South Staffordshire coalfield
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The South Staffordshire coalfield is a historic coal-mining region in the English Midlands that played a major role in the area’s industrial development during the 19th and early 20th centuries.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Birmingham District coal fields | 1 |
Statements (63)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
coalfield
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historic industrial region ⓘ |
| adjacentTo | Cannock Chase coalfield NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedIndustry |
brickmaking
ⓘ
foundries ⓘ ironworks ⓘ metalworking ⓘ |
| contains |
Bilston
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bloxwich NERFINISHED ⓘ Brierley Hill NERFINISHED ⓘ Brownhills NERFINISHED ⓘ Burntwood NERFINISHED ⓘ Coseley NERFINISHED ⓘ Darlaston NERFINISHED ⓘ Dudley NERFINISHED ⓘ Great Bridge NERFINISHED ⓘ Halesowen NERFINISHED ⓘ Kingswinford NERFINISHED ⓘ Oldbury NERFINISHED ⓘ Pensnett NERFINISHED ⓘ Rowley Regis NERFINISHED ⓘ Sedgley NERFINISHED ⓘ Smethwick NERFINISHED ⓘ Tipton NERFINISHED ⓘ Walsall NERFINISHED ⓘ Wednesbury NERFINISHED ⓘ Wednesfield NERFINISHED ⓘ West Bromwich NERFINISHED ⓘ Willenhall NERFINISHED ⓘ Wolverhampton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| currentUse | post-industrial urban area ⓘ |
| declinePeriod | 20th century ⓘ |
| economicRole |
major driver of regional industrialization
ⓘ
source of employment ⓘ |
| geologicalFeature |
Carboniferous strata
ⓘ
coal measures ⓘ |
| heritage |
industrial archaeology sites
ⓘ
preserved mine workings and museum sites ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
important during the Industrial Revolution
ⓘ
played a major role in the industrial development of the English Midlands ⓘ |
| impact |
development of canals and railways
ⓘ
landscape altered by mining subsidence ⓘ |
| industry | coal mining industry ⓘ |
| laborType |
colliery workers
ⓘ
miners ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Black Country
NERFINISHED
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England ⓘ Staffordshire ⓘ West Midlands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| miningActivity | coal mining ⓘ |
| namedAfter | South Staffordshire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| naturalResource | coal ⓘ |
| partOf | English Midlands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significantPeriod |
19th century
ⓘ
early 20th century ⓘ |
| status | largely exhausted ⓘ |
| transportInfrastructure |
Birmingham Canal Navigations
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
railway lines serving collieries ⓘ |
| usedFor |
fuel supply for industry
ⓘ
iron production ⓘ manufacturing ⓘ steel production ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
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this entity surface form:
Birmingham District coal fields