Wellacre Quarry
Wellacre Quarry is a 12.3 hectare geological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Gloucestershire, notified in 1974. It is within the Cotswold Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and the site was formerly known as Blockley Station Brickworks.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Paxford Mission Church and Paxford War Memorial.
Paxford Mission Church
Church
Photo: michael ely, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Paxford Mission Church is situated 2,900 feet northeast of Wellacre Quarry.
Paxford War Memorial
Memorial
Photo: michael ely, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Paxford War Memorial is situated 2,900 feet northeast of Wellacre Quarry.
Village Hall
Community center
Photo: Simon Burchell, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Village Hall is a community center, which is situated 1½ miles southwest of Wellacre Quarry.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Draycott and Broad Campden.
Draycott
Hamlet
Photo: Michael Dibb, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Draycott is a small hamlet in north Gloucestershire between Moreton-in-Marsh and Blockley, within Blockley civil parish. It is not mentioned in Domesday Book but was in existence by 1182.
Broad Campden
Village
Photo: DeFacto, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Broad Campden is a small village in Gloucestershire, England, with a church and pub, and notable for its beauty and fine walking trails.
Aston Magna
Village
Photo: andrew auger, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Aston Magna is a village located off Fosse Way in north Gloucestershire, England, between Moreton-in-Marsh and Shipston-on-Stour. It forms part of the civil parish of Blockley and the Church of England parish of Blockley with Aston Magna in the diocese of Gloucester.
Wellacre Quarry
- Type: Quarry
- Description: Site of Special Scientific Interest in Gloucestershire
- Categories: protected area and industry
- Location: Blockley, Cotswold District, Gloucestershire, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.03173° or 52° 1′ 54″ northLongitude
-1.73957° or 1° 44′ 23″ westOpen location code
9C4W27J6+M5OpenStreetMap ID
way 136884100OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=quarryWikidata ID
Q7981140
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Wellacre Farmhouse and Paxford Village Hall.
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