East Shropshire coalfield
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The East Shropshire coalfield is a historic coal-mining region in Shropshire, England, that played a significant role in the early Industrial Revolution.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
coalfield
ⓘ
historic industrial region ⓘ |
| administrativeArea | Telford and Wrekin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Abraham Darby I
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Coalbrookdale Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains |
Broseley
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Coalbrookdale NERFINISHED ⓘ Dawley NERFINISHED ⓘ Ironbridge Gorge area NERFINISHED ⓘ Ketley NERFINISHED ⓘ Little Wenlock NERFINISHED ⓘ Madeley NERFINISHED ⓘ Oakengates NERFINISHED ⓘ Wombridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | England ⓘ |
| currentUse |
heritage tourism
ⓘ
museum sites ⓘ |
| declinePeriod |
20th century
ⓘ
late 19th century ⓘ |
| economicRole | major regional employer during Industrial Revolution ⓘ |
| geologicalPeriod | Carboniferous NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | part of Ironbridge Gorge World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | one of the birthplaces of the Industrial Revolution ⓘ |
| includesSite |
Coalbrookdale ironworks
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Iron Bridge at Ironbridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| industrialActivityPeak |
18th century
ⓘ
19th century ⓘ |
| industrialActivityStart | 17th century ⓘ |
| knownFor |
coal mining
ⓘ
early Industrial Revolution activity ⓘ early use of coke in iron smelting ⓘ ironmaking ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Shropshire
ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ West Midlands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| miningStatus |
largely exhausted
ⓘ
no longer a major coal producer ⓘ |
| near |
River Severn
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Telford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Shropshire coalfield NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| resourceType |
clay
ⓘ
coal ⓘ ironstone ⓘ limestone ⓘ |
| transportHistory |
served by early canals
ⓘ
served by early railways ⓘ |
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