Blackpool Pit
Blackpool Pit is a quarry in St. Stephen-in-Brannel, Cornwall, England. Blackpool Pit is situated nearby to the peak St Mewan Beacon, as well as near Burngullow Common.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Wheal Martyn and St Austell Railway Station.
Wheal Martyn
Museum
Photo: AtticTapestry, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Wheal Martyn China Clay Museum is a museum of china clay mining, at Carthew, on the B3274 road about 2 miles north of St Austell in Cornwall, England. A Victorian clay works has been preserved, and there is an exhibition building. Wheal Martyn is situated 1½ miles northeast of Blackpool Pit.
St Austell Railway Station
Railway station
Photo: Geof Sheppard, CC BY-SA 4.0.
St Austell station is a Grade II listed station which serves the town of St Austell, Cornwall, England. It is 286 miles 26 chains from the zero point at London Paddington measured via Box and Plymouth Millbay. St Austell Railway Station is situated 2½ miles east of Blackpool Pit.
Holy Trinity Church
Church
Photo: Adrian Read, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Holy Trinity Church, St Austell is a Grade I listed parish church in the Church of England in St Austell, Cornwall. Holy Trinity Church is situated 2½ miles southeast of Blackpool Pit.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hornick and Carpalla.
Carpalla
Hamlet
Photo: Tony Atkin, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Carpalla is a hamlet that lies in the china clay mining area of central Cornwall, near St Austell, in South West England. It is home to a disused china clay mine.
Lanjeth
Hamlet
Photo: Tony Atkin, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Lanjeth is a village near St Austell in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is in the civil parish of St Stephen-in-Brannel. Its neighbouring smaller villages are St. Stephen, Foxhole, Trewoon, Sticker and Coombe.
Blackpool Pit
- Type: Quarry
- Category: industry
- Location: St. Stephen-in-Brannel, Cornwall, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.35208° or 50° 21′ 8″ northLongitude
-4.84201° or 4° 50′ 31″ westOperator
ImerysOpen location code
9C2Q9525+R5OpenStreetMap ID
way 24769161OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=quarry
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include St Mewan Beacon and Burngullow Common.
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