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Originally Posted by MargaretR
Coal mining in Lancs began in Roman times and continued through the centuries since, so there are bound to be mines where no record exists.
I knew a potholing enthusiast a while back, who was part of a group attempting to chart them. I doubt that anyone will ever find them all.
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Surprise from the list you mention I have counted eight collieries that were in Oswaldtwistle and ten in Accrington never realised there had been so many.