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[[File: Highley_Collieries_OS_Map2.jpg|thumb|400px|right| Location of collieries near Highley (Ordnance Survey 1937-1961)]]
The [[Wyre Forest ]] Coalfield runs for around 18 miles north to south, and is up to 6 miles wide in places. 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.
Four of the coal mines in the Wyre Forest Coalfield were situated near Highley and were served by the Severn Valley Railway. The picture shows an extract from the Ordnance Survey Map of 1937-1961 with the locations highlighted.
