Collieries after Nationalisation in 1947
Name | Opened | Closed (Merged) | ||
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Aberbaiden | 1905 | January | 1959 | |
Bryn Navigation | 1904 | June | 1963 | |
Caerau | 1889 | August | 1977 | |
Coegnant | 1882 | November | 1981 | |
Cynon | 1935 | 1948 | ||
Duffryn Rhondda | 1903 | November | 1966 | |
Garth Tonmawr | 1947 | June | 1964 | |
Glenhafod | 1920 | November | 1958 | |
Maesteg Deep | 1880 | 1950 | ||
Nantewlaeth | 1915 | November | 1948 | |
Newlands | 1918 | March | 1968 | |
Oaklands | 1947 | August | 1953 | |
Pentre | 1908 | January | 1959 | |
St John’s | 1908 | November | 1985 | |
Tytalwyn Drift | 1910 | January | 1949 |
Collieries that closed before 1947
Also includes some collieries to the west of this area
Argoed Colliery Pontrhydyfen
Avon Hill / Treshenkin Collieres Abergwynfi
Baglan Park & Swan Collieries Port Talbot
Bettws – small collieries around Bettws, Bridgend
Bettws Llantwit Colliery Tondu, Bridgend
Blaencorrwg Colliery Glyncorrwg
Blaenmawr Colliery Tonmawr, Cwmafan
Bryn Colliery Cwmavon
Bryncethin Colliery Tondu, Bridgend
Brynddu Colliery Kenfig Hill
Brynmenin Colliery Tondu, Bridgend aka Coytrahen Park Colliery
Brynwith Colliery Bryncethin, Bridgend
Bwllch Colliery Cwmavon
Cefn Bryn Colliery Bryn
Cefn Slip Colliery Tondu, Bridgend
Corrwg Merthyr Colliery Cymmer
Corrwg Rhondda Colliery Blaengwynfi
Corrwg Vale Colliery Cymmer
Coytrahen Park Colliery Tondu, Bridgend aka Brynmenin Colliery
Craigavon Colliery Aberavon
Cribbwr Fawr & Cribbwr Main Collieries near Bridgend
Cwm Duffryn Colliery Aberavon
Cwmavon Colliery Port Talbot
Cwmmawr Colliery Cwmavon
Cymmer Colliery Glyncorrwg
Garth Collieries Maesteg
Glenavon Colliery Cymmer
Glyncymmer Colliery Cymmer
Graiglyn Colliery Cwmavon
Hillside Colliery Pontrhydyfen
Llwynyffynnon Colliery Glyncorrwg
Maesmelyn Colliery Cwmavon
Maesteg Merthyr Colliery Maesteg
Marine Colliery Cwmavon
North End Colliery Tonmawr
Oakwood Colliery Pontrhydyfen
Penhydd Colliery Pontrhydyfen
Raglan Colliery, Heol Laethog & Vale Collieries Heol-y-Cyw
Tewgoed Colliery Pontyrhydyfen
Ton Phillip Colliery Tondu, Bridgend.
Tondu Colliery Tondu, Bridgend
Tondu – small collieries around Tondu, Bridgend
Tor-y-Mynydd Colliery Baglan, Port Talbot
Tyn-Y-Waun Colliery Tondu, Bridgend.
Vernavon Colliery Pontrhydyfen
West End Colliery Cymmer
Ynisawdre Colliery Tondu, Bridgend.
Ynyscorrwg Colliery Glyncorrwg
Small Collieries of the Afan Valley worked under NCB licence
Small Collieries in the Afan Valley and surrounding areas
Small Collieries of the Llynfi Valley