The Batch

United Kingdom / England / Paulton /

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The spoil from Old Mills and Springfield Collieries forms a large, black, conical mound which has become a local landmark, known locally as The Batch or Dirt Batch. The spoil consists of waste material that could not be sorted as usable coal and other materials from the excavation of the collieries.

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Coordinates: 51°17'42"N 2°29'52"W

Comments

Rexie

As children we were told it was a volcano - and believed it. Then it was called a "Dirt Batch".

17 years ago | reply | hide comment
gem (guest)

i went up it lots of times when i was little

16 years ago | reply | hide comment

Site of Springfield Colliery (Disused) 0.4 km
Old Mills Trading Estate 0.5 km
Welton Bibby & Baron 1.4 km
Manor Farm 1.7 km
Midsomer Enterprise Park 2 km
Paulton Sewage Works 2.3 km
Site of Paulton Basin (Disused) 2.4 km
Wells Square. 2.7 km
Westfield 2.8 km
Somerset 41 km

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Site of Springfield Colliery (Disused) Old Mills Trading Estate Welton Bibby & Baron Manor Farm Midsomer Enterprise Park Paulton Sewage Works Site of Paulton Basin (Disused) Wells Square. Westfield Somerset