Tor Down Quarry
Tor Down Quarry is a quarry in St Breward, Cornwall, England. Tor Down Quarry is situated nearby to the church St Breward Methodist Chapel and Sunday School, as well as near St Breward Post Office.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include De Lank Quarries and Church of St Uda.
De Lank Quarries
Quarry
Photo: Rupert Fleetingly, CC BY-SA 2.0.
De Lank Quarries is an active quarry and a 54-acre geological Site of Special Scientific Interest in St Breward parish, north Cornwall, England, UK. The quarry, which received its SSSI notification in 1994, takes its name from the nearby De Lank river. De Lank Quarries is situated 1 mile southeast of Tor Down Quarry.
Church of St Uda
Church
Photo: Andy Carlson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Church of St Uda is situated 1½ miles west of Tor Down Quarry.
Alex Tor
Peak
Photo: Jon Coupland, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Alex Tor is a conical hill, 291 metres high, located in the west of Bodmin Moor in the county of Cornwall, England. At the summit of Alex Tor are granite rock outcrops and a large and intricate tor cairn. Alex Tor is situated 2 miles northeast of Tor Down Quarry.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tuckingmill and Lank.
Tuckingmill
Hamlet
Tuckingmill is a small hamlet near St Breward, Cornwall. It is located within the parish of St. Breward. It contains a number of properties including a former reading room.
Lank
Hamlet
Photo: Martin Bodman, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Lank is a settlement in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is situated approximately one mile south of St Breward and six miles east-northeast of Wadebridge in St Breward civil parish.
Wenfordbridge
Hamlet
Photo: David Balmford, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Wenfordbridge, or Wenford Bridge, is a hamlet some 6 miles north of Bodmin and on the western flank of Bodmin Moor, in Cornwall, England. It takes its name from an old granite bridge over the River Camel, and lies on the border between the parishes of St Breward and St Tudy.
Tor Down Quarry
- Type: Quarry
- Category: industry
- Location: St Breward, Cornwall, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.5581° or 50° 33′ 29″ northLongitude
-4.69354° or 4° 41′ 37″ westOpen location code
9C2QH854+6HOpenStreetMap ID
way 224997570OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=quarry
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include St Breward Post Office and St Breward Methodist Chapel and Sunday School.
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