15507
Coal Pits, Butterlaw
Whorlton, Newcastle
55.010665,-1.712264
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Closed:
Entry Created:
3 Sept 2021
Last Updated:
8 Sept 2021
Reclaimed
Condition:
Owners:
Earl of Northumberland, Grey family (1536 - 1581), Francis Fitton (1612 -)
Description (or HER record listing)
Between 1536 and 1554 the Grey family leased the coal pits of 'Bytterlaw' from the Earl of Northumberland. In 1581 the mines at Butterlaw were unoccupied due to exhaustion of the surface deposits. In 1612 the Butterlaw coal mines were leased to Francis Fitton for an annual rent of £3.
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