Ashey Chalk Pit
Ashey Chalk Pit is a quarry in Havenstreet and Ashey, Isle of Wight, England. Ashey Chalk Pit is situated nearby to the monument Ashey Down Sea Mark, as well as near the nature reserve HIWWT Knighton Down.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Eaglehead and Bloodstone Copses and Ashey railway station.
Eaglehead and Bloodstone Copses
Nature reserve
Eaglehead and Bloodstone Copses is a 10.3-hectare Site of Special Scientific Interest which is south of Ashey on the Isle of Wight. The site was notified in 1987 for its biological value.
Ashey railway station
Railway station
Photo: Ron Strutt, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ashey railway station is a station serving the village of Ashey on the Isle of Wight in England. It was on the line which ran from Ryde to Newport. It had a passing loop when built but this was taken out of use when a loop was provided at Havenstreet instead. Ashey railway station is situated 3,400 feet north of Ashey Chalk Pit.
Isle of Wight Steam Railway
Museum
Photo: Stephen Dawson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Isle of Wight Steam Railway is a heritage railway on the Isle of Wight. The railway passes through 5+1⁄2 miles of countryside from Smallbrook Junction to Wootton station, passing through the small village of Havenstreet, where the line has a station, headquarters and a depot. Isle of Wight Steam Railway is situated 1½ miles northwest of Ashey Chalk Pit.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Knighton and Ashey.
Knighton
Hamlet
Photo: Mypix, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Knighton is a largely deserted hamlet near Newchurch on the Isle of Wight, about 2 miles NW of Sandown. The name should be pronounced as Kay-nighton to avoid confusion with the larger village of Niton, near Ventnor.
Ashey
Hamlet
Ashey is a hamlet and former civil parish, now in the parish of Havenstreet and Ashey, on the outskirts of Ryde, on the Isle of Wight, England. In 1931 the parish had a population of 1499.
Alverstone
Village
Photo: Mypix, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Alverstone is a village 2 miles from the east coast of the Isle of Wight, near Sandown. The name Alverstone is most likely of Saxon origin meaning "Alfred's Farm".
Ashey Chalk Pit
- Type: Quarry
- Category: industry
- Location: Havenstreet and Ashey, Isle of Wight, South East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.68767° or 50° 41′ 16″ northLongitude
-1.18765° or 1° 11′ 16″ westOpen location code
9C2WMRQ6+3WOpenStreetMap ID
way 380219897OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=quarry
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Highlights include Ashey Down Sea Mark and HIWWT Knighton Down.
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