Coal Mining

in

Ashton-in-Makerfield

From:

The Coal Mining History Resource Centre

Collieries of Ashton-in-Makerfield

Park Colliery Garswood Hall Collieries

Edge Green No.9 Pewfall Colliery

Seneley Green Collieries Edge Green Colliery

Bryn Hall Colliery Mains Colliery

Mining and St Thomas's Church Park Lane Colliery

High Brooks Colliery Windy Arbour Colliery

Joe Cunliffe, Collier, Windy Arbour, Winstanley. ©H Cunliffe.

LOCATION MAP OF SOME ASHTON COLLIERIES

List of Ashton collieries in 1867

Colliery	Situation	Owner
Blackleyhurst	Ashton	Sam. Stock
Brynn	Ashton	Entwhistle and Whittles
Brynn Hall	Ashton	Crippur and Sons
Edge Green	Golborne	Richard Evans & Co.
Garswood Park	St Helens	David Bromilow & Co.
Haydock	Ashton	Richard Evans & Co.
High Brook	Ashton	Mercer & Evans
Lower Garswood	Ashton	David Bromilow & Sothern
Pewfall	St Helens	Richard Evans & Co.
Riding Lane	Ashton	Messrs. Cross & Co.
Riding Lane	Ashton	Cross, Tetlow & Co.
The Mesnes	Ashton	Cross, Tetlow & Co.
Seneley Green	Ashton	Samuel Stock

Collieries and men employed

Colliery	1911	1931	1951	1971
Abram	1315	1169	closed	closed
Bryn Hall	505	454	closed	closed
Bamfurlong	1650	938	closed	closed
Mains	934	888	656	closed
Long Lane	1600	893	514	closed
Deep Pit	612	closed	closed	closed
Middle Pit	213	closed	closed	closed
Garswood Hall	2440	1860	1340	closed
Park Lane	1300	closed	closed	closed
Park	1006	1294	1054	closed
Leyland Green	740	134	closed	closed
Golborne	740	134	closed	closed
TOTALS	13815	8630	4514	1000

I Winstanley

Showing the local distribution of some of the 1013 mine shafts that have been located in the Wigan area.

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