From 1756, exploratory bore holes were drilled to find commercial coal seams on the Witton Castle estate of the Stobart family.
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From here, initially the coal was carried by horse, but this was later replaced by the Stockton and Darlington Railway, who ran the coal to Newport on the River Tees.
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