Cefn Mawr quarry
Cefn Mawr quarry is a quarry in Gwernymynydd, Flintshire, Wales. Cefn Mawr quarry is situated nearby to the pub The Colomendy Arms, as well as near the golf course Mold Golf Club.Photo: Eirian Evans, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Quarry
- Description: limestone quarry near Gernaffield, in Flintshire, Wales, United Kingdom
- Also known as: “Cefn Mawr Quarry”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Mold Golf Club and We Three Loggerheads.
Mold Golf Club
Golf course
Mold Golf Club is a golf club based just outside Pantymwyn in Flintshire, Wales. It is an 18-hole uplands course some 850 feet above sea level, with a practice ground and putting green. Mold Golf Club is situated 2,600 feet north of Cefn Mawr quarry.
We Three Loggerheads
Pub
Photo: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 3.0.
We Three Loggerheads is a pub, which is situated 3,200 feet south of Cefn Mawr quarry.
St Mary’s Church
Church
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Mary's Church, Cilcain, is in the village of Cilcain, Flintshire, Wales. It is an active Anglican church in the Bro Famau group of parishes, in the Mold Mission Area, in the archdeaconry of Wrexham and the diocese of St Asaph. St Mary’s Church is situated 2 miles northwest of Cefn Mawr quarry.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cadole and Loggerheads.
Cadole
Hamlet
Photo: Colin Pyle, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Cadole is a village in Flintshire, Wales. It lies west of Gwernymynydd and Mold, south of Gwernaffield and to the east of the Clwydian Range, part of an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
Loggerheads
Hamlet
Loggerheads is a village in Denbighshire, Wales on the River Alyn, a tributary of the River Dee. It is the location of Loggerheads Country Park which follows the course of the River Alyn through karstic limestone countryside including the sites of old lead mines and mills.
Gwernaffield
Village
Photo: Stephen Charles, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Gwernaffield is a village and electoral ward in Flintshire, Wales. It lies about three miles west of Mold on the eastern side of the Clwydian Range. The village is part of the community of Gwernaffield with Pantymwyn, which has an area of 7.53 km2 and is bordered by the River Alyn on three sides.
Cefn Mawr quarry
- Categories: limestone quarry and industry
- Location: Gwernymynydd, Flintshire, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.16249° or 53° 9′ 45″ northLongitude
-3.1978° or 3° 11′ 52″ westOperator
Hanson AggregatesOpen location code
9C5R5R62+XVOpenStreetMap ID
way 290359717OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=quarryWikidata ID
Q89469754
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In Other Languages
“Cefn Mawr quarry” goes by many names.
- Welsh: “Chwarel Cefn Mawr”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Cefn Mawr and The Colomendy Arms.
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