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West Shieldrow Colliery
OS Grid Ref: NZ 19200 53700
Collieries and Pits within 5 miles (8km)
Simulated map showing the immediate vicinity of West Shieldrow Colliery
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In the following table the value given for the distance (miles/kilometres) from West Shieldrow Colliery are "as the crow flies" and are provided as an indication only.
| Colliery | Location | Distance | Opened | Closed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A Pit | Garesfield | 4.2m/6.8km | 1837 | ||
| Air Pit | Beamish | 1.1m/1.9km | 1849 | ||
| Allerdean Colliery | Lamesley | 4.8m/7.8km | |||
| Alma Drift | Grange Villa | 2.8m/4.6km | 02 Mar 1955 | ||
| Alma Pit | Pelton | 2.8m/4.6km | 1858 | ||
| Andrews House Colliery | Whickham | 2.2m/3.6km | 1843 | Dec 1920 | |
| Ann Pit | Tanfield Lea | 0.1m/0.3km | 25 Aug 1962 | ||
| Anne Pit | nr. Burnopfield | 2.3m/3.7km | 1855 | Mar 1929 | |
| Annie Pit | Burnhope | 3.5m/5.7km | Apr 1850 | 22 Jul 1949 | |
| Annie Pit | nr. Dipton | 3.0m/4.9km | 1864 | Jul 1980 | |
| Ash Tree Colliery | Winlaton | 4.7m/7.6km | 1798 | ||
| Ashtree Drift | Blaydon | 4.5m/7.3km | |||
| Ashtree Pit | Blaydon | 4.8m/7.7km | bef. 1857 | ||
| Axwell Colliery | Swalwell | 4.3m/7.0km | 1878 | 31 Dec 1887 | |
| Bagnall Colliery | Swalwell | 4.3m/7.0km | 1878 | 31 Dec 1887 | |
| Bakers Quarry | High Spen | 4.2m/6.8km | |||
| Bantling Castle Colliery | Annfield Plain | 3.0m/4.9km | |||
| Barcus Close Colliery | nr. Burnopfield | 2.8m/4.6km | Apr 1966 | ||
| Barlow Fell Drift | Barlow | 3.9m/6.3km | Oct 1961 | ||
| Barlow Towneley Drift | Barlow | 3.9m/6.3km | Oct 1961 | ||
| Barlowfell Quarry | High Spen | 5.0m/8.0km | |||
| Barlowfield Drift | Rowlands Gill | 3.8m/6.2km | |||
| Beamish Colliery | Beamish | 1.1m/1.9km | 1763 | 26 Mar 1966 | |
| Beamish Museum | Chester-le-Street | 1.5m/2.4km | |||
| Betty Pit | Burnhope | 3.4m/5.5km | Apr 1850 | 22 Jul 1949 | |
| Betty Pit | Lamesley | 4.8m/7.7km | |||
| Betty Pit | Lamesley | 4.9m/7.9km | |||
| Bewicke Main Colliery | Birtley | 4.0m/6.4km | 1862 | 1932 | |
| Billingside Drift | Medomsley | 4.2m/6.8km | Jan 1879 | ||
| Blackburn Fell Drift | nr. Sunniside | 2.6m/4.2km | Jul 1937 | Feb 1979 | |
| Bog Pit | Pontop | 2.3m/3.8km | |||
| Boghole Drift | Crook Hall, nr. Consett | 4.5m/7.2km | |||
| Brack Pit | Kyo | 1.7m/2.8km | |||
| Bradley Colliery | Leadgate | 4.3m/7.0km | bef. 1875? | ||
| Bradley Drift | Leadgate | 4.6m/7.4km | 1963 | 25 Sep 1966 | |
| Brass Thill Drift | nr. Tantobie | 2.3m/3.7km | 1874 | Mar 1929 | |
| Broom Pit | Stanley | 0.8m/1.3km | |||
