| Place Name | Magpie Mine |
| Place Type | Historic Monument |
| Township | Sheldon |
| Grid Ref | SK172681 |
| Hundred | Europe |
| County | Derbyshire |
| Country | United Kingdom, England |
| Notes | A historic lead-mining complex on the limestone plateau near Sheldon in the Peak District National Park. Recorded as Magpie Mine from 1740, the site developed into one of the most important lead mines in the area and contains extensive surviving remains, including shafts, chimneys, the Cornish engine house and a powder house. Mining continued intermittently into the 20th century, finally ending in 1958. The mine forms part of a Scheduled Monument and is preserved and managed by the Peak District Mines Historical Society. |
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