Pleasley Pit Country Park

About

Pleasley Pit Country Park is a forest in east midlands. (Former coal mine in Derbyshire.) According to Wikipedia: "Pleasley Colliery is a former coal mine in central England. It is located to the north-west of Pleasley village, which sits above the north bank of the River Meden on the Nottinghamshire/Derbyshire border. It lies 3 miles (4.8 km) north of Mansfield and 9 miles (14.5 km) south of Chesterfield. From the south it commands a prominent position on the skyline, although less so now than when the winders were in operation and both chimney stacks were in place. The colliery is situated at about 500 ft (152m) above sea level and is aligned on a NE–SW axis following the trend of the river valley at this point."

Coordinates

53.1756, -1.2600

Official site

www.pleasleypittrust.org.uk

Sources

• osm: w577710284 (ODbL)
• wikipedia: Pleasley Colliery (CC BY-SA 4.0)
• commons: Pleasley Colliery - South Shaft - geograph.org.uk - 2283465.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)