Grinton Moor Colliery

Grinton Moor Colliery is a mine in Richmondshire District, North Yorkshire, England. Grinton Moor Colliery is situated nearby to the historic site Cooper Shaft, as well as near the peak Robin Cross Hill.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Grinton Smelt Mill and Bolton Castle.

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 1 mile north of Grinton Moor Colliery.

Bolton Castle

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Bolton Castle is a 14th-century castle located in Wensleydale, Yorkshire, England. The nearby village of Castle Bolton takes its name from the castle. The castle is a Grade I listed building and a Scheduled Ancient Monument. Bolton Castle is situated 2½ miles southwest of Grinton Moor Colliery.

Heugh Nick Boundary Stone

Geographical marker

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Heugh Nick Boundary Stone is a geographical marker, which is situated 1 mile north of Grinton Moor Colliery.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Castle Bolton and Fremington.

Castle Bolton

Hamlet

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Castle Bolton is a village in North Yorkshire, England. It is in Wensleydale, one of the Yorkshire Dales. The village takes its name from Bolton Castle, which overlooks the west end of the village green. Castle Bolton is situated 2½ miles southwest of Grinton Moor Colliery.

Fremington

Hamlet

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Fremington is a hamlet in the Yorkshire Dales in North Yorkshire, England. The hamlet is almost joined to Reeth and Grinton. It is split into Low Fremington, which is built along the B6270, and High Fremington, which is a scattering of houses running up towards Fremington Edge. Fremington is situated 2½ miles north of Grinton Moor Colliery.

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 northeast of Grinton Moor Colliery.

Grinton Moor Colliery

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

54.3501° or 54° 21′ 0″ north

Longitude

-1.9182° or 1° 55′ 6″ west

Open location code

9C6W932J+2P

OpenStreetMap ID

node 502210174

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=mine

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