[[File: Highley_Collieries_OS_MapHighley_Collieries_OS_Map2.jpg|thumb|300px400px|right| Location of collieries near Highley (Ordnance Survey 1937-1961, Crown Copyright reserved)]]
The Wyre Forest Coalfield is around 18 miles long and up to 6 miles wide. The northern end is near Harpswood, south west of Bridgnorth, and the southern end near Abberley, south west of Kidderminster. Coal has been mined from surface outcrops to depths of up to 900ft.