Ketley Quarry SSSI/ Black Country Geosite

Ketley Quarry SSSI/ Black Country Geosite is a nature reserve in , . Ketley Quarry SSSI/ Black Country Geosite is situated nearby to the hamlet , as well as near the village .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Holbeche House and Russells Hall Hospital.

Historic house
Photo: Gordon Griffiths, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a mansion located approximately 1 mile north of , now in the Metropolitan Borough of Dudley but historically in . Some members of the Gunpowder Plot were either killed or captured at in 1605.

Hospital
Photo: Gordon Griffiths, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is an NHS general hospital located in , , , managed by the Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust. The hospital is south-west of the town centre on the A4101 road, which connects to the area of the borough.

Lake
Photo: Oosoom, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a 37.6 hectares biological site of Special Scientific Interest in the . The site was notified in 1989. under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 and is currently managed by the Country Trust.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Stourbridge and Kingswinford.

Photo: Stephen McKay, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a small, historic town in the borough of in the . It is located on the south-western edge of the conurbation of industrial towns known as the Black Country.

Village
Photo: Roger Kidd, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a town of the Metropolitan Borough of Dudley in the English , situated 5 miles west-southwest of central , bordering the South Staffordshire district.

Town
Photo: Gordon Griffiths, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a town and electoral ward in the Metropolitan Borough of Dudley, , England. It is located three miles south of and one mile north of .

Ketley Quarry SSSI/ Black Country Geosite

Latitude
52.5001° or 52° 30′ 0″ north
Longitude
-2.1507° or 2° 9′ 3″ west
Open location code
9C4VGR2X+2P
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1240802111
Open­Street­Map feature
leisure=­nature_reserve
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