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Mining History
The largest portion of Greysouthen's coal lease was sold to William walker & company in 1787. The business continued to profit for the next 80 years. In 1800 another firm took claim to a portion of the Greysouthen coal extraction industry. Wilson & Company invested into another Colliery in the same town.

The two colliery's distributed coal tokens which represented the competing mines. Between these two mines a feud broke out over mine space. Wilson & Co was fined the sum of £16,000 for damages and illegally mining William Walker & Companies Land This was a highly prolific case within the north of [England] with much public interest.

In 1823 Joseph Birbeck and J.W. Flecter joined the Greysouthen mining community. An annual tariff was introduced for 400 tones of coal, costing a yearly rent of £20. For every tonne mined over this, an additional tax of 1 shilling was introduced.

There are 7 beaches within 10 miles of Greysouthen, Siddick is the closest around 4.8 Miles away; the second closest is Maryport followed by Workington, Allonby South, , Parton and Whitehaven

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