Strafford colliery opened in 1855 and mining continued till 1935. After this the site continued as a pumping station until ceasing to operate in 1988 (Gill 2007b). Maps show a brick yard, kilns and coke ovens on site from 1898. During its use the spoil from the mine was used to infill the former reservoir adjacent to the mine (HSY6438). The colliery was built on an area of very irregular enclosure which belonged to Saville Hall, a medieval farmstead which was probably created between the 12th and 14th century by enclosing former commons (Sykes 1993, 240-1). There is no legibility of these enclosure as the mine has restructured the landscape. Also the railway line the north of the mine cut through many field boundaries.