Lee Moor Quarry
Lee Moor Quarry is a quarry in Shaugh Prior, South Hams District, England. Lee Moor Quarry is situated nearby to the forest Higher Lee Wood, as well as near the quarry Portworthy Dams.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Dartmoor Zoological Park and Hemerdon Mine.
Dartmoor Zoological Park
Zoo
Photo: Smalljim, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Dartmoor Zoological Society is a 33-acre zoo just north of the village of Sparkwell, on the south-west edge of Dartmoor, in the county of Devon in the South West of England. Dartmoor Zoological Park is situated 2 miles southeast of Lee Moor Quarry.
Hemerdon Mine
Quarry
Photo: Southwesterner, Public domain.
Hemerdon Mine, 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 Plymouth, near Plympton, in Devon, England. Hemerdon Mine is situated 1¼ miles southeast of Lee Moor Quarry.
Plymbridge Woods
Forest
Photo: Nilfanion, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Plymbridge Woods is a woodland in Plympton, Devon, England managed by The National Trust. The woods are named after the historic Plymbridge, a Grade II listed bridge over the River Plym. Plymbridge Woods is situated 2 miles southwest of Lee Moor Quarry.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sparkwell and Cornwood.
Sparkwell
Village
Photo: Tony Atkin, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Sparkwell is a small village and civil parish in the South Hams district of Devon. Historically it was part of Haytor Hundred. In 2021 the parish had a population of 1425. Sparkwell is situated 2½ miles southeast of Lee Moor Quarry.
Cornwood
Photo: RobThinks, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Cornwood is a village in Dartmoor, in the English county of Devon. The village sits within the Dartmoor National Park.
Plympton
Town
Photo: Tony Atkin, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Plympton is a suburb of the city of Plymouth in Devon, England. It is in origin an ancient stannary town. It was an important trading centre for locally mined tin, and a seaport before the River Plym silted up and trade moved down river to Plymouth and was the seat of Plympton Priory the most significant local landholder for many centuries. Plympton is situated 3 miles southwest of Lee Moor Quarry.
Lee Moor Quarry
- Type: Quarry
- Category: industry
- Location: Shaugh Prior, South Hams District, Devon, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.42971° or 50° 25′ 47″ northLongitude
-4.02901° or 4° 1′ 44″ westOpen location code
9C2QCXHC+V9OpenStreetMap ID
way 26688456OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=quarry
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Higher Lee Wood and Portworthy Dams.
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