Claxby Ironstone Mine
Other Business Names:
- West Yorkshire Iron & Coal Co Ltd
- Yorkshire Iron & Coal Co Ltd
- Yarborough, Earl of
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Claxby, Lincolnshire, Lincolnshire, East Midlands, England
Sectors:
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Extraction
Iron ore extraction
Notes:
Opened 1868 by West Yorkshire Iron & Coal Co Ltd, established 1866, which had an ironworks at Ardsley, near Leeds. From 1899 known as Yorkshire Iron & Coal Co Ltd. Land leased from Lord Yarborough. For several years was only ironstone mine in Lincolnshire. Closed 1885
Publications:
- Claxby Ironstone Mine, Lincolnshire by Squires, Stewart E, & Rex Russell
Groups:
Other Business Names:
- West Yorkshire Iron & Coal Co Ltd
- Yorkshire Iron & Coal Co Ltd
- Yarborough, Earl of
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Claxby, Lincolnshire, Lincolnshire, East Midlands, England
Sectors:
- Extraction Iron ore extraction
Notes:
Opened 1868 by West Yorkshire Iron & Coal Co Ltd, established 1866, which had an ironworks at Ardsley, near Leeds. From 1899 known as Yorkshire Iron & Coal Co Ltd. Land leased from Lord Yarborough. For several years was only ironstone mine in Lincolnshire. Closed 1885Publications:
- Claxby Ironstone Mine, Lincolnshire by Squires, Stewart E, & Rex Russell