The Cumberland Coalfield is a coalfield in Cumbria, north-west England. It extends from Whitehaven in the south to Maryport and

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in the north.

Geology

The following coal seams occur within the

Coal Measures In lithostratigraphy, the coal measures are the coal-bearing part of the Upper Carboniferous System. In the United Kingdom, the Coal Measures Group consists of the Upper Coal Measures Formation, the Middle Coal Measures Formation and the Lower Coal ...

Group in this coalfield.British Geological Survey 1:50,000 scale geological map sheets (England & Wales) 23 ''Cockermouth'' and 28 ''Whitehaven'' Not all seams are present in any one part of the coalfield: Middle Coal Measures Formation * (series of unnamed coals) * Brassy * Black Metal * Fireclay * White Metal * Little * Slaty * Tenquarters * Rattler * Bannock Band * Main Band * Lower Metal * Yard Cannel Band * Yard * Lower Yard There is also a Crow seam between the Metal and Bannock seams. Lower Coal Measures Formation * Half Yard * Two Foot * Little Main * Eighteen Inch * Lickbank * Sixquarters * Parrot * Upper Threequarters Rider * Upper Threequarters * Lower Threequarters * Upper Albrighton * Middle Albrighton * Lower Albrighton * Harrington Four Foot Towards the top of the underlying Stainmore Formation (or Hensingham Formation), which is of Namurian age, are the: * Udale Coal * Bedlam Gill Coal * (unnamed coals)

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Geology

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