Esk Quarry

Esk Quarry is a quarry in Hayton, Cumberland, England. Esk Quarry is situated near the hamlet Faugh, as well as near the forest Tarnclose Plantation.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: River Eden and Church of St Mary.

River Eden

River

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 3.0.

The River Eden is a river that flows through Cumbria, England. It rises on Black Fell Moss, near the village of Outhgill, and runs in a generally north-westerly direction through the Vale of Eden and Solway Plain before reaching the sea at the Solway Firth. River Eden is situated 2½ miles west of Esk Quarry.

Church of St Mary

Church

Photo: Andrew Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Church of St Mary is situated 1½ miles south of Esk Quarry.

Church of St Mary Magdalen, Hayton

Church

Photo: Rose and Trev Clough, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Church of St Mary Magdalen, Hayton is situated 2 miles north of Esk Quarry.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Faugh and Fenton.

Faugh

Hamlet

Photo: Luke Shaw, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Faugh is a hamlet in the civil parish of Hayton, in the Cumberland district, in the ceremonial county of Cumbria, England. Until 1974 it was in Cumberland.

Fenton

Hamlet

Photo: Oliver Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Fenton is a village in the civil parish of Hayton, in the Cumberland district, in the ceremonial county of Cumbria. It is near the small town of Brampton.

Heads Nook

Village

Photo: Oliver Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Heads Nook is a village in the civil parishes of Hayton and Wetheral, in the Cumberland district, in the ceremonial county of Cumbria, England. Until 1967, it was served by Heads Nook railway station.

Esk Quarry

Type: Quarry
Address: Faugh, CA8 9EG
Category: industry
Location: Hayton, Cumberland, Cumbria, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

54.88556° or 54° 53′ 8″ north

Longitude

-2.76422° or 2° 45′ 51″ west

Open location code

9C6VV6PP+68

OpenStreetMap ID

way 335042401

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=quarry

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Esk Quarry and Whitefaugh Moss.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Crossroads and String of Horses Inn.

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