Prince of Wales Colliery
The Prince of Wales Colliery was a coal mine that operated for over 130 years in Pontefract, West Yorkshire, England. It was permanently closed in 2002 after geological problems were found to make accessing remaining coal reserves unprofitable, and most of the site was later converted for housing.
- Construction
- …is also known as “Prince of Wales Reclamation”
- …is operated by Harwoth
- Description: former colliery in West Yorkshire, England
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Pontefract Castle and Pontefract Park.
Pontefract Castle
Pontefract Castle is a castle ruin in the town of Pontefract, in West Yorkshire, England. Pontefract Castle is situated 1 mile southeast of Prince of Wales Colliery.
Pontefract Park
Pontefract Park is situated 2,500 feet south of Prince of Wales Colliery.
Pontefract Tanshelf railway station
Pontefract Tanshelf is the most central of the three… Pontefract Tanshelf railway station is situated 4,000 feet south of Prince of Wales Colliery.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Pontefract and Glasshoughton.
Glasshoughton
Glasshoughton is a neighbourhood of Castleford in the Wakefield district of West Yorkshire, England.
Airedale
Suburb
Airedale is a suburb in the town of Castleford, West Yorkshire, England.
Prince of Wales Colliery
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Latitude
53.70481° or 53° 42′ 17″ north
Longitude
-1.32109° or 1° 19′ 16″ west
Open location code
9C5WPM3H+WH
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=construction
Wikidata ID
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Highlights include Coiln Butterwick Square and Pontefract Park Reservoir.
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