Babbington_Colliery

Babbington Colliery

Babbington Colliery

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Babbington Colliery, also known as Cinderhill Colliery, was a coal mine in Cinderhill, Nottinghamshire, England. The mine opened in 1841, and was the first large-scale coal mine in the county. It took its name from its original owner, the Babbington Coal Company, founded in 1839 to work shallow mines near Babbington, a hamlet some 2.5 miles (4.0 km) to the west of the later colliery. Babbington Colliery had a long life, and did not close until 1986.[1][2]

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The site is now the location of a business park, and the Phoenix Park tram terminus of the Nottingham Express Transit. It lies within the current boundaries of the City of Nottingham.[1][2]

The colliery was linked to the railway network by the Cinderhill Colliery Railway, part of which is now used by the Phoenix Park branch of the Nottingham Express Transit.[1][2]

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    "Thoresby Colliery to close in July with loss of 600 jobs". Nottingham Post. 16 May 2015. Archived from the original on 13 October 2015. Retrieved 9 August 2015.
  2. [2]
    "Pioneer owner North died at 57 in poverty". Nottingham Post. 21 August 2010. Archived from the original on 30 May 2014. Retrieved 9 August 2015.



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