| Broom Pit | Collierly | 1.5m/2.5km | |||
| Broomhouse Quarry | Burnhope | 3.8m/6.1km | |||
| Brow Pit | Pelton, nr, Chester le Street | 3.8m/6.1km | 1867 | Feb 1965 | |
| Bryan's Leap Colliery | Rowlands Gill | 3.0m/4.9km | 1950 | ||
| Burnhope Colliery | Burnhope | 3.4m/5.5km | Apr 1850 | 22 Jul 1949 | |
| Burnopfield Colliery | Burnopfield | 1.9m/3.1km | 1742 | 09 Aug 1968 | |
| Burns Pit | Stanley | 1.3m/2.1km | 1859 | 19 Mar 1936 | |
| Bush Blades Colliery | Collierly | 1.7m/2.8km | |||
| Busty Pit | Craghead | 2.2m/3.6km | 1839 | 11 Apr 1969 | |
| Busty Pit | Medomsley | 4.8m/7.8km | 06 Oct 1972 | ||
| Busty Pit | Pelton, nr, Chester le Street | 3.8m/6.1km | Feb 1965 | ||
| Busty Pit | Waldridge | 5.0m/8.0km | 1875 | Apr 1926 | |
| Bute Pit | Garesfield | 5.0m/8.0km | 11 Sep 1869 | ||
| Bute Pit | Tanfield Lea | 0.3m/0.6km | 25 Aug 1962 | ||
| Byermoor Colliery | Byermoor | 2.1m/3.4km | 1860 | 02 Feb 1968 | |
| Byron Colliery | Edmondsley | 3.8m/6.1km | bef. 1857 | ||
| Causey Mill Drift | nr. Stanley | 1.9m/3.1km | 1949 | Jan 1955 | |
| Centre Pit | Beamish | 1.6m/2.7km | |||
| Charlaw Colliery | Sacriston | 4.5m/7.3km | |||
| Charley Pit | Annfield Plain | 1.8m/2.9km | 1818 | 05 Oct 1973 | |
| Clockburn Drift | Winlaton Mill | 4.1m/6.7km | 1952 | Mar 1983 | |
| Conquest Pit | Tantobie | 1.6m/2.6km | Oct 1948 | ||
| Coronation Drift | Blaydon | 4.1m/6.6km | |||
| Coronation Drift | nr. Dipton | 3.3m/5.3km | Jul 1980 | ||
| Craghead Colliery | Craghead | 2.2m/3.6km | 1839 | 11 Apr 1969 | |
| Creswell Pit | Annfield Plain | 2.1m/3.4km | |||
| Creswell Pit | Annfield Plain | 2.1m/3.5km | |||
| Crookbank Colliery | Burnopfield | 2.1m/3.4km | bef. 1847 | ||
| Cuckoo Drift | Burnhope | 3.6m/5.9km | |||
| Delight Pit | Dipton | 2.3m/3.8km | Apr 1855 | Nov 1940 | |
| Dene Drift | Waldridge | 4.0m/6.5km | |||
| Derwent Colliery | Medomsley | 4.3m/6.9km | 1856 | 21 Nov 1964 | |
| Derwenthaugh Coking Plant | Blaydon-on-Tyne | 4.8m/7.8km | |||
| Dike Pit | Beamish | 1.5m/2.5km | |||
| Dipton Colliery | Dipton | 2.3m/3.8km | Apr 1855 | Nov 1940 | |
| Dummys Pit | 4.9m/7.9km | bef. 1790 | |||
| East Castle Colliery | Annfield Plain | 2.7m/4.4km | |||
| East Pontop Colliery | Annfield Plain | 1.9m/3.1km | 1930 | ||
| East Stanley Colliery | Stanley | 1.3m/2.1km | 1933 | ||
| East Tanfield Colliery | nr. Tantobie | 0.9m/1.5km | 1844 | 09 Jan 1965 | |
| Eden - Main Coal Drift | Leadgate | 3.3m/5.3km | |||
| Eden Colliery | Leadgate | 3.8m/6.2km | 1844 | 18 July 1980 | |
| Edge Pit | Beamish | 1.5m/2.4km | |||
| Edmondsley Colliery | West Edmondsley | 3.7m/6.0km | 1850s | 30 Nov 1920 | |
