Kirkby Slate Quarries
Kirkby Slate Quarries, formally known as Burlington Slate Quarries, are located near Kirkby-in-Furness in Cumbria, England. The quarries have produced a characteristic blue-grey slate for over 450 years, with large-scale production starting in the early 19th…- Type: Quarry
- Description: British quarry that produces a characteristic blue grey slate
- Also known as: “Burlington Slate Quarries”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Kirkby-in-Furness railway station and Burney Tarn.
Kirkby-in-Furness railway station
Railway station
Photo: Carl Bendelow, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Kirkby-in-Furness is a railway station on the Cumbrian Coast Line, which runs between Carlisle and Barrow-in-Furness. The station, situated 9+1⁄4 miles north of Barrow-in-Furness, serves the village of Kirkby-in-Furness in Cumbria. Kirkby-in-Furness railway station is situated 1½ miles southwest of Kirkby Slate Quarries.
Burney Tarn
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Burney Tarn is situated 1¼ miles north of Kirkby Slate Quarries.
St John the Evangelist’s Church, Osmotherley
Church
Photo: Ron Shirt, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St John the Evangelist's Church is in the village of Osmotherley, Cumbria, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Furness, the archdeaconry of Westmorland and Furness, and the diocese of Carlisle. St John the Evangelist’s Church, Osmotherley is situated 2 miles southeast of Kirkby Slate Quarries.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Beanthwaite and Kirkby-in-Furness.
Beanthwaite
Hamlet
Photo: SIMON PHILLIPS, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Beanthwaite is a hamlet in Cumbria, England.
Kirkby-in-Furness
Village
Photo: Ron Shirt, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Kirkby-in-Furness, generally referred to simply as Kirkby locally, is a village that is the major part of the parish of Kirkby Ireleth in the Furness district of Cumbria, England.
Gawthwaite
Hamlet
Photo: Ron Shirt, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Gawthwaite is a village in Cumbria, England. It is located along the A5092 road, 4.8 miles north of Ulverston. It is on the Gawthwaite Beck stream, on the edge of Lake District National Park. Gawthwaite is situated 1½ miles east of Kirkby Slate Quarries.
Kirkby Slate Quarries
- Category: industry
- Location: Kirkby Ireleth, Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.24583° or 54° 14′ 45″ northLongitude
-3.15528° or 3° 9′ 19″ westOpen location code
9C6R6RWV+8VOpenStreetMap ID
way 107732365OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=quarryWikidata ID
Q4999283
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