Glyndebourne Pit
Glyndebourne Pit is a quarry in Glynde, Lewes, England. Glyndebourne Pit is situated nearby to Glyndebourne Farmhouse, as well as near the forest Speaker’s Holt.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Mount Caburn and St Mary’s Church, Glynde.
Mount Caburn
Archaeological site
Photo: Simon Burchell, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Mount Caburn is a 150-metre prominent landmark in East Sussex, England, about one mile east of Lewes overlooking the village of Glynde. It is the highest part of an outlier of the South Downs, separated from the main range by Glynde Reach, a tributary of the River Ouse. Mount Caburn is situated 4,200 feet south of Glyndebourne Pit.
St Mary’s Church, Glynde
Church
Photo: Mitchelltd, Public domain.
The Church of St Mary the Virgin is a Grade II* listed Anglican church in the village of Glynde in East Sussex. It was built in the 1760s by Richard Trevor, bishop of Durham, whose family seat was the adjacent Glynde Place. St Mary’s Church, Glynde is situated 4,000 feet southeast of Glyndebourne Pit.
Glyndebourne
Residential building
Glyndebourne is an English country house, the site of an opera house that, since 1934, has been the venue for the annual Glyndebourne Festival Opera. The house, near Lewes in East Sussex, is thought to be about six hundred years old and is listed at Grade II. Glyndebourne is situated 2,400 feet northeast of Glyndebourne Pit.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Broyle Side and Barcombe Mills.
Broyle Side
Village
Ringmer is a village and civil parish in the Lewes District of East Sussex, England. The village is 3 miles east of Lewes. Other small settlements in the parish include Upper Wellingham, Ashton Green, Broyle Side, Norlington, Little Norlington and Shortgate. Broyle Side is situated 2 miles north of Glyndebourne Pit.
Barcombe Mills
Hamlet
Photo: Ben Brooksbank, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Barcombe Mills is a small settlement and an area of countryside including a local nature reserve near the village of Barcombe Cross in East Sussex, England. Barcombe Mills is situated 3 miles north of Glyndebourne Pit.
Kingston near Lewes
Village
Photo: Charlesdrakew, Public domain.
Kingston near Lewes is a village and civil parish in the Lewes District of East Sussex, England. The village is mentioned in the Domesday Book and is located two miles south of Lewes and is nestled in the South Downs. Kingston near Lewes is situated 4 miles west of Glyndebourne Pit.
Glyndebourne Pit
- Type: Quarry
- Category: industry
- Location: Glynde, Lewes, East Sussex, South East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.8728° or 50° 52′ 22″ northLongitude
0.05693° or 0° 3′ 25″ eastOpen location code
9F22V3F4+4QOpenStreetMap ID
way 189514279OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=quarry
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