Dene Quarry
Dene Quarry is a quarry in Wirksworth, Derbyshire Dales District, England. Dene Quarry is situated nearby to the nature reserve Gang Mine, as well as near Steeple Arch Cemetery.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Steeple Grange Light Railway and National Stone Centre.
Steeple Grange Light Railway
Photo: Eamon Curry, CC BY 2.0.
The Steeple Grange Light Railway is a narrow-gauge heritage railway visitor attraction near Wirksworth in Derbyshire, England. Opened in 1985 on the trackbed of a disused branch line, it uses industrial locomotives and rolling stock from disused mines, quarries, and steelworks around the country. Steeple Grange Light Railway is situated 2,700 feet south of Dene Quarry.
National Stone Centre
Museum
Photo: Peter Barr, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The National Stone Centre is a museum, an industrial heritage discovery centre and a Site of Special Scientific Interest at Wirksworth, in Derbyshire, England. National Stone Centre is situated 3,400 feet south of Dene Quarry.
Cromford Mill
Museum
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Cromford Mill is the world's first water-powered cotton spinning mill, developed by Richard Arkwright in 1771 in Cromford, Derbyshire, England. The mill structure is classified as a Grade I listed building. Cromford Mill is situated 1 mile northeast of Dene Quarry.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Middleton-by-Wirksworth and Cromford.
Middleton-by-Wirksworth
Village
Photo: Stephen Henley, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Middleton or Middleton-by-Wirksworth is an upland village and civil parish lying approximately one mile NNW of Wirksworth, Derbyshire, England. Middleton was, in 1086, a berewick of the town and manor of Wirksworth.
Cromford
Photo: Traveler100, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Cromford is a village of approximately 1400 inhabitants in Derbyshire, in the wooded valley of the river Derwent, 17 miles north of Derby.
Bolehill
Locality
Photo: Alan Heardman, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bolehill is an area of Wirksworth, in the Derbyshire Dales district, in the county of Derbyshire, England. It is located in the north of the town and has connections to the lead mining.
Dene Quarry
- Type: Quarry
- Category: industry
- Location: Wirksworth, Derbyshire Dales District, Derbyshire, East Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.10276° or 53° 6′ 10″ northLongitude
-1.57419° or 1° 34′ 27″ westOperator
TarmacOpen location code
9C5W4C3G+48OpenStreetMap ID
way 31134932OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=quarry
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Highlights include Gang Mine and Steeple Arch Cemetery.
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