| Edward Pit | Craghead | 2.2m/3.6km | 1839 | 11 Apr 1969 | |
| Esther Pit | Tanfield | 2.1m/3.5km | |||
| Fan Pit | Pelton, nr, Chester le Street | 4.0m/6.4km | 1867 | Feb 1965 | |
| Fell Pit | Burnhope | 3.4m/5.5km | Apr 1850 | 22 Jul 1949 | |
| Fenhall Drift | nr. Lanchester | 3.6m/5.8km | May 1963 | ||
| Fifth Pit | Beamish | 1.6m/2.6km | |||
| First Pit | Winlaton | 4.3m/6.9km | 1801 | ||
| Fortune Pit | Burnhope | 3.4m/5.5km | Apr 1850 | 22 Jul 1949 | |
| Fox Pit | Stanley | 0.4m/0.7km | |||
| Furnace Pit | Annfield Plain | 2.0m/3.2km | |||
| Garesfield Colliery | Garesfield | 5.0m/8.0km | 1800 | 29 Jan 1960 | |
| Garesfield Colliery | nr. Rowlands Gill | 4.3m/7.0km | 1854 | ||
| Gate Pit | Grange Villa | 2.1m/3.4km | 04 Aug 1938 | ||
| Gellesfield Quarry | High Spen | 3.7m/6.0km | |||
| George Pit | Craghead | 2.2m/3.6km | 1839 | 11 Apr 1969 | |
| Gibson's Pit | Newfield | 3.5m/5.6km | 1841 | 1936 | |
| Gin Pit | Medomsley | 4.7m/7.6km | |||
| Glamis Pit | Kibblesworth | 3.5m/5.6km | 1842 | 04 Oct 1974 | |
| Greencroft Colliery | Annfield Plain | 3.1m/5.0km | 1840 | ||
| Greencroft Tower Colliery | Annfield Plain | 2.6m/4.3km | 1838 | Jul 1957 | |
| Hamsterley Colliery | Hamsterley | 5.0m/8.0km | 1864 | 02 Feb 1968 | |
| Handen Hold Colliery | West Pelton | 2.6m/4.2km | 1860 | 01 Mar 1968 | |
| Hangingstone Quarry | Consett | 2.9m/4.7km | |||
| Hannah Pit | Lanchester | 4.1m/6.7km | |||
| Harelaw Pit | Annfield Plain | 2.4m/3.9km | 1839 | ||
| Heavygate Pit | Chopwell | 5.0m/8.0km | |||
| Hedge Pit | Stanley | 0.6m/1.0km | |||
| Hedley Colliery | South Moor | 0.8m/1.3km | |||
| High Marley Hill Drift | Byermoor | 2.1m/3.5km | 1948 | 29 Jun 1963 | |
| Hill Top Opencast | Chester-le-Street | 1.2m/2.0km | |||
| Hive Pit | Pontop | 3.2m/5.2km | |||
| Hobson Pit | Burnopfield | 1.9m/3.1km | 1742 | 09 Aug 1968 | |
| Holmside Brickworks | Craghead | 2.2m/3.6km | |||
| Holmside Colliery | Craghead | 2.2m/3.6km | 1839 | 11 Apr 1969 | |
| Hookergate Drift | Victoria Garesfield | 4.0m/6.4km | |||
| Hunter Pit | Medomsley | 4.3m/6.9km | 1889 | 21 Nov 1964 | |
| Hutton Drift | Lanchester | 4.1m/6.7km | |||
| Hutton Pit | Annfield Plain | 2.1m/3.5km | |||
| Ice Pit | Beamish | 1.3m/2.2km | |||
| Isabella Pit | Medomsley | 4.7m/7.6km | 1898 | 06 Oct 1972 | |
| Iveston Colliery | Iveston | 4.1m/6.7km | 1839 | 1892 | |
| Kettledrum Pit | Stanley | 1.3m/2.1km | 1859 | 19 Mar 1936 | |
| Kibblesworth Colliery | Kibblesworth | 3.5m/5.6km | 1842 | 04 Oct 1974 | |
| Kibblesworth Grange Drift | Kibblesworth | 3.9m/6.3km | 1914 | Dec 1932 | |
| Kibblesworth Quarry | Gateshead | 4.2m/6.8km | |||
| Lamp Pit | Stanley | 1.3m/2.1km | 1874 | 19 Mar 1936 | |
