Foredale Quarry

Foredale Quarry is a quarry in Horton-in-Ribblesdale, Craven District, England. Foredale Quarry is situated nearby to Combs Quarry, as well as near Arcow Quarry.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Dry Rigg Quarry and Helwith Bridge.

Dry Rigg Quarry

Quarry

Photo: Gordon Hatton, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Dry Rigg Quarry is a quarry at Helwith Bridge in North Yorkshire, England, located within the Yorkshire Dales National Park. The quarry produces a hard-wearing gritstone which is listed as being nationally important for road building, and is one of four in the Yorkshire Dales National Park that produces this type of aggregate. Dry Rigg Quarry is situated 3,100 feet south of Foredale Quarry.

Helwith Bridge

Bridge

Photo: John S Turner, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Helwith Bridge is situated 1 mile southeast of Foredale Quarry.

St Oswald’s Church, Horton in Ribblesdale

Church

Photo: Mark Anderson, CC BY-SA 2.0.

St Oswald's Church is the parish church of Horton in Ribblesdale, a village in North Yorkshire, in England. The church was built in the 12th century, from which period the nave survives. St Oswald’s Church, Horton in Ribblesdale is situated 1¼ miles northeast of Foredale Quarry.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Wharfe and Brackenbottom.

Wharfe

Hamlet

Photo: Kate Jewell, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Wharfe is a hamlet about a mile north east of the village of Austwick, North Yorkshire, England. Its postcode is LA2 8DQ. The name means 'The bend', The hamlet is the only settlement in Crummackdale, the upper valley of Austwick Beck.

Brackenbottom

Hamlet

Brackenbottom is a hamlet in Ribblesdale, near to Horton-in-Ribblesdale, North Yorkshire, England. The hamlet is the location of the headquarters of Bradford Potholing Club who own a bunkhouse in the village. Brackenbottom is situated 1½ miles northeast of Foredale Quarry.