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”’Coleorton Wood”’ is a woodland in the village of [[Coleorton]], near [[Coalville]] in northwest [[Leicestershire]], England. It is a {{convert|6|ha|acre|adj=on|spell=in}} mixed woodland that was planted during the early days of the [[National Forest, England|National Forest]]. The site was formerly Coleorton Pit, or [[colliery]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.leics.gov.uk/country_parks_coleorton_woods.htm |title=Coleorton Wood |publisher=Leicestershire County Council}}</ref> which opened in 1875, and closed in the 1930s. It gained the local nickname of ‘Bug and Wink’ colliery.<ref name=”mht”>{{cite web |url=http://www.leics.gov.uk/miners_heritage_trail-2.pdf |title=Mining Heritage Trail |publisher=Leicestershire County Council}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |author=Haywood J. |url=https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/772999 |title=Coleorton Wood |publisher=Geograph.org}}</ref> |
”’Coleorton Wood”’ is a woodland in the village of [[Coleorton]], near [[Coalville]] in northwest [[Leicestershire]], England. It is a {{convert|6|ha|acre|adj=on|spell=in}} mixed woodland that was planted during the early days of the [[National Forest, England|National Forest]]. The site was formerly Coleorton Pit, or [[colliery]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.leics.gov.uk/country_parks_coleorton_woods.htm |title=Coleorton Wood |publisher=Leicestershire County Council}}</ref> which opened in 1875, and closed in the 1930s. It gained the local nickname of ‘Bug and Wink’ colliery.<ref name=”mht”>{{cite web |url=http://www.leics.gov.uk/miners_heritage_trail-2.pdf |title=Mining Heritage Trail |publisher=Leicestershire County Council}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |author=Haywood J. |url=https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/772999 |title=Coleorton Wood |publisher=Geograph.org}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 16:10, 19 October 2025
woodland in England
Coleorton Wood is a woodland in the village of Coleorton, near Coalville in northwest Leicestershire, England. It is a six-hectare (15-acre) mixed woodland that was planted during the early days of the National Forest. The site was formerly Coleorton Pit, or colliery,[1] which opened in 1875, and closed in the 1930s. It gained the local nickname of ‘Bug and Wink’ colliery.[2][3]
Coleorton Wood is on the route of the Mining Heritage Trail,[2][4] which is a nine-mile (14 km) walk tracing the coal mining history of this part of Leicestershire.[citation needed]
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52°44′39.93″N 1°24′36.48″W / 52.7444250°N 1.4101333°W / 52.7444250; -1.4101333
