Darton Main Colliery dominated this and the surrounding area in the early 20th century. The mine opened in 1914 and was closed in 1938 (Gill 2007b). Even on 1965 maps remains of the associated spoil heaps remained but much of the land was converted back to fields. There are now no remains of the colliery. This extractive site erased all traces of the former landscape which consisted of irregular fields which were probably used as pasture in the medieval period. There is no legibility of the former landscape.