| Lanchester Colliery | Lanchester | 4.1m/6.7km | |||
| Lanchester Towneley Drift | nr. Towneley | 4.7m/7.6km | 1837 | Aug 1963 | |
| Langley Opencast | Chester-le-Street | 4.1m/6.6km | |||
| Law Pit | Lanchester | 2.2m/3.6km | 1800 | ||
| Leazes Drift | Lanchester | 3.7m/6.0km | Jan 1949 | ||
| Lilley Brickworks | Rowlands Gill | 3.6m/5.9km | |||
| Lilley Drift | Rowlands Gill | 3.6m/5.9km | 1877 | 06 Jan 1957 | |
| Lintz Colliery | nr. Burnopfield | 2.5m/4.1km | 1855 | Mar 1929 | |
| Lizzie Pit | Annfield Plain | 2.3m/3.7km | 1927 | ||
| Lodge Pit | Marley Hill | 2.4m/3.9km | 1841 | 03 Mar 1983 | |
| Loud Pit | Pontop | 2.5m/4.1km | |||
| Louisa Colliery | Stanley | 0.7m/1.2km | 1759 | 1964 | |
| Low Urpeth Colliery | Urpeth | 3.1m/5.1km | 1835 | 30 Mar 1957 | |
| Main Coal Drift | nr. Dipton | 2.8m/4.5km | Jul 1980 | ||
| Malton Amy Drift | Lanchester | 4.1m/6.6km | |||
| Malton Colliery | nr. Lanchester | 4.7m/7.6km | 1870 | 22 Jul 1961 | |
| Manor House & May Drifts | Lanchester | 4.3m/7.0km | |||
| Manor House Drift | Lanchester | 4.3m/7.0km | |||
| Margaret Pit | Tanfield Lea | 0.5m/0.8km | 1903 | 25 Aug 1962 | |
| Marley Hill Colliery | Marley Hill | 2.4m/3.9km | 1841 | 03 Mar 1983 | |
| Mary Pit | Beamish | 1.0m/1.7km | 1883 | 26 Mar 1966 | |
| Mary Pit | nr. Dipton | 3.0m/4.9km | 1867 | Jul 1980 | |
| Mary Pit | Stanley | 1.3m/2.1km | 1860 | 19 Mar 1936 | |
| May Drift | Lanchester | 4.5m/7.3km | |||
| Medomsley Colliery | Medomsley | 4.8m/7.8km | 1839 | 06 Oct 1972 | |
| Medomsley Cross Roads Colliery | Medomsley | 5.0m/8.0km | |||
| Mercie Drift | Lanchester | 4.3m/6.9km | |||
| Moor Pit | Pontop | 2.0m/3.3km | |||
| Morrison Busty Colliery | Annfield Plain | 2.0m/3.3km | 1927 | 05 Oct 1973 | |
| Mount Pit | Tantobie | 1.5m/2.4km | Oct 1948 | ||
| Mountsett Quarry | Tantobie | 1.8m/3.0km | |||
| Nanny Pit | Lamesley | 5.0m/8.0km | |||
| Nelly Pit | Lamesley | 5.0m/8.0km | |||
| Nettlesworth Colliery | Edmondsley | 4.0m/6.4km | 27 Sep 1974 | ||
| Nettlesworth Drift | Waldridge Fell, Chester le Street | 4.7m/7.6km | 1839 | 27 Sep 1974 | |
| New Pit | Stanley | 1.3m/2.1km | 15 Aug 1876 | 09 Feb 1937 | |
| Newfield Colliery | Newfield, Chester Le Street | 3.5m/5.6km | 1841 | 1936 | |
| North Banks / Marley Hill Colliery | Marley Hill | 2.4m/3.9km | 1700's | 1815 | |
| North Lintz Colliery | nr. Rowlands Gill | 3.0m/4.9km | 1765 | Feb 1960 | |
| North Pit | Pontop | 3.0m/4.9km | |||
| Oswald Pit | Craghead | 2.3m/3.8km | 1839 | 11 Apr 1969 | |
| Ouston Colliery | Ouston | 4.6m/7.4km | bef. 1815 | Jan 1959 | |
| Oxhill Pit | Stanley | 1.0m/1.6km | |||
| Park Head Drift | Iveston | 3.0m/4.8km | |||
