Martells Pit
Martells Pit is a quarry in Ardleigh, Tendring District, England. Martells Pit is situated nearby to the grassland The Croft, as well as near the community center Ardleigh Village Hall.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Ardleigh Gravel Pit and The Lion Inn, Ardleigh.
Ardleigh Gravel Pit
Park
Photo: Dudley Miles, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Ardleigh Gravel Pit is a 1.2-hectare geological Site of Special Scientific Interest south of Ardleigh in Essex. It is a Geological Conservation Review site. Ardleigh Gravel Pit is situated 3,000 feet north of Martells Pit.
The Lion Inn, Ardleigh
Restaurant
Photo: JThomas, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Lion Inn, Ardleigh is a restaurant, which is situated 4,000 feet north of Martells Pit.
Salary Brook Local Nature Reserve
Nature reserve
Photo: Dudley Miles, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Salary Brook Local Nature Reserve is a 17.1 hectare Local Nature Reserve covering a stretch of Salary Brook and its banks on the south-east outskirts of Colchester in Essex. Salary Brook Local Nature Reserve is situated 2½ miles southwest of Martells Pit.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Crockleford Heath and Dedham Heath.
Crockleford Heath
Hamlet
Crockleford Heath is hamlet in the civil parish of Ardleigh in Essex. It is located 2+1⁄2 miles south-west of the village centre. Crockleford Heath once had its own school, built in about 1832 for the children of agricultural labourers; it later became a Church of England mission chapel.
Dedham Heath
Hamlet
Photo: Robert Edwards, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Dedham Heath, known locally as The Heath, is a hamlet in the civil parish of Dedham, in the Colchester district, in the county of Essex, England. In 2021 it had a population of 601. Dedham Heath is situated 2 miles north of Martells Pit.
Elmstead Market
Village
Photo: Roger W Haworth, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Elmstead Market is a village in the civil parish of Elmstead, in the Tendring district of Essex, England. It lies 2+1⁄4 miles north-east of Wivenhoe and 4+1⁄4 miles east of Colchester. Elmstead Market is situated 2½ miles south of Martells Pit.
Martells Pit
- Type: Quarry
- Postal code: CO7 7RU
- Category: industry
- Location: Ardleigh, Tendring District, Essex, East of England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.91558° or 51° 54′ 56″ northLongitude
0.97973° or 0° 58′ 47″ eastOpen location code
9F32WX8H+6VOpenStreetMap ID
way 170967755OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=quarry
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include The Croft and Ardleigh Village Hall.
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