| Babbington Colliery | |
| Pushpin Map: | United Kingdom Nottinghamshire |
| Pushpin Label: | Babbington Colliery |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Nottinghamshire |
| Place: | City of Nottingham |
| State/Province: | Nottinghamshire |
| Country: | England |
| Products: | Coal |
| Opening Year: | 1841 |
| Closing Year: | 1986 |
Babbington Colliery, also known as Cinderhill Colliery, was a coal mine in Cinderhill, Nottinghamshire, England. The mine opened in 1841, and was the first large-scale coal mine in the county. It took its name from its original owner, the Babbington Coal Company, founded in 1839 to work shallow mines near Babbington, a hamlet some to the west of the later colliery. Babbington Colliery had a long life, and did not close until 1986.[1] [2]
The site is now the location of a business park, and the Phoenix Park tram terminus of the Nottingham Express Transit. It lies within the current boundaries of the City of Nottingham.[1] [2]
The colliery was linked to the railway network by the Cinderhill Colliery Railway, part of which is now used by the Phoenix Park branch of the Nottingham Express Transit.[1] [2]