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|postcode= | |postcode=B78 | ||
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|LG district= | |LG district=Polesworth West | ||
|constituency= | |constituency=North Warwickshire | ||
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'''Birchmoor''' is a former coal mining village one mile southwest of [[Polesworth]] and two miles east of [[Tamworth]].<ref>[https://getoutside.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/local/birchmoor-north-warwickshire Ordnance Survey]</ref> | '''Birchmoor''' is a former coal mining village one mile southwest of [[Polesworth]] and two miles east of [[Tamworth]].<ref>[https://getoutside.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/local/birchmoor-north-warwickshire Ordnance Survey]</ref> Birchmoor Colliery, also known as Cockspur Colliery, was opened in 1860 and closed in 1927.<ref>[ https://web.archive.org/web/20081120020113/http://www.polesworthparish.co.uk/history/industry2.php Polesworth Parish]</ref> | ||
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Latest revision as of 12:23, 13 October 2019
| Birchmoor | |
| Warwickshire | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | 2523&y=3 0155&z=120 SK 2523 0155 |
| Location: | 52°36’40"N, 1°37’44"W |
| Data | |
| Post town: | Tamworth |
| Postcode: | B78 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Polesworth West |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
North Warwickshire |
Birchmoor is a former coal mining village one mile southwest of Polesworth and two miles east of Tamworth.[1] Birchmoor Colliery, also known as Cockspur Colliery, was opened in 1860 and closed in 1927.[2]