Peel Place Quarry
Peel Place Quarry is a quarry in Gosforth, Cumberland, England. Peel Place Quarry is situated nearby to Hallsenna Moor National Nature Reserve, as well as near the forest Stubshead Wood.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Gosforth Cross and Drigg railway station.
Gosforth Cross
Archaeological site
Photo: English Lakes, Public domain.
The Gosforth Cross is a large stone monument in St Mary's churchyard at Gosforth in the English county of Cumbria, dating to the first half of the 10th century AD. Gosforth Cross is situated 1½ miles north of Peel Place Quarry.
Drigg railway station
Railway station
Photo: William Barker, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Drigg is a railway station on the Cumbrian Coast Line, which runs between Carlisle and Barrow-in-Furness. The station, situated 31 miles north-west of Barrow-in-Furness, serves the villages of Drigg and Holmrook in Cumbria. Drigg railway station is situated 1½ miles south of Peel Place Quarry.
St Peter
Church
Photo: Alex.brad, CC BY-SA 4.0.
St Peter, Drigg is in Drigg, Cumbria, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Calder, and the diocese of Carlisle. Its benefice is Black Combe, Drigg, Eskdale, Irton, Muncaster and Waberthwaite. The church is not a listed building. St Peter is situated 1¼ miles south of Peel Place Quarry.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Holmrook and Drigg.
Holmrook
Village
Photo: P stephenson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Holmrook is a linear village in the English county of Cumbria. It lies along the A595 road on the west banks of the River Irt. The B5344 road connects it to Drigg, with its railway station less than two miles to the west.
Drigg
Village
Photo: Nigel Monckton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Drigg is a village on the coast of the Irish Sea in the Cumberland district of the county of Cumbria, England. It borders the Lake District National Park. Next to the village is the site of the UK's low-level radioactive waste storage facility.
Seascale
Photo: Martinvl, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Seascale is a village and civil parish on the Irish Sea coast of Cumbria, England, historically within Cumberland. The parish had a population of 1,754 in 2011, barely decreasing by 0.4% in 2021.
Peel Place Quarry
- Type: Quarry
- Category: industry
- Location: Gosforth, Cumberland, Cumbria, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.3972° or 54° 23′ 50″ northLongitude
-3.43718° or 3° 26′ 14″ westOperator
Tendley Quarries LimitedOpen location code
9C6R9HW7+V4OpenStreetMap ID
way 340261110OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=quarry
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Highlights include Hallsenna Moor National Nature Reserve and Stubshead Wood.
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