Stainton Quarries
Stainton Quarries is a quarry in Urswick, Westmorland and Furness, England. Stainton Quarries is situated nearby to the village Stainton with Adgarley, as well as near Stainton & Adgarley Village Greens.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Dalton railway station and Gleaston Castle.
Dalton railway station
Railway station
Photo: Raymond Knapman, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Dalton is a railway station on the Furness Line, which serves the town of Dalton-in-Furness in Cumbria, England. It is owned by Network Rail and managed by Northern Trains. Dalton railway station is situated 1 mile northwest of Stainton Quarries.
Gleaston Castle
Castle
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Gleaston Castle is a medieval building in a valley about 1 kilometre north-east of the village of Gleaston. The village lies between the towns of Ulverston and Barrow-in-Furness in the Furness peninsula, Cumbria, England. Gleaston Castle is situated 1¼ miles southeast of Stainton Quarries.
Dalton Castle
Castle
Photo: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Dalton Castle is a grade I listed 14th-century peel tower situated in Dalton-in-Furness, Cumbria, England, and in the ownership of the National Trust. It was constructed by the monks of Furness Abbey for the protection of the nearby market town, and was the building from which the Abbot administered the area and dispensed justice. Dalton Castle is situated 1½ miles northwest of Stainton Quarries.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Stainton with Adgarley and Dalton-in-Furness.
Stainton with Adgarley
Village
Photo: Rude Health, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Stainton with Adgarley is a small village in Cumbria, England. It is situated about 5 miles from Dalton-in-Furness. It is a small farming community and is served by the Urswick Bardsea and Stainton Parish Council.
Dalton-in-Furness
Town
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Dalton-in-Furness is a town in the Westmorland and Furness district, in Cumbria, England, 4 miles north east of Barrow-in-Furness. Along with the rest of the Furness peninsula, it was historically part of Lancashire.
Newton-in-Furness
Village
Photo: George Hopkins, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Newton is a village in the civil parish of Dalton Town with Newton, in the Westmorland and Furness district, in the ceremonial county of Cumbria, England.
Stainton Quarries
- Type: Quarry
- Category: industry
- Location: Urswick, Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.1465° or 54° 8′ 47″ northLongitude
-3.15509° or 3° 9′ 18″ westOpen location code
9C6R4RWV+HXOpenStreetMap ID
way 179054958OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=quarry
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Stainton with Adgarley Village Hall and Stainton & Adgarley Village Greens.
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