Witches Quarry
Witches Quarry is a quarry in Twiston, Ribble Valley District, England. Witches Quarry is situated nearby to the ruins Lime Kiln, as well as near the forest Mutton Acre Wood.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Pendle Hill and Downham Hall.
Pendle Hill
Peak
Photo: Charles Rawding, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Pendle Hill is in the east of Lancashire, England, near the towns of Burnley, Nelson, Colne, Brierfield, Clitheroe and Padiham. Its summit is 557 metres above mean sea level. Pendle Hill is situated 2 miles south of Witches Quarry.
Downham Hall
Historic house
Photo: Dave.Dunford, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Downham Hall is an English country house in Downham, Lancashire, England. Downham Hall is situated 1½ miles west of Witches Quarry.
Sawley Abbey
Photo: Alexander P Kapp, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Sawley Abbey was an abbey of Cistercian monks in the village of Sawley, Lancashire, in England. Created as a daughter-house of Newminster Abbey, it existed from 1149 until its dissolution in 1536, during the reign of King Henry VIII. Sawley Abbey is situated 2½ miles northwest of Witches Quarry.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Clitheroe and Barnoldswick.
Clitheroe
Photo: ClemRutter, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Clitheroe is an attractive market town in the Ribble Valley in East Lancashire. It has a Norman castle guarding the transport route along the valley, and is a good base for exploring the Forest of Bowland to the north.
Barnoldswick
Town
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Barnoldswick is a market town and civil parish in the Borough of Pendle, Lancashire, England. It lies within the boundaries of the historic West Riding of Yorkshire. Barnoldswick is situated 4½ miles east of Witches Quarry.
Higham
Village
Photo: Alexander P Kapp, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Higham is a village in the Borough of Pendle in Lancashire, England, south of Pendle Hill. The civil parish is named Higham with West Close Booth. The village is 2 miles north-east of Padiham and about 4 miles south-west of Nelson along the A6068 road. Higham is situated 5 miles south of Witches Quarry.
Witches Quarry
- Type: Quarry
- Category: industry
- Location: Twiston, Ribble Valley District, Lancashire, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.89518° or 53° 53′ 43″ northLongitude
-2.29207° or 2° 17′ 32″ westOpen location code
9C5VVPW5+35OpenStreetMap ID
node 2445602646OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=quarry
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