Forcett Quarry
Forcett Quarry is a quarry in East Layton, Richmondshire District, England. Forcett Quarry is situated nearby to East Layton Quarry, as well as near the forest Garden Wood.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Christ Church and Stanwick Iron Age Fortifications.
Christ Church
Church
Photo: Andy Waddington, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Christ Church is an Anglican church in East Layton, a village in North Yorkshire, in England. A chapel in East Layton was first recorded in 1619. The current building was constructed in 1895, commissioned by Mrs Maynard Proud, and is still owned by her family trust. Christ Church is situated 1 mile south of Forcett Quarry.
Stanwick Iron Age Fortifications
Archaeological site
Photo: Lizzyp, Public domain.
The Stanwick Iron Age Fortifications, a huge Iron Age hill fort, sometimes but not always considered an oppidum, comprising over 9 kilometres of ditches and ramparts enclosing approximately 300 hectares of land, are situated in Richmondshire, North Yorkshire, England. Stanwick Iron Age Fortifications is situated 1½ miles east of Forcett Quarry.
St John the Baptist’s Church, Stanwick
Church
Photo: Hugh Mortimer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St John the Baptist's Church is a redundant Anglican church in the village of Stanwick St John, North Yorkshire, England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building, and is under the care of the Churches Conservation Trust. St John the Baptist’s Church, Stanwick is situated 1½ miles east of Forcett Quarry.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hutton Magna and Aldbrough St John.
Hutton Magna
Hamlet
Photo: Oliver Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Hutton Magna is a village and civil parish in County Durham, England. Situated 7.6 miles southeast of Barnard Castle. Lying within the historic boundaries of the North Riding of Yorkshire, the village along with the rest of the former Startforth Rural District has been administered by County Durham since 1 April 1974, under the provisions of the Local Government Act 1972. Hutton Magna is situated 2 miles west of Forcett Quarry.
Aldbrough St John
Village
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Aldbrough St John is a village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England. The parish has a population of 325, increasing to 392 at the 2011 Census. From 1974 to 2023 it was part of the district of Richmondshire, it is now administered by the unitary North Yorkshire Council. Aldbrough St John is situated 2½ miles east of Forcett Quarry.
Ovington
Hamlet
Photo: Oliver Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ovington is a village and civil parish in County Durham, England. Situated 8 miles east of Barnard Castle. Lying within the historic boundaries of the North Riding of Yorkshire, the village along with the rest of the former Startforth Rural District has been administered with County Durham since 1 April 1974, under the provisions of the Local Government Act 1972. Ovington is situated 3 miles northwest of Forcett Quarry.
Forcett Quarry
- Type: Quarry
- Category: industry
- Location: East Layton, Richmondshire District, North Yorkshire, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.49565° or 54° 29′ 44″ northLongitude
-1.75373° or 1° 45′ 13″ westOpen location code
9C6WF6WW+7GOpenStreetMap ID
way 37247745OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=quarry
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