old coal pits

old coal pits is a mine in Stainton, Richmondshire District, England. old coal pits is situated near the shooting range 6M, as well as near 6K.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Grinton Smelt Mill and Wensley Quarry.

Grinton Smelt Mill

Archaeological site

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Grinton Smelt Mill is a ruined lead mining and processing site on Cogden Moor, south of Grinton in Swaledale, North Yorkshire, England. The site was built in its present form c. 1820 for the specific purpose of processing lead won by hushing and hydraulic mining. Grinton Smelt Mill is situated 2 miles northwest of old coal pits.

Wensley Quarry

Quarry

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Wensley Quarry is an active limestone quarry near to Preston-under-Scar, North Yorkshire, England. Products from the quarry include industrial carbonate, crushed rock aggregate, and agricultural lime. Wensley Quarry is situated 1½ miles southwest of old coal pits.

St Margaret’s Church, Preston-under-Scar

Church

Photo: Roger Templeman, CC BY-SA 2.0.

St Margaret's Church is a parish church in Preston-under-Scar, a village in North Yorkshire, in England. Preston-under-Scar was in the parish of Holy Trinity Church, Wensley. St Margaret’s Church, Preston-under-Scar is situated 2 miles south of old coal pits.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Stainton and Marrick.

Stainton

Hamlet

Photo: Roger Gilbertson, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Stainton is a hamlet and civil parish in the county of North Yorkshire, England. It is located just outside the Yorkshire Dales National Park, in Swaledale. Stainton is situated 2 miles northeast of old coal pits.

Marrick

Village

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Marrick is a village and civil parish in the county of North Yorkshire, England, situated in lower Swaledale in the Yorkshire Dales National Park, the village is approximately 9 miles west of Richmond. Marrick is situated 2½ miles north of old coal pits.

Redmire

Village

Photo: Jamesfcarter, CC BY-SA 2.5.

Redmire is a village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England. It is about 4 miles west of Leyburn in Wensleydale in the Yorkshire Dales. From 1974 to 2023 it was part of the district of Richmondshire, it is now administered by the unitary North Yorkshire Council. Redmire is situated 3 miles southwest of old coal pits.

old coal pits

Type: Mine
Categories: historic site and industry
Location: Stainton, Richmondshire District, North Yorkshire, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

54.34525° or 54° 20′ 43″ north

Longitude

-1.88135° or 1° 52′ 53″ west

Open location code

9C6W84W9+3F

OpenStreetMap ID

node 433982361

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=mine

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