Westwood Quarry
Westwood Quarry is a 0.07 hectares geological site of Special Scientific Interest west of Watford in Hertfordshire. It was notified in 1987 under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981.Photo: Dudley Miles, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Whippendell Wood and York House School.
Whippendell Wood
Forest
Photo: Glyn Baker, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Whippendell Wood is an ancient woodland on the edges of Watford, England, covering an area of 165.3 acres. It is owned and managed by Watford Borough Council.
York House School
School
Croxley Green is both a village and a suburb of Rickmansworth in Hertfordshire, England. It is also a civil parish. Located on the A412 between Watford to the north-east and Rickmansworth to the south-west, it is approximately 20 miles north-west of central London. York House School is situated 1¼ miles southwest of Westwood Quarry.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Langleybury and Hunton Bridge.
Langleybury
Hamlet
Photo: Nigel Cox, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Langleybury is a country house and estate in Abbots Langley, Hertfordshire, England, about 3 miles northwest of the centre of the town of Watford. The house stands on a low hill above the valley of the River Gade.
Hunton Bridge
Hamlet
Hunton Bridge is a small settlement near Abbots Langley, Hertfordshire, England, with a historic royal connection. Its population in the 1991 Census was 327.
Leavesden
Village
Leavesden is a residential and commercial area in the northern part of Watford, England. It lies within the M25 Motorway. On its eastern side it is bounded by the M1 Motorway. Leavesden is situated 1½ miles northeast of Westwood Quarry.
Westwood Quarry
- Type: Quarry
- Description: Site of Special Scientific Interest in Hertfordshire, England, UK
- Categories: Site of Special Scientific Interest and industry
- Location: Sarratt, Three Rivers District, Hertfordshire, East of England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.67912° or 51° 40′ 45″ northLongitude
-0.4477° or 0° 26′ 52″ westOpen location code
9C3XMHH2+JWOpenStreetMap ID
way 217558594OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=quarryWikidata ID
Q7989912
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