Prince of Wales Colliery

The Prince of Wales Colliery was a coal mine that operated for over 130 years in , , 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.
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  • Type: Construction
  • Description: former colliery in West Yorkshire, England
  • Also known as: “Prince of Wales Reclamation”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Pontefract Castle and Pontefract Park.

Castle
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is a castle ruin in the town of , in , England. King Richard II is thought to have died there. It was the site of a series of sieges during the 17th-century English Civil War. is situated 1 mile southeast of Prince of Wales Colliery.

Park
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is situated 2,500 feet south of Prince of Wales Colliery.

Railway station
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Pontefract Tanshelf is the most central of the three railway stations that serve the market town of , in , England. It lies on the Pontefract Line, 8 miles east of , with services operated by Northern Trains. is situated 4,000 feet south of Prince of Wales Colliery.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Pontefract and Glasshoughton.

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is a market town in . It's one of the "Five Towns" east of the city of , and a commuter town for Leeds. in 2021 its population was 40,000.

Suburb
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is a neighbourhood of in the district of , England. The area is next to Junction 32 of the M62 motorway and the , and borders .

Suburb
is a suburb in the town of , , . It consists mainly of Local Authority Housing. It borders with Ferry Fryston. The ward of the City of Wakefield called and Ferry Fryston had a population of 14,811 at the 2011 Census.

Prince of Wales Colliery

Latitude
53.70481° or 53° 42′ 17″ north
Longitude
-1.32109° or 1° 19′ 16″ west
Operator
Harwoth
Open location code
9C5WPM3H+WH
Open­Street­Map ID
way 32707895
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­construction
Wiki­data ID
Q97332858
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