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| Roachburn Pit, Roachburn | ||
| Roachburn Pit | ||
| locality:- | Roachburn | |
| civil parish:- | Farlam (formerly Cumberland) | |
| county:- | Cumbria | |
| locality type:- | coal mine | |
| locality type:- | mine | |
| coordinates:- | NY61645979 (about) | |
| 1Km square:- | NY6159 | |
| 10Km square:- | NY65 | |
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| evidence:- | old map:- OS County Series (Cmd 18 12) placename:- Roachburn Pit |
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| source data:- | Maps, County Series maps of Great Britain, scales 6 and 25
inches to 1 mile, published by the Ordnance Survey, Southampton,
Hampshire, from about 1863 to 1948. "Roachburn Pit (Coal) / Engine House / Chimney / Quarry / Coal Pit / Air Shaft" and tramroad to a 'Loading Stage' and 'Engine House' on the Brampton Railway. |
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| see:- |  Roachburn Pit Disaster Memorial, Coalfell |
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