Headon Quarry

Headon Quarry is a quarry in , , . Headon Quarry is situated nearby to the forest , as well as near .

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Dartmoor Zoological Park and Hemerdon Mine.

Zoo
Photo: Smalljim, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Dartmoor Zoological Society is a 33-acre zoo just north of the village of , on the south-west edge of , in the county of in the South West of England. is situated 1 mile south of Headon Quarry.

Quarry
Photo: Southwesterner, Public domain.
, also known as Hemerdon Ball Mine, Hemerdon Bal Mine and previously as Drakelands Mine is a tungsten and tin mine. It is located 11 km northeast of , near , in , England. is situated 1 mile southwest of Headon Quarry.

Pub
Photo: Ruth Sharville, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a pub, which is situated 1 mile southeast of Headon Quarry.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sparkwell and Plympton.

Village
Photo: Tony Atkin, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a small village and civil parish in the South Hams district of . Historically it was part of Haytor Hundred. In 2021 the parish had a population of 1425.

Town
Photo: Tony Atkin, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a suburb of the city of in , England. It is in origin an ancient stannary town. It was an important trading centre for locally mined tin, and a seaport before the silted up and trade moved down river to Plymouth and was the seat of Priory the most significant local landholder for many centuries. is situated 3½ miles southwest of Headon Quarry.

Town
Photo: SolomanMcKenzie, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a town and civil parish in the South Hams, in , England. It lies about thirteen miles east of . It is at the southern extremity of , a National Park of England and Wales and lies along the A38 "Devon Expressway" road. is situated 4 miles southeast of Headon Quarry.

Headon Quarry

Latitude
50.42375° or 50° 25′ 26″ north
Longitude
-3.99637° or 3° 59′ 47″ west
Open location code
9C2RC2F3+FF
Open­Street­Map ID
way 26688447
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­quarry
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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Broomage Wood and Gib Park Wood.

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