Yorkshire Colliery Closures

In 1984, Yorkshire had 56 collieries in total. Out of these, 17 were in the Wakefield district, 11 in the Barnsley district, 10 in the Rotherham district, 9 in the Doncaster district, 5 in the Selby district, 2 in the Kirklees district and 2 in the Leeds district. There are now only three collieries left in Yorkshire: Kellingley, Maltby and Rossington. There is a possibility of Hatfield colliery reopening.

The largest mine in Yorkshire was Brodsworth and the smallest was Kinsley.

List of collieries and date of closure

Acton Hall 1985
Allerton Bywater 1994
Askern 1991
Barnburgh 1989
Barnsley Main 1991 [had originally closed in 1968, but reopened to transfer workforce from defunct "Barrow" pit in 1985]
Bentley 1993
Brodsworth 1990
Brookhouse 1985
Bullcliffe Wood 1985 merged with Denby Grange
Cadeby & Denaby 1986
Caphouse 1985 merged with Denby Grange
Cortonwood 1985
Darfield 1989 merged with Houghton
Dearne Valley 1991
Denby Grange 1991
Dinnington 1991
Dodworth 1987. Between 1985-7, only Redbrook shaft operating and known as "Redbrook Colliery".
Emley Moor 1985
Ferrymoor 1985 merged with South Kirkby
Frickley/South Elmsall 1993
Fryston 1985
Gascoigne Wood* 2004
Glasshoughton 1986
Goldthorpe 1994
Grimethorpe 1992
Hatfield 2004
Hickleton 1986 merged with Goldthorpe
High Moor drift mine opened briefly 1987-9
Houghton 1992
Kellingley still open
Kilnhurst 1989
Kinsley 1986
Kiveton Park 1994
Ledston Luck 1986
Maltby still open
Manvers 1988
Markham 1992
North Gawber 1985 merged with Woolley
North Selby* 1999
Nostell 1987
Park Mill 1989
Prince of Wales 2002
Ricall* 2004
Rossington still open
Royston 1989
Savile [at Normanton] 1985. Often confused with the "Savile & Shawcross Colliery", which closed in 1968.
Sharlston 1993
Silverwood 1995
South Kirkby 1988
Stillingfleet* 2004
Thurcroft 1991
Treeton 1990
Wath 1986 merged with Manvers
Wheldale 1987
Wistow* 2004
Woolley 1987
Yorkshire Main 1985

* denotes Selby complex