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The last 2 collieries to close were Marley Hill (1983) & Kibblesworth (1974)

Collieries after Nationalisation in 1947

Colliery Location Opened Closed
Axwell Park Swalwell 1839 August 1954
Beamish, James Pit Stanley 1908 1948
Beamish, Mary Pit Stanley 1890 March 1966
Beamish, Park Pit Stanley 1935 1948
Beamish, Second Pit Stanley 1784 November 1962
Blackburn Fell Drift Sunniside 1937 (April) (1973) Merged with Marley Hill
Byermoor Byermoor 1870 February 1968
Causey Mill Drift Stanley 1949 January 1955
Clockburn Drift Winlaton 1952
Craghead, Busty Pit Craghead 1839 April 1969
Craghead, Oswald Pit Craghead 1839 (1952) Merged with Craghead
Dunston Dunston 1895 December 1947
Dunston Garesfield Dunston 1895 December 1947
East Tanfield Tanfield 1860 January 1965
Handen Hold West Pelton 1869 March 1968
Handen Hold, Busty West Pelton 1915 1948
Harraton Harraton 1794 May 1965
Hedley Stanley 1855 1958
Heworth Gateshead & Washington 1855 June 1963
High Marley Hill Drift Byermoor 1948 June 1963
Kibblesworth Lamesley 1842 October 1974
Kibblesworth, Glamis Pit Lamesley 1842 October 1974
Kibblesworth, Robert Pit Lamesley 1842 October 1974
Louisa Stanley 1759 (December) -1955 Merged with Morrison Busty
Marley Hill Marley Hill 1841 March 1983
Montagu Main
Newfield Drift Pelton Fell 1940 1950
Newfield Drift Pelton Fell 1940 1960
North Walbottle
Ouston, E Pit Ouston 1888 January 1959
Ravensworth, Ann Birtley 1726 (April) (1973) Merged with Kibblesworth
Ravensworth, Betty Lamesley 1895 (1951) Merged with Ravensworth Ann
Ravensworth, Park Drift Lamesley 1935 February 1968
Ravensworth, Shop Pelton 1850 February 1962
Rising Sun
South Pelaw Chester le Street 1855 January 1964
Tanfield Lea Tanfield Lea 1829 August 1962
Twizell Burn Drift Grange Villa 1923 July 1948
Urpeth, ‘C’ Urpeth 1835 (April) (1957) Merged with Ouston
Watergate Whickham 1924 August 1964
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