Esk Quarry
Esk Quarry is a quarry in Hayton, Cumberland, England. Esk Quarry is situated nearby to the forest Whitefaugh Moss, as well as near Tarnclose Plantation.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Church of St Mary Magdalen, Hayton and Gelt Bridge.
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 1½ miles north of Esk Quarry.
Gelt Bridge
Bridge
Photo: Oliver Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Gelt Bridge or Gelt Viaduct is a skew arch railway viaduct in the parish of Hayton, east of Carlisle in Cumbria, north west England. Built from 1832, it is one of the earliest and largest skew bridges in Britain. It is a Grade II* listed building. Gelt Bridge is situated 1½ miles northeast of Esk Quarry.
Church of St Mary
Church
Photo: Andrew Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Church of St Mary is situated 2 miles south of Esk Quarry.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Faugh and Fenton.
Faugh
Hamlet
Photo: Oliver Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Faugh is a small village situated to the East of the city of Carlisle and within 15 minutes of the Scottish Border. The village has always been English however the land of Cumberland was once Scottish with The String of Horses Inn pre-dating the Jacobites rising.
Fenton
Hamlet
Photo: Oliver Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Fenton is a small village in the Cumberland district, in the English county of Cumbria. It is near the small town of Brampton.
How
Village
Photo: Alexander P Kapp, CC BY-SA 2.0.
How is a hamlet in the English county of Cumbria. How is located eight miles due east of the city of Carlisle, to the south of Hayton. There are many hotels in Cumbria with How in the name.
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
54.88972° or 54° 53′ 23″ northLongitude
-2.76° or 2° 45′ 36″ westOpen location code
9C6VV6QQ+VXOpenStreetMap ID
way 335042402OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=quarry
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Whitefaugh Moss and Esk Quarry.
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