D48103
Aldin Grange, coal workings
Bearpark, Durham
54.783434, -1.583495
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18 Oct 2021
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Description (or HER record listing)
There is documentary evidence for medieval coal mine at Aldin Grange in the 1460s and later. The workings at Aldin Grange are said to have provided the priory at Durham with the majority of its coal requirement (1). The exact location and extent of the workings is not known.
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