Murthwaite Quarry
Murthwaite Quarry is a quarry in Muncaster, Cumberland, England. Murthwaite Quarry is situated nearby to Murthwaite Halt railway station, as well as near the historic site Murthwaite Stone Crushing Plant.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Murthwaite Halt railway station and Muncaster Fell.
Murthwaite Halt railway station
Railway station
Photo: Peter Trimming, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Murthwaite Halt railway station is a small intermediate railway station on the 15" gauge Ravenglass & Eskdale Railway in Cumbria, England. It is named after the farm that stood in the field opposite the railway. Murthwaite Halt railway station is situated 640 feet northeast of Murthwaite Quarry.
Muncaster Fell
Peak
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Muncaster Fell is a fell at the far western edge of the Lake District National Park, in Cumbria, England. Muncaster Fell is a long, narrow ridge of land, approximately 1.2 km wide and 6 km long, lying between the River Mite to the north, and River Esk to the south.
Miteside Halt railway station
Railway station
Photo: Nigel Chadwick, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Miteside Halt railway station is a railway station on the 15" gauge Ravenglass & Eskdale Railway in Cumbria, England. It is located where public footpath and the railway cross, a short way west of the passing loop. Miteside Halt railway station is situated 1 mile southwest of Murthwaite Quarry.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Santon Bridge and Eskdale Green.
Santon Bridge
Village
Photo: Nigel Chadwick, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Santon Bridge is a small village in Cumberland, Cumbria, England, at a bridge over the River Irt. The civil parish is called Irton with Santon. The population of this civil parish as at the 2011 census was 316. Santon Bridge is situated 1½ miles north of Murthwaite Quarry.
Eskdale Green
Eskdale Green is a small village in Cumbria at one end of the Eskdale Valley. The hamlet of Boot has an old corn mill in the heart but wander south away from the mill to find the little old church by the river.
Holmrook
Village
Photo: P stephenson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Holmrook is a linear village in the English county of Cumbria. It lies along the A595 road on the west banks of the River Irt. The B5344 road connects it to Drigg, with its railway station less than two miles to the west. Holmrook is situated 2½ miles west of Murthwaite Quarry.
Murthwaite Quarry
- Type: Quarry
- Category: industry
- Location: Muncaster, Cumberland, Cumbria, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.37927° or 54° 22′ 45″ northLongitude
-3.36386° or 3° 21′ 50″ westOpen location code
9C6R9JHP+PFOpenStreetMap ID
way 1105347792OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=quarry
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Murthwaite Stone Crushing Plant and Hooker Moss.
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