Broadoak Quarry
Broadoak Quarry is a quarry in County Durham, North East England, England. Broadoak Quarry is situated nearby to the archaeological site Vindomora, as well as near Hollings Hill Quarry.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Vindomora and Christ Church Hamsterley.
Vindomora
Archaeological site
Photo: Clive Nicholson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Vindomora was an auxiliary fort on Dere Street, in the province of Lower Britain. Its ruins, now known as Ebchester Roman Fort, are situated at Ebchester in the English county of Durham, to the north of Consett and 12 miles west-south-west from Newcastle upon Tyne. Vindomora is situated 1,800 feet south of Broadoak Quarry.
Christ Church Hamsterley
Church
Photo: Bill Henderson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Christ Church Hamsterley is situated 1 mile east of Broadoak Quarry.
Church of St Mary Magdalene
Church
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Church of St Mary Magdalene is situated 1½ miles southeast of Broadoak Quarry.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ebchester and Low Westwood.
Ebchester
Village
Ebchester is a village in County Durham, England. It is situated to the north of Consett and Shotley Bridge. It also sits to the south east of Whittonstall and the hamlet of Newlands.
Low Westwood
Village
Low Westwood is a village in County Durham, England. It is situated immediately to the west of Hamsterley. Low Westwood is probably best known for Hamsterley Christ Church and Derwent care home.
Hamsterley
Village
Hamsterley is a village in County Durham, England. It is situated to the north of Consett and borders the hamlet of Low Westwood. The name Hamsterley possibly derives from the Old English ‘hamstra’, meaning a corn weevil and ‘ley’ meaning clearing, hence a clearing frequented by corn weevils, perhaps indicating the poor quality of farming in the area.
Broadoak Quarry
- Type: Quarry
- Category: industry
- Location: County Durham, North East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.9008° or 54° 54′ 3″ northLongitude
-1.84608° or 1° 50′ 46″ westOpen location code
9C6WW523+8HOpenStreetMap ID
way 253908717OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=quarry
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