| Pea Pit | Shield Row | 0.8m/1.3km | |||
| Pelton Colliery | Pelton, nr, Chester le Street | 4.0m/6.4km | 1835 | Feb 1965 | |
| Pelton Quarry (Clay) | Pelton Fell | 4.0m/6.5km | |||
| Pheasant Drift | Burnhope | 3.8m/6.2km | |||
| Ploughsett Opencast | Lofthouse | 1.6m/2.7km | |||
| Pontop Colliery | Annfield Plain | 2.1m/3.5km | |||
| Pontop Hall Colliery | nr. Dipton | 3.0m/4.8km | 1861 | Jul 1980 | |
| Pontop Pike Colliery | Ditpon | 4.3m/7.0km | 1938 | ||
| Prosperous Pit | Collierly | 1.7m/2.8km | |||
| Quaking House Pit | Annfield Plain | 1.4m/2.3km | 05 Oct 1973 | ||
| Rabbit Warren Drift | Burnhope | 3.7m/6.0km | |||
| Ralph Pit | Burnhope | 3.6m/5.8km | Apr 1850 | 22 Jul 1949 | |
| Ravensworth Betty Colliery | Lamesley | 4.8m/7.7km | |||
| Ravensworth Grange Opencast | Kibblesworth | 3.1m/5.1km | |||
| Ravensworth Park Drift | Lamesley | 4.4m/7.1km | 1936 | 09 Mar 1968 | |
| Ravensworth Shop Colliery | Lamesley | 4.0m/6.5km | 1850 | 23 Feb 1962 | |
| Riding Drift | Lamesley | 3.5m/5.6km | 18 May 1929 | ||
| Robert Pit | Kibblesworth | 3.4m/5.5km | 1842 | 04 Oct 1974 | |
| Rose Cottage Drift | nr. Annfield Plain | 2.6m/4.3km | 1952 | Aug 1955 | |
| Rush Pit | Lamesley | 5.0m/8.0km | |||
| Sacriston Colliery | Sacriston | 4.5m/7.2km | 1839 | 15 Nov 1985 | |
| Second Pit | Beamish | 1.7m/2.8km | 1784 | 09 Nov 1962 | |
| Shield Row Coronation Drift | Sacriston | 4.1m/6.6km | |||
| Shield Row Drift | Sacriston | 4.6m/7.4km | 1845 | May 1947 | |
| Six Feet Staple | West Pelton | 2.6m/4.2km | 01 Mar 1968 | ||
| Sixth Pit | Beamish | 1.5m/2.5km | |||
| Smithy Dene Mine | Chester-le-Street | 4.0m/6.4km | May 1990 | ||
| Snipes Dene Pit | Rowlands Gill | 3.4m/5.5km | |||
| South Derwent Colliery | Annfield Plain | 2.1m/3.4km | |||
| South Garesfield Colliery | nr. Rowlands Gill | 3.0m/4.9km | 1765 | Feb 1960 | |
| South Medomsley Colliery | nr. Dipton | 3.0m/4.8km | 1861 | Jul 1980 | |
| South Moor Colliery | Annfield Plain | 1.8m/2.9km | 1818 | 05 Oct 1973 | |
| South Pelaw Colliery | nr. Chester le Street | 4.5m/7.3km | 1890 | 03 Jan 1964 | |
| South Pontop Colliery | Annfield Plain | 2.3m/3.7km | 22 Apr 1927 | ||
| South Tanfield Colliery | Stanley | 1.1m/1.8km | 1837 | 1915 | |
| Speculation Drift | Blaydon | 4.0m/6.5km | |||
| Spring Gardens Colliery | Lanchester | 3.2m/5.2km | |||
| Spring Pits | 3.1m/5.0km | ||||
| Staple Pit | Ditpon | 1.8m/2.9km | 1821 | 1938 | |
| Stella Gill Coking Plant | Pelton Fell | 4.1m/6.7km | |||
| Stockerley House Pit | nr. Consett | 4.5m/7.3km | 1839 | 09 Nov 1963 | |
| Straightneck Pit | Hamsterley | 2.5m/4.1km | |||
| Stubble Pit | Tanfield | 1.7m/2.8km | |||
