Somerset Coalfield
Paulton Basin
Collieries in the Paulton basin were connected to the terminal basin of the northern branch of the Somerset Coal Canal which was the focus for tramroads that connected at least 15 collieries around Paulton, Timsbury and High Littleton.

Somerset Coalfield

Section Title: Paulton Basin
Table Section Text: Collieries in the Paulton basin were connected to the terminal basin of the northern branch of the Somerset Coal Canal which was the focus for tramroads that connected at least 15 collieries around Paulton, Timsbury and High Littleton.

Colliery	Location	Coordinates	Opened	Closed	Shaft diameter (ft in (m))	Max shaft depth (ft (m))	Notes

Amesbury	High Littleton	51°19′40″N 2°29′40″W / 51.3277°N 2.4944°W	before 1701	early 19th century	?	200 (61)

Brewers	Paulton	51°18′28″N 2°30′10″W / 51.3079°N 2.5028°W	before 1700	?	?	102 (31)

Brittens Lower	Paulton	51°18′22″N 2°29′34″W / 51.3061°N 2.4927°W	?	by 1864	?	?

Brittens New	Paulton	51°18′22″N 2°29′34″W / 51.3061°N 2.4927°W	?	by 1864	?	?

Brombel (or Brombells, possibly Allens Paddock)	Paulton	51°18′28″N 2°30′10″W / 51.3079°N 2.5028°W	before 1793	?	4 6 (1.4)	?

Crossways	Paulton	51°18′28″N 2°30′10″W / 51.3079°N 2.5028°W	?	?	5 (1.5)	144 (43.9)

Goosard (or Gooseward or Goosewardsham or Paulton Lower Engine)	Paulton	51°18′58″N 2°29′45″W / 51.3160°N 2.4957°W	1708	?	?	?

Hayeswood	Timsbury	51°19′53″N 2°29′35″W / 51.331306°N 2.492985°W	1750	1862	6 0 (1.8)	642 (195.7)

Heighgrove (or Woody Heighgrove)	Paulton	51°18′28″N 2°30′10″W / 51.3079°N 2.5028°W	1753	1819	?	?

Littlebrook	Paulton	51°18′15″N 2°30′05″W / 51.3043°N 2.5013°W	?	c1850s	5 0 (1.5)	215 (65.5)

Mearns	High Littleton	51°19′40″N 2°30′00″W / 51.3277°N 2.5001°W	1783	1824	4 6 (1.4)	279 (85)

New Grove (possibly also Priors)	Paulton	51°18′28″N 2°30′10″W / 51.3079°N 2.5028°W	1792	?	?	?

Tyning	Timsbury	51°19′36″N 2°29′24″W / 51.3268°N 2.4901°W	1766	?	?	?	Old & New Pits

Old Grove	Paulton	51°19′11″N 2°29′13″W / 51.3196°N 2.487°W	?	?	4 6 (1.4)	4185 (1373)

Paulton Bottom	Paulton	51°18′28″N 2°30′10″W / 51.3079°N 2.5028°W	?	?	4 6 (1.4)	60 (18.3)

Paulton Engine	Paulton	51°18′28″N 2°30′10″W / 51.3079°N 2.5028°W	before 1750	?	9 0 (2.75)	609 (185.6)	Next to Paulton Brass and Iron foundry

Paulton Ham	Paulton	51°18′28″N 2°30′10″W / 51.3079°N 2.5028°W	c1830s	1964	6 0 (1.83)	552 (168.2)

Paulton Hill	Paulton	51°18′28″N 2°30′10″W / 51.3079°N 2.5028°W	1840	1864	?	798 (243.2)

Radford	Paulton	51°19′04″N 2°28′12″W / 51.3179°N 2.4699°W	c1800	1847	6 (1.8)	1152 (351.1)

Salisbury	Paulton	51°17′59″N 2°29′28″W / 51.2998°N 2.4912°W	1792	1873	6 (1.8)	150 (45.7)

Simons Hill (also known as Simmons Hill)	Paulton	51°18′28″N 2°30′10″W / 51.3079°N 2.5028°W	1811	1844	4 6 (1.4)	672 (204.8)

Withy Mills	Paulton	51°19′04″N 2°29′14″W / 51.3178°N 2.4871°W	?1804	1877	4 6 (1.4)	804 (245)

Sentence(s)

In Somerset Coalfield, Mearns of High Littleton began in 1783.

final_sentence: In Somerset Coalfield, Mearns of High Littleton began in 1783.