Blencowe Limestone Quarry and Blockworks
Blencowe Limestone Quarry and Blockworks is a quarry in Dacre, Westmorland and Furness, England. Blencowe Limestone Quarry and Blockworks is situated nearby to the motorhome stopover Ullswater Heights, as well as near Tymparon Hall.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Greystoke Castle and Church of St Andrew, Greystoke.
Greystoke Castle
Castle
Photo: Simon Ledingham, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Greystoke Castle is in the village of Greystoke 8 kilometres west of Penrith in the county of Cumbria in northern England. It is owned by the Howard family and is a private residence including a castle and family estate with no public access. Greystoke Castle is situated 2 miles west of Blencowe Limestone Quarry and Blockworks.
Church of St Andrew, Greystoke
Church
Photo: The Carlisle Kid, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Church of St Andrew, Greystoke is situated 1¼ miles west of Blencowe Limestone Quarry and Blockworks.
Church of St John
Church
Photo: Alexander P Kapp, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Church of St John is situated 1¼ miles northeast of Blencowe Limestone Quarry and Blockworks.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Newbiggin and Blencow.
Newbiggin
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Newbiggin is a small village in Cumbria, North West England. It is in the Dacre civil parish about 3 mi west of Penrith. It lies at 750 ft sheltered from the prevailing south-westerly wind by Flusco Pike, 150 ft higher.
Blencow
Village
Photo: Ulrich Hartmann, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Blencow or Blencowe is a small village near Penrith, Cumbria, England. It is divided by the River Petteril into Great Blencow to the south and Little Blencow to the north.
Greystoke
Village
Photo: Andrew Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Greystoke is a village and civil parish on the edge of the Lake District National Park in Cumbria, England, about 4 miles west of Penrith. At the 2001 census the parish had a population of 642, increasing marginally to 654 at the 2011 Census.
Blencowe Limestone Quarry and Blockworks
- Type: Quarry
- Category: industry
- Location: Dacre, Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.66354° or 54° 39′ 49″ northLongitude
-2.83259° or 2° 49′ 57″ westOperator
Hanson plcOpen location code
9C6VM578+CXOpenStreetMap ID
way 327942069OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=quarry
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