| Success Pit | Ditpon | 4.3m/7.0km | 1938 | ||
| Surtees (No. 2) Pit | Dipton | 2.3m/3.8km | Nov 1940 | ||
| Tanfield Lea Colliery | Tanfield Lea | 0.5m/0.8km | 1829 | 25 Aug 1962 | |
| Tanfield Moor Colliery | Tantobie | 1.3m/2.2km | 1768 | Oct 1948 | |
| Thomas Pit | Craghead | 2.2m/3.6km | 1839 | 11 Apr 1969 | |
| Tilley Pit | 5.0m/8.0km | ||||
| Tinker Row Quarry | Marley Hill | 2.9m/4.7km | |||
| Tongue Burns Drift | Blackhall Mill | 4.8m/7.8km | |||
| Towneley Drift | Garesfield | 5.0m/8.0km | |||
| Tribley Pit | Chester-le-Street | 3.2m/5.2km | |||
| Twizell Burn Drift | Grange Villa | 2.8m/4.5km | 1843 | 01 Jul 1948 | |
| Twizell Colliery | Grange Villa | 2.1m/3.4km | 1844 | 04 Aug 1938 | |
| Union Brickworks Clay Pit | Birtley | 4.4m/7.1km | |||
| Upcast Shaft | West Edmondsley | 3.8m/6.1km | 30 Nov 1920 | ||
| Upcast Shaft | Annfield Plain | 1.5m/2.5km | 05 Oct 1973 | ||
| Urpeth Busty Colliery | Pelton | 3.5m/5.7km | |||
| Urpeth Colliery | Urpeth | 3.1m/5.1km | 1835 | 30 Mar 1957 | |
| Victoria Garesfield Colliery | Victoria Garesfield | 3.9m/6.3km | 1870 | 13 Jul 1962 | |
| Waldridge Colliery | Waldridge | 4.3m/6.9km | 1831 | Apr 1926 | |
| Water Level Drift | East Castle | 3.0m/4.8km | |||
| Water Pit | Beamish | 2.0m/3.3km | |||
| Watergate Colliery | nr. Sunniside | 4.2m/6.8km | 1924 | 20 Aug 1964 | |
| West Edmondsley Colliery | West Edmondsley | 3.7m/6.0km | 30 Nov 1920 | ||
| West Ellimore Colliery | Delves | 4.9m/7.9km | |||
| West Lintz Drift | nr. Tantobie | 2.3m/3.7km | 1874 | Mar 1929 | |
| West Pelton Colliery | Pelton | 2.8m/4.5km | 1858 | 1921 | |
| West Pontop Colliery | Ditpon | 4.3m/7.0km | 1938 | ||
| West Stanley Colliery | Stanley | 1.3m/2.1km | 1832 | 19 Mar 1936 | |
| Whickham Colliery | Whickham, Gateshead | 4.7m/7.6km | |||
| Whickhambanks Colliery | Whickham, Gateshead | 4.7m/7.6km | |||
| Whitehall Pit | Pelton | 2.8m/4.5km | |||
| William Pit | Craghead | 2.3m/3.7km | 1839 | 11 Apr 1969 | |
| William Pit | Medomsley | 4.3m/7.0km | 1856 | 21 Nov 1964 | |
| William Pit | Annfield Plain | 1.8m/2.9km | 1818 | 05 Oct 1973 | |
| Willie Pit | Annfield Plain | 2.0m/3.3km | |||
| Willie Pit | Tantobie | 1.3m/2.2km | 1762 | Oct 1948 | |
| Wind Pit | Tanfield Lea | 0.4m/0.7km | 25 Aug 1962 | ||
| Windsor (North) Pit | Ditpon | 4.3m/7.0km | 1938 | ||
| Windyhill Quarry | High Spen | 3.8m/6.2km | |||
| Witton Pit | Sacriston | 4.6m/7.5km | |||
| Woodhouse Quarry | High Spen | 4.4m/7.1km | |||
| Woodside Common Quarry | Crook Hall, nr. Consett | 4.3m/7.0km | |||
| Woodside Winnings | nr. Consett | 4.4m/7.1km | 09 Nov 1963 |
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