Field to the east of Newdigate Colliery site

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Field to the east of Newdigate Colliery site

Image: © A J Paxton Taken: 17 Jul 2021

Newdigate Colliery extracted coal from 1901 to 1982 and was built on land belonging to the Arbury estate. https://www.ourwarwickshire.org.uk/content/article/newdigate-colliery The colliery buildings, spoil heaps and railways have since been removed and the site landscaped, but little of it has been developed, except for some areas of housing on the south side of the site along Arbury Lane. Here we are looking east across the eastern part of the site, which according to Ordnance Survey maps was always agricultural land or woodland. https://maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/side-by-side/#zoom=16&lat=52.48152&lon=-1.51019&layers=6&right=ESRIWorld It is now a prairie with a view over the town of Bedworth to the east. The Bedworth water tower, a prominent local landmark, can be seen to the right, buildings in the town centre to its left.

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Image Location

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Latitude
52.480964
Longitude
-1.503889