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    Llanhilleth Colliery

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    NPRN421044
    Map ReferenceSO20SW
    Grid ReferenceSO2205000240
    Unitary (Local) AuthorityBlaenau Gwent
    Old CountyMonmouthshire
    CommunityLlanhilleth
    Type Of SiteCOLLIERY
    PeriodPost Medieval
    Description
    Llanhilleth colliery was situated either side of the Monmouthshire West and Valleys line railway at Llanhilleth. A shaft was first sunk in the 1850s and a second in 1865. The colliery slowed production after the Second World War and closed in 1965.

    RCAHMW, 2015