The Northumberland Coalfield is a coalfield in north-east England. It is continuous with the Durham Coalfield to its south. [1] It extends from Shilbottle in the north to the boundary with County Durham along the River Tyne in the south, beyond which is the Durham Coalfield. [2]
The two contiguous coalfield areas were often referred to as the Durham and Northumberland Coalfield(s) or as the Great Northern Coalfield. [3]
The following coal seams are recorded from the Northumberland Coalfield. They are listed here in stratigraphic order with the youngest at the top and the oldest/deepest at the bottom. [4] Not all seams are named and not all occur at any one locality.
( Westphalian)
Upper Coal Measures
Middle Coal Measures
Lower Coal Measures
Stainmore Formation ( Namurian)
Alston Formation ( Visean)
55°09′32″N 1°36′09″W / 55.1589°N 1.6026°W
The Northumberland Coalfield is a coalfield in north-east England. It is continuous with the Durham Coalfield to its south. [1] It extends from Shilbottle in the north to the boundary with County Durham along the River Tyne in the south, beyond which is the Durham Coalfield. [2]
The two contiguous coalfield areas were often referred to as the Durham and Northumberland Coalfield(s) or as the Great Northern Coalfield. [3]
The following coal seams are recorded from the Northumberland Coalfield. They are listed here in stratigraphic order with the youngest at the top and the oldest/deepest at the bottom. [4] Not all seams are named and not all occur at any one locality.
( Westphalian)
Upper Coal Measures
Middle Coal Measures
Lower Coal Measures
Stainmore Formation ( Namurian)
Alston Formation ( Visean)
55°09′32″N 1°36′09″W / 55.1589°N 1.6026°W