N27103
Longwitton Colliery
Longwitton
55.199998, -1.901123
Opened:
Unknown
Closed:
20thc
Reclaimed
Condition:
Last Updated:
4 Feb 2022
Owners:
Longwitton & Greenleighton Coal & Lime Co. Ltd. (1880s), William Wilkinson (1890s)
HER Info (unless otherwise noted)
"Longwitton Colliery was located to the north-west of Longwitton, near Hill Top. In the 1880's the colliery was reccorded as being run by Longwitton & Greenleighton Coal & Lime Co. Ltd.[1] The company, established c1874, was owned by Sir W.C. Trevelyan and subsequently by Sir Charles Trevelyan (Greenleighton) and Cecil Spencer Percival (Longwitton).[2] The colliery was served by a tramway, which linked it to the railway at Longwitton Station (at Rothley Shield East)." - Co-Curate
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