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Bersham Colliery
The Engine House and Winding Gear at Bersham
Location
LocationRhostyllen
CountyDenbighshire, later Clwyd (now Wrexham)
CountryWales
Production
ProductsCoal
History
Opened1864
Active1871-1986
Closed1986
Owner
CompanyBritish Coal

Bersham Colliery was a large coal mine located near Rhostyllen in Wrexham, Wales. The mine accessed seams found in the Denbighshire Coalfield.

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