Mines & mining heritage · North East England
Bilton Banks
In or near Shilbottle.
Bilton Banks in England North East, United Kingdom.
Russel Wills — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Nearest railway station
- Greenrigg Halt · 1.5 km
Getting there & planning your visit
To visit Bilton Banks, the nearest railway station is Greenrigg Halt, which is 1.5 km away. The postcode for sat-nav is NE66 2HQ. Entry details are not provided, so please check in advance for accessibility options.
About
Bilton Banks is a place of interest in England North East, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: River Coquet and Coquet Valley Woodlands SSSI
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Northumberland Shore SSSI
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Northumberland Coast
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Bilton Banks was a village in Northumberland adjacent to the coal mines of Shilbottle and Longdyke. It was home to many miners’ families from the late 19th century through the mid 20th century, when the mines were finally closed and the houses condemned and demolished. Today there is nothing to show that, for almost three quarters of a century, a close-knit community of dozens of working families lived and worked there but still, hidden beneath a peaceful agricultural scene, lie the tunnels and workings in which they laboured to bring up the coal to feed British industry.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
Description
Coal mining has been associated with this area of north east England for many hundreds of years. It is believed that monks from nearby Hulne Priory were mining coal in the area from around the 12th century and written survey records, held by the Newcastle Society of Antiquaries, exist from the 1500s of transactions involving the transfer of ownership of coal mines and mining rights. There are three main seams of coal in the Shilbottle area of Northumberland, the Townsend, Cannel and Shilbottle and these have been mined in various ways for many hundreds of years at various locations, resulting in multiple spoil heaps becoming part of the countryside over time. Nineteenth century Shilbottle…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 55.3847, -1.6708
- District
- Northumberland
- Parish
- Shilbottle
- Postcode
- NE66 2HQ
- Parliamentary constituency
- North Northumberland
- Nearest railway station
- Greenrigg Halt — 1.5 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q14093350 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Bilton Banks, Northumberland (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Bilton Banks?
- Bilton Banks is in North-East England, United Kingdom (postcode NE66 2HQ), in the parish of Shilbottle.
- What is Bilton Banks?
- Bilton Banks in England North East, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Bilton Banks?
- The nearest railway station is Greenrigg Halt, about 1.5 km away. Drivers can use postcode NE66 2HQ.
- Is Bilton Banks a protected site?
- Yes — Bilton Banks is part of the River Coquet and Coquet Valley Woodlands SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the Northumberland Shore SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- How do I get to Bilton Banks?
- The nearest railway station is Greenrigg Halt, about 1.5 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode NE66 2HQ.