The Durham Coalfield is a coalfield in north-east England.[1] It is continuous with the Northumberland Coalfield to its north. It extends from Bishop Auckland in the south to the boundary with the county of Northumberland along the River Tyne in the north, beyond which is the Northumberland 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]
- ^ The Durham Coalfield, 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.