Lancashire Coalfield
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lancashire-coalfield-271-5510684
title:
Lancashire Coalfield
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The Lancashire Coalfield in North West England was an important British coalfield. Its coal seams were formed from the vegetation of tropical swampy forests in the Carboniferous period over 300 million years ago. The Romans may have been the first to use coal in Lancashire and its shallow seams and outcrops were exploited on a small scale from the Middle Ages and extensively after the start of the Industrial Revolution. The coalfield was at the forefront of innovation in coal mining, prompting t
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Coal mining region in England
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lancashire_Coalfield
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2024-04-16T21:22:24Z
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