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.Photo: Paul Glazzard, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Knottingley Town Hall and Whitley Bridge railway station.
Knottingley Town Hall
Town hall
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
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 in West Yorkshire, England on the River Aire and the old A1 road before it was bypassed as the A1. Historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, it has a population of 13,503, increasing to 13,710 for the City of Wakefield ward at the 2011 Census.
Cridling Stubbs
Village
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: coal mine, 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″ northLongitude
-1.20609° or 1° 12′ 22″ westOperator
UKCoalOpen location code
9C5WPQ4V+9HOpenStreetMap ID
way 48559343OpenStreetMap feature
historic=mineOpenStreetMap feature
landuse=constructionWikidata 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”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Kellingley and Kellingley Bridge.
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