Monkwearmouth Colliery (or Wearmouth Colliery) was a major North Sea coal mine located on the north bank of the River Wear in Sunderland. It was the largest mine in Sunderland and one of the most important in County Durham. It first opened in 1835. The mine was the last to remain in the County Durham Coalfield. The last shift left the pit on December 10, 1993, ending over 800 years of commercial coal mining in the region.^[1] The Colliery site was cleared a few years later, and the Stadium of Light, the football ground for Sunderland AFC, was built over it.

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• North East Coal History Websource.

Coordinates: 54°54′52″N 1°23′18″W / 54.91444°N 1.38833°W / 54.91444; -1.38833

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