Swinden Quarry

Swinden Quarry is 0.6 miles north of the village of Cracoe, and 1.9 miles south-west of Grassington in North Yorkshire, England. It is owned by LaFarge Tarmac.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Cracoe House and Cracoe and Rylstone Voluntary Controlled Church of England Primary School.

Cracoe House

Building

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Cracoe House is a building, which is situated 3,700 feet south of Swinden Quarry.

Cracoe and Rylstone Voluntary Controlled Church of England Primary School

School

Photo: Humphrey Bolton, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Cracoe and Rylstone Voluntary Controlled Church of England Primary School is situated 1 mile south of Swinden Quarry.

St Margaret Clitherow’s Church, Threshfield

Church

Photo: Peter McDermott, CC BY-SA 2.0.

St Margaret Clitherow's Church is a Catholic church in Threshfield, a village in North Yorkshire, in England. In the 1960s, the Catholic population around Grassington grew, and it was decided to construct a church in the neighbouring village of Threshfield. St Margaret Clitherow’s Church, Threshfield is situated 1½ miles northeast of Swinden Quarry.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Cracoe and Threshfield.

Cracoe

Village

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Cracoe is a small village and civil parish in the county of North Yorkshire, England. It is situated near to Rylstone and about 6 miles south-west of Grassington.

Threshfield

Village

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Threshfield is a village and civil parish in the county of North Yorkshire, England. A population of 968 was recorded at the 2011 census. It borders Grassington, Linton Falls, and Skirethorns.

Rylstone

Village

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Rylstone is a village and civil parish in the county of North Yorkshire, England. It is situated very near to Cracoe and about 6 miles south west of Grassington. Rylstone is situated 2 miles south of Swinden Quarry.

Swinden Quarry

Type: Quarry
Description: limestone quarry in North Yorkshire, England
Category: industry
Location: Cracoe, Craven District, North Yorkshire, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

54.04863° or 54° 2′ 55″ north

Longitude

-2.03318° or 2° 1′ 59″ west

Operator

Tarmac

Open location code

9C6V2XX8+FP

OpenStreetMap ID

way 475294227

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=quarry

Wikidata ID

Q7658399

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