British Coalfields
The Northumberland Coalfield is a
coalfield in north-east
England . It is continuous with the
Durham Coalfield to its south.
[1] It extends from
Shilbottle in the north to the boundary with
County Durham along the
River Tyne in the south, beyond which is the
Durham Coalfield .
[2]
The two contiguous coalfield areas were often referred to as the Durham and Northumberland Coalfield(s) or as the Great Northern Coalfield .
[3]
Coal seams
The following coal seams are recorded from the Northumberland Coalfield. They are listed here in stratigraphic order with the youngest at the top and the oldest/deepest at the bottom.
[4] Not all seams are named and not all occur at any one locality.
Pennine Coal Measures Group
(
Westphalian )
Upper Coal Measures
Killingworth
West Moor
Top Hebburn Fell
Bottom Hebburn Fell
Usworth
Middle Coal Measures
Burradon
Rowlington
Top Ryhope Five-Quarter
Bottom Ryhope Five-Quarter
Ryhope Little
Top Moorland
Bottom Moorland
Ashington
High Main
Metal
Five-Quarter
Bentinck
Yard
Top Bensham
Bottom Bensham
Top Durham Low Main
Bottom Durham Low Main
Northumberland Low Main
Broomhill Main
Top Plessey
Plessey
Bottom Plessey
Lower Coal Measures
Beaumont
Bottom Beaumont
Top Tilley
Tilley
Bottom Tilley
Top Busty
Bottom Busty
Three-Quarter
Stobswood New
Brockwell
Victoria
Stobswood
Marshall Green
Ganister Clay
Gubeon
Saltwick
Yoredale Group
Stainmore Formation (
Namurian )
Stanton
Top Netherwitton
Bottom Netherwitton
Top Coatyards
Bottom Coatyards
Little Limestone
Alston Formation (
Visean )
Parrot
Townhead
Shilbottle (Acre)
Beadnell
Greenses
Blackhill
Main
References
^
The NorthumberlandCoalfield , Coalmining History Research Centre, archived from
the original on 19 July 2011, retrieved 5 December 2010
^ British Geological Survey 2007 Bedrock geology: UK North 1:625,000 scale geological map, BGS, Keyworth, Notts
^
"The Great Northern Coalfield: Mining Collections at Beamish Museum - Northumbria University, Newcastle UK" . Archived from
the original on 29 February 2012. Retrieved 19 September 2010 .
^ British Geological Survey 1:50,000 scale geological map sheet nos 6, 9, 10, 14 (England & Wales series) Alnwick , Rothbury , Newbiggin & Morpeth
55°09′32″N 1°36′09″W / 55.1589°N 1.6026°W / 55.1589; -1.6026