Talk:List of collieries in Yorkshire (1984–2015)

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I currently have a problem. Have discovered that Park Mill colliery in Clayton West, near Huddersfield, was also around and didn't close until 1989. Not many people seem to know much about that pit. I had heard the name before, but had presumed it was the same as Park Hill at Eastmoor, Wakefield.

I have often read that there were 56 pits in Yorkshire in 1984. This could have been incorrect. However, two things:

1 Was all of the Selby coalfield up by 1984? I know that Gascoigne Wood was, as it caused havoc when someone went back to work there.

2 I think that some pits that weren't actually in Yorkshire were classified as Yorkshire area. Some workers at Manton Colliery [which is definitely in Worksop] took action against the Yorkshire N.U.M. in 1984, so I presume that it came under that area.

I don't suppose that anyone might be able to help? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 212.159.30.47 (talk • contribs) 22:57, 4 April 2006 (UTC)


 * I believe that Redbrook was just a shaft at Dodworth before 1985. I listed it as a separate pit and said that Dodworth merged with Redbrook in 1985, but I think that it's just that all the shafts at Dodworth except Redbrook were shut in 1985.  That would knock one out, leaving a place for Park Hill to come in.
 * —Preceding unsigned comment added by 212.159.30.47 (talk • contribs) 08:53, 5 April 2006 (UTC)

Yorkshire in 1984?
"We do not take the minority view that the historic counties still exist with the former boundaries". Can someone split this into North, South, West and East Yorkshire please? It's more useful to our readers. Also, this list has no sources.

If these aren't fixed I plan to take this through the deletion process. --Jza84 | Talk  23:01, 20 August 2008 (UTC)


 * It is split into districts, which is more appropriate in this case. 6 in Selby is much more useful than 6 in North Yorkshire; similarly, 15 in Wakefield is better than 20 in West Yorkshire.  Just saying "North Yorkshire" could mean almost anywhere from Scarborough to Skipton; it is too large to use when all the pits were south of Selby.  It is debatable whether West and South Yorkshire still exist anyway: maps are now more likely to stick with district boundaries.


 * My Take on the title in this case was that it was refereing to the Yorkshire Coal fields, rather than Yorkshire the county. Agree the tittle could be a bit long winded but then some articles have titles that are too short and then the whole thing has to change when another article lays claim to that title as well. Thers a whole load of Colliery related articles floating about that need bringing together, from the modern pits to the older ones and the histories complex with all the name changes like the railway co articles were loads are floating with few links and often few categories attached that bring them to mainstream editorial attention, and then gat them linked to bigger important articles. List also give ahandy linking way without cluttering the main articles were we then get the No list argument. I found this whilst working on the Markham & Company related articles. - BulldozerD11 (talk) 20:36, 7 October 2008 (UTC)

The modern-day districts have now been added to the list. Enjoy! Epa101 (talk) 18:55, 9 October 2008 (UTC)

Updated list
I've updated list by linking more names to the articles (orphaned in some cases) or to the Village that the pit is named after if the article talks about the mining history. The article is also back linked with list of yorkshire pits added to relavent articlels to direct reads to this list. - BulldozerD11 (talk) 18:46, 8 October 2008 (UTC)

Hi where would I find flick tin colliery please Gailmusgrove (talk) 13:40, 23 August 2016 (UTC)

Change of name
Considering not all Yorkshire collieries have closed, this page is not entirely retrospective nostalgia, so would anyone object if I removed 'with dates of closure' from the title? Mtaylor848 (talk) 21:12, 14 May 2009 (UTC)


 * I don't think the current title is inaccurate. Saying "with dates of closure" does not imply that all are closed.  However, this is not an issue I have any strong feeling over.  Epa101 (talk) 20:21, 16 May 2009 (UTC)

Flockton Colliery
Was Flickton Colliery known as another name as can't find it here? Gailmusgrove (talk) 13:39, 23 August 2016 (UTC)

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