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, United Kingdom. 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.

Hornick

Hamlet

Hornick is a hamlet in the parish of St Stephen-in-Brannel, Cornwall, England.

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″ north

Longitude

-4.84201° or 4° 50′ 31″ west

Operator

Imerys

Open location code

9C2Q9525+R5

OpenStreetMap ID

way 24769161

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=quarry

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