Cows Mouth Quarry (disused)

Cows Mouth Quarry (disused) is a quarry in Rochdale, England. Cows Mouth Quarry (disused) is situated nearby to Light Hazzles Reservoir, as well as near White Holme Reservoir.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Blackstone Edge Reservoir and Blackstone Edge.

Blackstone Edge Reservoir

Reservoir

Photo: Neil T, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Blackstone Edge Reservoir is a reservoir in the Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale, Greater Manchester, England. It is close to Blackstone Edge, from which it takes its name, and the border with Calderdale, West Yorkshire.

Blackstone Edge

Peak

Photo: Andy Stephenson, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Blackstone Edge is a gritstone escarpment at 472 metres above sea level in the Pennine hills surrounded by moorland on the boundary between Greater Manchester and West Yorkshire in England. Blackstone Edge is situated 2 miles south of Cows Mouth Quarry (disused).

Church of St. James

Church

Photo: Tim Green, CC BY 2.0.

Church of St. James is situated 1½ miles southwest of Cows Mouth Quarry (disused).

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Littleborough and Walsden.

Littleborough

Town

Photo: Kram4, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Rochdale is a town in Greater Manchester in northwest England, 12 miles north of Manchester city centre. In 2021 it had a population of 111,000, with a similar number in the nearby small towns of Middleton, Milnrow, Wardle, Littleborough and Heywood that together comprise Rochdale Metropolitan Borough. Littleborough is situated 2½ miles southwest of Cows Mouth Quarry (disused).

Walsden

Village

Photo: Tim Green, CC BY 2.0.

Walsden is a large village in the civil parish of Todmorden in the Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale, West Yorkshire, England. It was historically partially administered in Lancashire, and close to the modern boundary with Greater Manchester. Walsden is situated 2½ miles northwest of Cows Mouth Quarry (disused).

Mankinholes

Hamlet

Mankinholes is a hamlet in the Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale, in West Yorkshire, England. It is situated in the Pennines and the nearest town is Todmorden. Mankinholes is situated 2½ miles north of Cows Mouth Quarry (disused).

Cows Mouth Quarry (disused)

Type: Quarry
Category: industry
Location: Rochdale, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

53.67024° or 53° 40′ 13″ north

Longitude

-2.05743° or 2° 3′ 27″ west

Open location code

9C5VMWCV+32

OpenStreetMap ID

way 236733234

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=quarry

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