Derbyshire coalfield

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Field
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:featureType gptkb:Carboniferous
gptkbp:hasHistoricSite gptkb:National_Coal_Mining_Museum_for_England
gptkbp:hasResource gptkb:coal
gptkbp:heritageTrail Derbyshire Mining Museum
Markham Vale Heritage Trail
Pleasley Pit Country Park
gptkbp:historicalSignificance major coal mining area
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Derbyshire coalfield
gptkbp:lastDeepMine Markham Colliery
gptkbp:lastDeepMineClosed 1993
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:England
Derbyshire
gptkbp:miningDeclined late 20th century
gptkbp:miningPeaked 19th century
gptkbp:miningStarted medieval period
gptkbp:notableBuilding gptkb:River_Derwent
gptkb:River_Erewash
gptkbp:notableEvent Bolsover Colliery disaster
Creswell Colliery disaster
Markham Colliery disaster
gptkbp:notableFor Bolsover Colliery
Creswell Colliery
Denby Colliery
Grassmoor Colliery
High Moor Colliery
Markham Colliery
Shirebrook Colliery
Westthorpe Colliery
Williamthorpe Colliery
gptkbp:notableGeologicalFeature gptkb:Millstone_Grit
gptkb:Pennine_Coal_Measures_Group
gptkbp:notableIndustry gptkb:steel
engineering
railways
brickworks
gptkbp:notablePerson gptkb:Harold_Larwood
gptkb:Dennis_Skinner
gptkb:Arthur_Scargill
gptkbp:notableTown gptkb:Alfreton
gptkb:Chesterfield
gptkb:Clay_Cross
gptkb:Ilkeston
gptkbp:overlapsWith gptkb:Nottinghamshire_coalfield
gptkb:South_Yorkshire_coalfield
gptkbp:partOf East Midlands coalfields
gptkbp:surfaceMiningContinued 21st century
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Nottinghamshire_coalfield
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7