Today, little remains of Church Gresley Colliery. The site has been redeveloped for housing, industry, or green space, in line with other former coalfield areas in Derbyshire.

• 1854-1868 Marquis of Hastings
• 1869-1873 Abney Hastings
• 1875-1879 C.F. Hastings
• 1880-1881 Lord Donnington
• NCB 1947-1967

Church Gresley Colliery, located near Swadlincote in South Derbyshire, operated for over 130 years before closing in September 1967. Its origins trace back to 1828, when George Gregory of Repton first sank a shaft to reach the Dicky Gobler seam. After a brief early bankruptcy, the site was acquired by the Moira Colliery Company in the mid-1830s for £8,000.

Further development took place in 1844 with deeper shafts and trial pits. By the 1870s, the colliery was among the most profitable in the region. Major upgrades followed in the 1890s, including shaft deepening to the Kilburn and Eureka seams, new headstocks, and winding engines.

Mechanisation increased over the 20th century, with the first coal cutter in 1901, a screening plant in 1908, and electric haulage introduced by 1919, although horses were still used underground. Pithead baths were added in 1939, and modern locomotives arrived in 1959.

After its closure, Church Gresley’s operations merged with nearby Cadley Hill Colliery. An adjacent site, Netherseal Colliery, also existed, though details of its workings remain unclear.