Dimmock’s Cote Quarry
Dimmock’s Cote Quarry is a quarry in Wicken, East Cambridgeshire, England. Dimmock’s Cote Quarry is situated nearby to the aerodrome Kingfisher’s Bridge, as well as near the tourism office Classroom & Education Centre.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Wicken Fen and Spinney Abbey.
Wicken Fen
Nature reserve
Photo: Dr Border, Public domain.
Wicken Fen is a 254.5-hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest west of Wicken in Cambridgeshire. It is also a National Nature Reserve, and a Nature Conservation Review site. Wicken Fen is situated 2 miles southeast of Dimmock’s Cote Quarry.
Spinney Abbey
Farm
Spinney Abbey, originally known as Spinney Priory, is a house and farm on the site of a former monastic foundation close to the village of Wicken, on the edge of the fens in Cambridgeshire, England. Spinney Abbey is situated 3,800 feet southeast of Dimmock’s Cote Quarry.
Stretham Old Engine
Museum
Photo: William M. Connolley, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Stretham Old Engine is a steam-powered engine just south of Stretham in Cambridgeshire, England, that was used to pump water from flood-affected areas of The Fens back into the River Great Ouse. Stretham Old Engine is situated 2 miles west of Dimmock’s Cote Quarry.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Wicken and Little Thetford.
Wicken
Village
Photo: Bob Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Wicken is a village near Soham in East Cambridgeshire, England. The village is on the edge of The Fens, 10 miles north east of Cambridge and 5 miles south of Ely. It is the site of Wicken Fen National Nature Reserve. Wicken is situated 2 miles southeast of Dimmock’s Cote Quarry.
Little Thetford
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Little Thetford is a small village in the civil parish of Thetford, 3 miles south of Ely in Cambridgeshire, England, about 76 miles by road from London. Little Thetford is situated 2½ miles north of Dimmock’s Cote Quarry.
Soham
Town
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Soham is a town and civil parish in the district of East Cambridgeshire, in Cambridgeshire, England, just off the A142 between Ely and Newmarket. Its population was 12,336 at the 2021 census. Soham is situated 3 miles east of Dimmock’s Cote Quarry.
Dimmock’s Cote Quarry
- Type: Quarry
- Category: industry
- Location: Wicken, East Cambridgeshire, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.32789° or 52° 19′ 40″ northLongitude
0.26594° or 0° 15′ 57″ eastOpen location code
9F4287H8+59OpenStreetMap ID
way 137227526OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=quarry
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