Elms colliery
Elms Colliery is a disused coal mine in Nailsea within the English County of Somerset. It has been scheduled as an ancient monument and placed on the Heritage at Risk Register due to the risk of vandalism and further decay.Photo: Neil Owen, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: colliery in Nailsea, Somerset, England, UK
- Also known as: “Elms Colliery” and “Middle Engine Pit”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Nailsea Glassworks and Nailsea & Backwell railway station.
Nailsea Glassworks
Monument
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Nailsea Glassworks was a glass manufacturing factory in Nailsea in the English county of Somerset. The remaining structures have been designated as a scheduled monument. Nailsea Glassworks is situated 2,000 feet northwest of Elms colliery.
Nailsea & Backwell railway station
Railway station
Photo: Mattbuck, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Nailsea & Backwell railway station, on the Bristol to Exeter line, is in the village of Backwell, close to the town of Nailsea in North Somerset, England. Nailsea & Backwell railway station is situated 1 mile south of Elms colliery.
Nailsea School
School
Photo: Thegoodlife55, Public domain.
Nailsea School, located in Nailsea, North Somerset, England, is a mixed secondary school and sixth form. It has Technology and Media Arts College specialist school status, and became an academy on 1 September 2012. Nailsea School is situated 2,300 feet west of Elms colliery.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Nailsea and Wraxall.
Nailsea
Town
Photo: Dillydillyston, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Nailsea is a town and civil parish in North Somerset, England, 8 miles southwest of Bristol, and 11 miles northeast of Weston-super-Mare. The nearest village is Backwell, which lies south of Nailsea on the opposite side of the Bristol to Exeter railway line.
Wraxall
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Wraxall is a village in North Somerset, England, about 6 miles west of Bristol. Until 1811 the parish of the same name also included Nailsea and Flax Bourton. The village is now within the parish of Wraxall and Failand.
Backwell
Village
Photo: Edward, Public domain.
Backwell is a village and civil parish in the unitary authority area of North Somerset, in the ceremonial county of Somerset, England. In 2011 it had a population of 4,589.
Elms colliery
- Categories: coal mine, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Nailsea, North Somerset, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.43163° or 51° 25′ 54″ northLongitude
-2.74628° or 2° 44′ 47″ westOpen location code
9C3VC7J3+MFOpenStreetMap ID
way 658245208OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata ID
Q17642216
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