St Helens coalfield
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The St Helens coalfield is a historic coal-mining district in and around St Helens in northwest England that played a key role in the region’s early industrial development.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| St Helens | 1 |
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
coal-mining district
ⓘ
coalfield ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
chemical industry in St Helens
ⓘ
glass industry in St Helens ⓘ transport and canal development in St Helens area ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| currentStatus | former coalfield ⓘ |
| developmentPeriod | Industrial Revolution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| economicRole |
major local employer in St Helens
ⓘ
source of fuel for regional industries ⓘ |
| geologicalResource | Carboniferous coal measures ⓘ |
| historicUse | coal mining ⓘ |
| industrialSector | coal industry ⓘ |
| influenced |
development of local transport infrastructure
ⓘ
urban growth of St Helens ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
England
ⓘ
Merseyside ⓘ North West England ⓘ St Helens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInHistoricCounty | Lancashire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Liverpool
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Wigan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Lancashire Coalfield NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| peakActivityPeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
| regionType | industrial region ⓘ |
| resourceExtracted | coal ⓘ |
| significance |
important to industrial development of northwest England
ⓘ
key role in early industrial development of St Helens ⓘ |
| status | largely exhausted ⓘ |
| transportLinkedBy |
St Helens Canal
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
railways ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
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St Helens