m/1.4km  
James's Pit (Iron) Cleator 0.3m/0.6km  
James's Pit (Iron)  1.0m/1.6km  
Kell's Pit Whitehaven 3.0m/4.9km  
Kelton Quarry Kirkland 4.7m/7.6km  
Kinniside Mine Cleator Moor 2.3m/3.7km  
Kirkland Kirkland 4.8m/7.7km  
Ladysmith Pit Whitehaven 3.4m/5.5km  
Lambhill Colliery Parton 4.2m/6.8km  
Langhorn Quarry Bigrigg 0.6m/1.1km  
Lonsdale Mine Frizington 3.0m/4.8km  
Margaret Mine Frizington 3.1m/5.0km  
Meadow Pit (Iron) Cleator 0.6m/1.0km  
Moresby and Keekle Opencast Whitehaven 3.4m/5.5km  
Moresby Colliery Moresby 4.2m/6.8km  
Moss Bay (Iron Ore) Woodend 0.5m/0.9km  31 Dec 1931
Moss Pit Sandwith 2.1m/3.5km  
Mowbray Mine Hartsop, Ullswater 2.4m/3.9km  
North Pit Hensingham 3.0m/4.9km  
North Pit Hensingham 2.8m/4.5km  
Oatlands Colliery Distington 4.8m/7.8km  Apr 1934
Overend Quarry Whitehaven 1.8m/2.9km  
Pallaflat (Iron Ore) Bigrigg 0.9m/1.5km  1914
Parkside (Iron Ore) Frizington 2.2m/3.6km  
Pica Opencast Whitehaven 4.4m/7.1km  
Rowrah Hall Quarry (Limestone) Frizington 4.0m/6.5km  
Rowrah Quarry Rowrah 4.0m/6.5km  
Salter Hall (Iron Ore) Salter 3.6m/5.9km  
Salter Hall Quarry (Limestone) Frizington 4.0m/6.4km  
Salter Mine (Iron Ore)  3.8m/6.1km  
Saltom Pit Whitehaven 3.3m/5.4km  
Sandwith Mine (Anhydrite) Whitehaven 2.6m/4.3km 1952 
Sir John Walsh (Iron Ore) Bigrigg 0.2m/0.4km  
Stockhow Quarry Kirkland 4.3m/6.9km  
Threapthwaite Colliery Threapthwaite 1.6m/2.6km  
Thwaite Pit Whitehaven 3.3m/5.3km  
Todholes Pit (Iron Ore)  0.8m/1.4km  
Todholes Quarry  1.0m/1.6km  
Ullcoats (Iron Ore) Egremont 2.3m/3.8km  
Venture Colliery Howgill 4.8m/7.8km  
Walkmill Colliery Moresby, Whitehaven 3.3m/5.4km  1961
Wellington Colliery Whitehaven 3.6m/5.9km  
Whinnyhill Colliery Cleator Moor 0.9m/1.5km  
Whitehaven Colliery Whitehaven 3.4m/5.5km  1985
William Colliery Whitehaven 3.8m/6.1km  1954
William Pit  0.8m/1.4km  
William Pit Whitehaven 3.8m/6.1km  1954
Wilson Pit Sandwith 2.4m/3.9km  
Winder Gill (Iron Ore) Winder 3.6m/5.8km  
Winscales (Iron Ore) Beckermet 3.1m/5.0km  
Wyndham Mines Bigrigg 0.8m/1.3km  

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