<P> There is no mention of coal mining in the Domesday Book of 1086 although lead and iron mines are recorded . In the 13th century there are records of coal digging in Durham and Northumberland , Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire , Staffordshire , Lancashire , the Forest of Dean and North and South Wales . At this time coal was referred to as sea cole , a reference to coal washed ashore on the north east coast of England from either the cliffs or undersea outcrops . As the supply of coal on the surface became used up , settlers followed the seam inland by digging up the shore . Generally the seam continued underground , encouraging the settlers to dig to find coal , the precursor to modern operations . </P>
<P> There is no mention of coal mining in the Domesday Book of 1086 although lead and iron mines are recorded . In the 13th century there are records of coal digging in Durham and Northumberland , Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire , Staffordshire , Lancashire , the Forest of Dean and North and South Wales . At this time coal was referred to as sea cole , a reference to coal washed ashore on the north east coast of England from either the cliffs or undersea outcrops . As the supply of coal on the surface became used up , settlers followed the seam inland by digging up the shore . Generally the seam continued underground , encouraging the settlers to dig to find coal , the precursor to modern operations . </P>
when was coal first mined in the uk
when was coal first mined in the uk
Durham Northumberland
Durham Northumberland