Kellingley Colliery

Kellingley Colliery, known affectionately as the 'Big K', was a deep coal mine in North Yorkshire, England, 3.6 miles east of Ferrybridge power station.

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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Knottingley Town Hall and Whitley Bridge railway station.

Knottingley Town Hall

Town hall

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Knottingley Town Hall is a municipal building in Weeland Road, Knottingley, West Yorkshire, England. The structure, which served as the headquarters of Knottingley Urban District Council, now operates as a community centre. Knottingley Town Hall is situated 1½ miles west of Kellingley Colliery.

Whitley Bridge railway station

Railway station

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Whitley Bridge railway station serves the villages of Eggborough and Whitley in North Yorkshire, England. It is located on the Pontefract Line and is 20 miles east of Leeds. Whitley Bridge railway station is situated 2 miles east of Kellingley Colliery.

St Botolph’s Church, Knottingley

Church

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The Church of St Botolph is an active Anglican parish church in the town of Knottingley, West Yorkshire, England. It is in the archdeaconry of York and the Diocese of Leeds. The church is named after St. Botolph and is a grade II listed building. St Botolph’s Church, Knottingley is situated 1½ miles west of Kellingley Colliery.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Beal and Knottingley.

Beal

Village

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Beal is a village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England. It is situated on the River Aire, 3.5 miles north-east of Knottingley, 8 miles south-west of Selby, and 21 miles south of York.

Knottingley

Town

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Knottingley is a town in the City of Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England. It lies on the river Aire and the old A1 road before it was bypassed as the A1.

Cridling Stubbs

Village

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Cridling Stubbs is a village and civil parish in North Yorkshire. It is near the town of Knottingley. In 2011 it had a population of 152. The village was historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire until 1974.

Kellingley Colliery

Type: Mine
Description: coal mine in North Yorkshire, England, UK
Categories: construction, historic site, and industry
Location: Beal, Selby District, North Yorkshire, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

53.70588° or 53° 42′ 21″ north

Longitude

-1.20609° or 1° 12′ 22″ west

Operator

UKCoal

Open location code

9C5WPQ4V+9H

OpenStreetMap ID

way 48559343

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=mine

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=construction

Wikidata ID

Q6385814

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In Other Languages

From French to Spanish—“Kellingley Colliery” goes by many names.

French: “Fosse Kellingley”
German: “Steinkohlebergwerk Kellingley”
Indonesian: “Tambang Kellingley”
Japanese: “ケリングリー炭鉱”
Russian: “Келлингли-Кольери”
Spanish: “Mina de carbón Kellingley”

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