Thornborough Quarry
Thornborough Quarry is a landfill in Bywell, Northumberland, England. Thornborough Quarry is situated nearby to River Tyne, as well as near the forest Abbybank Wood.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Corbridge railway station and Aydon Castle.
Corbridge railway station
Railway station
Photo: Bill Cresswell, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Corbridge is a railway station on the Tyne Valley Line, which runs between Newcastle and Carlisle via Hexham. The station, situated 19 miles 15 chains west of Newcastle, serves the village of Corbridge in Northumberland, England. Corbridge railway station is situated 1¼ miles west of Thornborough Quarry.
Aydon Castle
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Aydon Castle, previously sometimes called Aydon Hall, is a fortified manor house at Aydon near to the town of Corbridge, Northumberland, England. It is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, and is designated by English Heritage as a Grade I listed building. Aydon Castle is situated 2 miles north of Thornborough Quarry.
Riding Mill railway station
Railway station
Photo: Mike Quinn, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Riding Mill is a railway station on the Tyne Valley Line, which runs between Newcastle and Carlisle via Hexham. The station, situated 16 miles 71 chains west of Newcastle, serves the villages of Broomhaugh and Riding Mill in Northumberland, England. Riding Mill railway station is situated 1½ miles southeast of Thornborough Quarry.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Beauclerc and Corbridge.
Beauclerc
Hamlet
Beauclerc is a hamlet in Northumberland, England. It is situated to the west of Riding Mill, between Hexham and Newcastle upon Tyne.
Corbridge
Corbridge is a village in the Tyne valley of Northumberland, 16 miles west of Newcastle and 4 miles east of Hexham. It's an attractive small place and the main reasons to visit are to see the Roman town of Coria, and to explore Hadrian's Wall further north.
Riding Mill
Village
Photo: Mike Quinn, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Riding Mill is a village near Hexham in Northumberland, England. It is part of the civil parish of Broomhaugh and Riding. It is served by Riding Mill railway station and by a frequent bus service on the route from Hexham to Newcastle.
Thornborough Quarry
- Type: Landfill
- Location: Bywell, Northumberland, North East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
54.96667° or 54° 58′ northLongitude
-1.9882° or 1° 59′ 18″ westOperator
W & M Thompson (Quarries) LimitedOpen location code
9C6WX286+MPOpenStreetMap ID
way 180609827OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=landfill
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include River Tyne and Abbybank Wood.
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