Shireoaks is a former pit village in Nottinghamshire, located between Worksop and Thorpe Salvin on the border with South Yorkshire. Shireoaks colliery was opened in 1854. It was closed on 25 May 1991 and was capped in August 1992. The depth of the shaft was 483.5m and the shaft`s diameter was 3.66m. The Chesterfield Canal and River Ryton both run....