Halecombe
Halecombe is a limestone quarry near Leigh-on-Mendip on the Mendip Hills, Somerset, England. The quarry exhibits pale to dark grey well-bedded Carboniferous Limestone, about 350-320 million years old, dipping steeply and consistently northwards and numerous "fist-sized" calcite inclusions within the limestones both solid and hollow with internal calcite crystal growth.- Type: Quarry
- Description: Limestone quarry in Somerset, England
- Also known as: “Halecombe Quarry”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Church of St Giles, Leigh-on-Mendip and Church of All Saints, Downhead.
Church of St Giles, Leigh-on-Mendip
Church
Photo: ChurchCrawler, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Church of St Giles in Leigh-on-Mendip, Somerset, England, dates from around 1350, and was rebuilt around 1500. It is a Grade 1 listed building, with an unusual faceless clock. Church of St Giles, Leigh-on-Mendip is situated 2,600 feet west of Halecombe.
Church of All Saints, Downhead
Church
Photo: Patrick Mackie, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Anglican Church Of All Saints in Downhead, within the English county of Somerset, dates from the 14th century. It is a Grade II* listed building. The tower was built in the 14th and the church has an 18th-century nave and chancel. Church of All Saints, Downhead is situated 1 mile southwest of Halecombe.
The Bell Inn
Pub
Photo: Maurice Pullin, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Bell Inn is a pub, which is situated 2,900 feet west of Halecombe.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Nunney and Kilmersdon.
Nunney
Village
Photo: Nabokov, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Nunney is a village and civil parish in the English county of Somerset. It is located 3 miles south-west of Frome and the parish includes the hamlet of Holwell. Nunney is situated 2½ miles southeast of Halecombe.
Kilmersdon
Village
Photo: Maurice Pullin, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Kilmersdon is a village and civil parish on the north eastern slopes of the Mendip Hills in Somerset between the towns of Radstock and Frome. It is located on the B3139 between Wells and Trowbridge in Wiltshire. Kilmersdon is situated 3 miles north of Halecombe.
Wanstrow
Village
Photo: Maurice Pullin, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Wanstrow is a village and civil parish 6 miles south west of Frome in Somerset, England. The parish includes the village of Cloford. Wanstrow is situated 3½ miles south of Halecombe.
Halecombe
- Category: industry
- Location: Leigh-on-Mendip, Mendip District, Somerset, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
51.22534° or 51° 13′ 31″ northLongitude
-2.43041° or 2° 25′ 50″ westOpen location code
9C3V6HG9+4ROpenStreetMap ID
way 269552939OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=quarryWikidata ID
Q5641451
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