Esk Quarry

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

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: 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: 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.

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″ north

Longitude

-2.76° or 2° 45′ 36″ west

Open location code

9C6VV6QQ+VX

OpenStreetMap ID

way 335042402

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=quarry

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Whitefaugh Moss and Esk Quarry.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Faugh WwTW and String of Horses Inn.

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