Ketton Quarry Nature Reserve
Ketton Quarry Nature Reserve is a nature reserve in Ketton, Rutland, England. Ketton Quarry Nature Reserve is situated nearby to the locality Ketton Business Estate, as well as near Wytchley Warren.Places of Interest
Highlights include Rutland Roman villa and Ketton Quarries.
Rutland Roman villa
Archaeological site
The Rutland Roman villa is a Romano-British villa site near Ketton in Rutland, England. The site was listed as a scheduled monument by Historic England on 23 November 2021.
Ketton Quarries
Quarry
Photo: Dudley Miles, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Ketton Quarries is a 115.6-hectare biological and geological Site of Special Scientific Interest east of Ketton in Rutland. It is a Geological Conservation Review site, and an area of 27.5 hectares is managed by the Leicestershire and Rutland Wildlife Trust.
Luffenham Heath Golf Club
Sports venue
Luffenham Heath is an 18-hole golf course near South Luffenham in Rutland, England. Designed by Harry Colt, it began under the patronage of the Earl of Ancaster who had exchanged fields in South Luffenham for common land on the heath.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Stamford and Empingham.
Stamford
Photo: Michael Trolove, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Stamford is a market town at the south-west corner of Lincolnshire, with a population of about 21,000. It's a charming place with a well-preserved Georgian centre, and with opulent Burghley House just south.
Empingham
Village
Photo: Graham Horn, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Rutland Water area is in the county of Rutland and consists of a number of small villages and the lake.
Tickencote
Village
Photo: Richard Croft, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Tickencote is a small village and civil parish in the county of Rutland in the East Midlands of England. It is noted for St Peter's Church, with its Norman chancel arch.
Ketton Quarry Nature Reserve
- Type: Nature reserve
- Category: recreation area
- Location: Ketton, Rutland, East Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
52.6367° or 52° 38′ 12″ northLongitude
-0.5599° or 0° 33′ 36″ westOperator
Leicestershire and Rutland Wildlife TrustOpen location code
9C4XJCPR+M2OpenStreetMap ID
way 305715060OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=nature_reserve
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Satellite Map
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Ketton Business Estate and Wytchley Warren.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Ketton Sports & Community Centre and Ketton solar farm - phase 2.
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