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Coal mining remains at Saltwells Wood, immediately west of Saltwells House is an ancient monument comprising the physical evidence of coal extraction activity in the Staffordshire coalfield. The site consists of surviving features including bell pits and associated mining infrastructure dating to the medieval and early modern periods, reflecting the long history of coal working in this region. These shallow extraction features are characteristic of small-scale coal mining operations that preceded the deep mining techniques of the industrial period. The remains are significant as evidence of early coal exploitation in the English Midlands and contribute to understanding the development of the local economy and landscape during the medieval and post-medieval eras.
Coal mining remains at Saltwells Wood, immediately west of Saltwells House is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1020539. View the official record →
Coal mining remains at Saltwells Wood, immediately west of Saltwells House is an ancient monument comprising the physical evidence of coal extraction activity in the Staffordshire coalfield. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1020539.
Coal mining remains at Saltwells Wood, immediately west of Saltwells House is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1020539.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Cobb's Engine House, Warley (2.6 km), Medieval settlement at Cooper's Bank Farm (3.2 km), The Redhouse, Whitehouse and Newhouse glassworks (3.7 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Coal mining remains at Saltwells Wood, immediately west of Saltwells House's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Coal mining remains at Saltwells Wood, immediately west of Saltwells House stands on Pennine Middle Coal Measures Formation And South Wales Middle Coal Measures Formation (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Moscovian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone, sandstone, coal, ironstone and ferricrete.