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Monument record MDR11207 - Coal pits (site of), 400m south of Brookhill Hall, Pinxton

Type and Period (2)

  • (Georgian to Victorian - 1800 AD to 1850 AD)
  • (Georgian to Victorian - 1800 AD to 1850 AD)

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  • None recorded

Full Description

A 'Pit' is named on Sanderson's map of 1835. (1) Late 19th and early 20th century OS maps show two 'Old Coal Shafts'. (2-4) The site now lies under the M1.

Sources/Archives (4)

  • <1> Map: Sanderson, G. 1835. Twenty Miles round Mansfield.
  • <2> Map: Ordnance Survey (OS). 1882. OS County Series, 1st edition, scale 1:2500 (c. 25" to one mile). XXXVI.13.
  • <3> Map: Ordnance Survey (OS). 1896-1900. OS County Series, 2nd edition (1st revision), scale 1:2500 (c. 25" to one mile). XXXVI.13, 1900.
  • <4> Map: Ordnance Survey (OS). 1912-1921. OS County Series, 3rd edition (Second Revision), scale 1:2500 (25" to one mile). XXXVI.13.

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Grid reference Centred SK 46175 55663 (133m by 78m)
Civil Parish PINXTON, BOLSOVER, DERBYSHIRE

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Record last edited

May 8 2017 10:44AM

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