4-559: The Northumberland Coalfield is a coalfield in north-east England . It is continuous with the Durham Coalfield to its south. It extends from Shilbottle in the north to the boundary with County Durham along the River Tyne in the south, beyond which is the Durham Coalfield . The two contiguous coalfield areas were often referred to as the Durham and Northumberland Coalfield(s) or as
8-520: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article about mining is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Coalfield A coalfield is an area of certain uniform characteristics where coal is mined. The criteria for determining the approximate boundary of a coalfield are geographical and cultural, in addition to geological. A coalfield often groups the seams of coal, railroad companies, cultural groups, and watersheds and other geographical considerations. At one time
12-728: The Great Northern Coalfield . The following coal seams are recorded from the Northumberland Coalfield. They are listed here in stratigraphic order with the youngest at the top and the oldest/deepest at the bottom. Not all seams are named and not all occur at any one locality. ( Westphalian ) Upper Coal Measures Middle Coal Measures Lower Coal Measures Stainmore Formation ( Namurian ) Alston Formation ( Visean ) 55°09′32″N 1°36′09″W / 55.1589°N 1.6026°W / 55.1589; -1.6026 This Northumberland location article
16-408: The coalfield designation was an important category in business and industrial discussions. The terminology declined into unimportance as the 20th century progressed, and was probably only referred to by a few small railroads and history buffs by the 1980s. Renewed interest in industrial heritage and coal mining history has brought the old names of the coalfields before a larger audience. Colombia has
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