Difference between revisions of "Birchmoor"
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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 | |
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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]