Broadmead Quarry
Broadmead Quarry is a quarry in Westbury, Mendip District, England. Broadmead Quarry is situated nearby to the forest Grove Wood, as well as near the archaeological site ROC Nuclear fallout shelter (site of).Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Church of St Lawrence and Church of St Leonard, Rodney Stoke.
Church of St Lawrence
Church
Photo: Rodw, Public domain.
The Church of St Lawrence in Westbury-sub-Mendip, Somerset, England was built in the 12th century. It is a Grade II* listed building. Church of St Lawrence is situated 1 mile south of Broadmead Quarry.
Church of St Leonard, Rodney Stoke
Church
Photo: Adrian and Janet Quantock, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Church of St Leonard in Rodney Stoke, Somerset, England, was built around 1175 and is a Grade I listed building. The interior of the church contains a screen, bearing the date 1624, the gift of Sir Edward Rodney, which includes a representation of the martyrdom of St Erasmus, who was killed by having his entrails removed. Church of St Leonard, Rodney Stoke is situated 1½ miles west of Broadmead Quarry.
Church of St Lawrence, Priddy
Church
Photo: Stevekeiretsu, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Anglican Church of St Lawrence at Priddy, Somerset, England, dates from the 13th century, with some rebuilding in the 15th century and was restored in 1881–88; it is a Grade I listed building. Church of St Lawrence, Priddy is situated 1½ miles northeast of Broadmead Quarry.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Westbury-sub-Mendip and Rodney Stoke.
Westbury-sub-Mendip
Village
Photo: Rodw, Public domain.
Westbury-sub-Mendip is a village and civil parish in Somerset, England. The village is on the southern slopes of the Mendip Hills, 4 miles from Wells and Cheddar. The parish boundary is formed by the River Axe.
Rodney Stoke
Village
Photo: Adrian and Janet Quantock, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Rodney Stoke is a small village and civil parish, located at grid reference ST486501, 5 miles north-west of Wells, in the English county of Somerset. The village is on the A371 between Draycott and Westbury-sub-Mendip.
Priddy
Village
Photo: Rodw, Public domain.
Priddy is a village in Somerset, England in the Mendip Hills, close to East Harptree and 4 miles north-west of Wells. The village lies in a small hollow near the summit of the Mendip range of hills, at an elevation of 260 metres above sea-level, and has evidence of occupation since Neolithic times.
Broadmead Quarry
- Type: Quarry
- Category: industry
- Location: Westbury, Mendip District, Somerset, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.25008° or 51° 15′ 0″ northLongitude
-2.70838° or 2° 42′ 30″ westOpen location code
9C3V772R+2JOpenStreetMap ID
way 156895957OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=quarry
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