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Full list of the collieries which have closed since March 1984 when the miners' strike began.
| CLOSURES IN 1984, MARCH ONWARDS |
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Bearpark, Co Durham |
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Cronton, Merseyside |
| CLOSURES IN 1985 |
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Aberpergwm, South Wales |
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Abertillery, South Wales |
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Ackton Hall, Yorkshire |
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Bedwas, South Wales |
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Bold, Merseyside |
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Brenkley, Tyne and Wear |
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Brookhouse, Yorkshire |
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Cortonwood, Yorkshire |
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Emley Moor, Yorkshire |
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Fryston, Yorkshire |
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Garw, South Wales |
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Haig, Cumbria |
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Herrington, Co Durham |
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Margam, South Wales |
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Moor Green, Nottinghamshire |
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Penrhiwceiber, South Wales |
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Pye Hill, Nottinghamshire |
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Sacriston, Co Durham |
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St Johns, South Wales |
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Savile, Yorkshire |
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Treforgan, South Wales |
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Wolstanton, Staffordshire |
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Yorkshire Main, Yorkshire |
| CLOSURES IN 1986 |
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Babbington, Nottinghamshire |
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Bates, Northumberland |
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Bersham, North Wales |
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Birch Coppice, Warwickshire |
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Cadeby, Yorkshire |
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Comrie, Fife |
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Cwm, South Wales |
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Eppleton, Co Durham |
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Glasshoughton, Yorkshire |
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Horden, Co Durham |
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Kinsley, Yorkshire |
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Ledston Luck, Yorkshire |
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Nantgarw / Winsor, South Wales |
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Polkemmet, West Lothian |
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Tilmanstone, Kent |
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Whitwell, Nottinghamshire |
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Whitwick/ South Leicester, Leicestershire |
| CLOSURES IN 1987 |
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Newstead, Nottinghamshire |
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Nostell, Yorkshire |
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Polmaise 3/4, Stirling |
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Snowdown, Kent |
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Wheldale, Yorkshire |
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Whittal, Co Durham |
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Woolley, Yorkshire |
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Silverwood, Yorkshire |
| CLOSURES IN 1988 |
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Abernant, South Wales |
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Arkwright, Derbyshire |
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Ashington, Northumberland |
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Cadley Hill, Derbyshire |
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Lady Winsor / Abercynon, South Wales |
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Linby, Nottinghamshire |
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Mansfield, Nottinghamshire |
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Manvers complex, Yorkshire |
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Seafield/ Frances, Fife |
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South Kirkby/ Riddings, Yorkshire |
| CLOSURES IN 1989 |
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Baddesley, Warwickshire |
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Barnburgh, Yorkshire |
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Barony, Ayreshire |
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Betteshanger, Kent |
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Bilston Glen, Mid Lothian |
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Blidworth, Nottinghamshire |
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Cynheidre, South Wales |
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Holditch, Staffordshire |
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Marine/ Six Bells, South Wales |
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Merthyr Vale, South Wales |
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Oakdale, South Wales |
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Renishaw Park, Yorkshire |
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Royston, Yorkshire |
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Sutton, Nottinghamshire |
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Trelewis, South Wales |
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Warsop, Nottinghamshire |
| CLOSURES IN 1990 |
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Agecroft, Lancashire |
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Ellistown, Leicestershire |
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Lea Hall, Staffordshire |
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Littleton, Staffordshire |
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Shireoaks/ Steetley, Nottinghamshire |
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Treeton, Yorkshire |
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Donnisthorpe/ Rawdon, Leicestershire |
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Florence, Cumbria |
| CLOSURES IN 1991 |
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Askern, Yorkshire |
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Bagworth, Leicestershire |
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Barnsley Main, Yorkshire |
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Creswell, Derbyshire |
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Dawdon, Co Durham |
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Dearne Valley, Yorkshire |
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Deep Navigation, South Wales |
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Denby Grange, Yorkshire |
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Dinnington, Yorkshire |
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Gedling, Nottinghamshire |
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Murton, Co Durham |
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Penallta, South Wales |
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Sutton Manor, Merseyside |
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Thurcroft, Yorkshire |
| CLOSURES IN 1992 |
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Allerton Bywater, Yorkshire |
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Bickershaw Complex, Lancashire |
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Cotgrave, Nottinghamshire |
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Sherwood, Nottinghamshire |
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Shirebrook, Derbyshire |
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Silverhill, Nottinghamshire |
| CLOSURES IN 1993 |
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Bentley, Yorkshire |
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Bolsover, Derbyshire |
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Easington, Co Durham |
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Frickley/S Elmsall, Yorkshire |
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Grimethorpe, Yorkshire |
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Houghton/Darfield, Yorkshire |
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Parkside, Merseyside |
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Rufford, Nottinghamshire |
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Sharlston, Yorkshire |
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Taff Merthyr, South Wales |
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Vane Tempest/ Seaham, Co Durham |
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Westoe, Tyne and Wear |
| CLOSURES IN 1994 |
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Goldthorpe/ Hickelton, Yorkshire |
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Kiveton Park, Yorkshire |
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Markham, Derbyshire |
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Manton, Nottinghamshire |
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Ollerton, Nottinghamshire |
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Wearmouth, Co Durham |
| CLOSURES IN 1995 |
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Bilsthorpe, Nottinghamshire |
| CLOSURES IN 1996 |
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Coventry, West Midlands |
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Hem Heath, Staffordshire |
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Markham Main, Yorkshire |
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Point of Ayr, North Wales |
| CLOSURES IN 1997 |
| No collieries closed this year |
| CLOSURES IN 1998 |
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Silverdale, Staffordshire |
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Monktonhall, Mid Lothian |
| CLOSURES IN 1999 |
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Calverton, Nottinghamshire |
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North Selby, Yorkshire |
| CLOSURES IN 2000 |
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Annesley / Bentinck, Nottinghamshire |
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Blaenant, South Wales |
| CLOSURES IN 2001 |
| No collieries closed this year |
| CLOSURES IN 2002 |
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Longannet complex, Fife |
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Prince of Wales, Yorkshire |
| CLOSURES IN 2003 |
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Betws, South Wales |
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Clipstone, Nottinghamshire |
| DEEP PITS STILL WORKING |
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Daw Mill, West Midlands |
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Ellington, Northumberland |
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Harworth, Nottinghamshire |
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Kellingley, Yorkshire |
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Maltby, Yorkshire |
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Riccall, Selby Complex, Yorkshire. (Due to close 2004.) |
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Rossington, Yorkshire |
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Stillingfleet, Selby Complex, Yorkshire. Due to
close 2004. |
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Thoresby, Nottinghamshire |
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Tower, South Wales |
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Welbeck, Nottinghamshire |
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Wistow, Selby Complex, Yorkshire. (Due to close 2004.) |
| OTHER |
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Gascoigne Wood, Yorkshire. (Processes coal from the Selby Complex and is due to close 2004.) |
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Hatfield, Yorkshire. (In administration since 2003 and expected to close.) |
Although there were 170 collieries open in 1984, several merged before they closed which is why there are only 152 entries on this list.