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Mines & mining heritage · North East England

Whitburn Colliery

Whitburn Colliery in England North East, United Kingdom.

Marsden Grotto - geograph.org.uk - 620624

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Typical visit
1 h–2 h

About

Whitburn Colliery 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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From the Wikipedia article

Whitburn Colliery was a coal mine located about three miles south of South Shields, North East England, located on the North Sea coast.

Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.

Background

History

Marsden was originally a small village, consisting of farms, a few cottages and a lighthouse at Souter Point. Local industry consisted of a small limestone quarry.

Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Coordinates
54.9780, -1.3766

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Whitburn Colliery?
Whitburn Colliery is in North East England, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 54.9780°, -1.3766°.