National Coal Mining Museum for England
National Coal Mining Museum for England is based at the site of Caphouse Colliery in Overton, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England. It opened in 1988 as the Yorkshire Mining Museum and was granted national status in 1995.
- Mine
- …lies at an elevation of 453 feet (138 metres)
- …is also known as “Yorkshire Mining Museum”
- Description: coal mining museum in Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include St Luke and Thornhill Community Academy.
St Luke
Church
St Luke is a church, which is situated 2,600 feet northeast of National Coal Mining Museum for England.
Thornhill Community Academy
School
Thornhill Community Academy is an 11–16 coeducational… Thornhill Community Academy is situated 1¼ miles north of National Coal Mining Museum for England.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Overton and Flockton Green.
Overton
Village
Overton is a village between Wakefield and Huddersfield in West Yorkshire, England.
Flockton Green
Hamlet
Flockton is a village in the civil parish of Kirkburton, in Kirklees, West Yorkshire, England.
Middlestown
Village
Middlestown is a small village in the Wakefield District in West Yorkshire, England.
National Coal Mining Museum for England
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Latitude
53.64387° or 53° 38′ 38″ north
Longitude
-1.61872° or 1° 37′ 7″ west
Open location code
9C5WJ9VJ+GG
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“National Coal Mining Museum for England” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “National Coal Mining Museum”
- Cebuano: “National. Coalmining Museum”
- Dutch: “National Coal Mining Museum for England”
- Japanese: “イングランド国立炭鉱博物館”
- Swedish: “National Coal Mining Museum”
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