{{Short description|Former coal mine in South Yorkshire, England}} {{Use British English|date=July 2020}} {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2020}} '''Wath Main Colliery''' was a coal mine situated in the [[Dearne Valley]], close by the township of [[Wath-upon-Dearne]], [[South Yorkshire]], [[England]]. The colliery was operated by the Wath Main Coal Company Limited.
Sinking of the first of its two shafts began in 1873, the workings reaching the highly prized [[Barnsley seam]] three years later. To gain access to lower reserves the shafts were deepened, first in 1912 to reach the [[Parkgate seam]] and then, in 1923, to the [[Silkstone seam]].
The colliery became part of the [[National Coal Board]] on nationalization in 1947 and it was amalgamated, along with other local collieries, with the adjacent [[Manvers Main Colliery]] on 1 January 1986. Closure came on 25 March 1988.
The site has been reclaimed and now contains [[Wath Country Park]], which in May 2007 was sold off to developers to form a new housing development.<ref>Reports of RiDO, Rotherham Investment and Development Office</ref> The park lasted just 10 years.
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{{Coal mining in Yorkshire}}
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