Wensley Quarry
Wensley Quarry is an active limestone quarry near to Preston-under-Scar, North Yorkshire, England. Products from the quarry include industrial carbonate, crushed rock aggregate, and agricultural lime.Photo: Gordon Hatton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include St Margaret’s Church, Preston-under-Scar and Redmire railway station.
St Margaret’s Church, Preston-under-Scar
Church
Photo: Roger Templeman, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Margaret's Church is a parish church in Preston-under-Scar, a village in North Yorkshire, in England. Preston-under-Scar was in the parish of Holy Trinity Church, Wensley. St Margaret’s Church, Preston-under-Scar is situated 3,500 feet southeast of Wensley Quarry.
Redmire railway station
Railway station
Photo: Carl Bendelow, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Redmire railway station is the current western terminus of the Wensleydale Railway, although it is not currently served by passenger services, and serves the village of Redmire in North Yorkshire, England. Redmire railway station is situated 1¼ miles west of Wensley Quarry.
St Mary’s Church
Church
Photo: Miss Steel, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Mary's Church, Redmire is a Grade II* listed parish church in the Church of England in Redmire, North Yorkshire. St Mary’s Church is situated 1¼ miles southwest of Wensley Quarry.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Redmire and Castle Bolton.
Redmire
Village
Photo: Jamesfcarter, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Redmire is a village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England. It is about 4 miles west of Leyburn in Wensleydale in the Yorkshire Dales. From 1974 to 2023 it was part of the district of Richmondshire, it is now administered by the unitary North Yorkshire Council.
Castle Bolton
Hamlet
Photo: Michael Dibb, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Castle Bolton is a village in North Yorkshire, England. It is in Wensleydale, one of the Yorkshire Dales. The village takes its name from Bolton Castle, which overlooks the west end of the village green. Castle Bolton is situated 2 miles west of Wensley Quarry.
Swinithwaite
Hamlet
Photo: Chris Heaton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Swinithwaite is a hamlet in the Yorkshire Dales, North Yorkshire, England. It lies on the A684 road, 2 miles east of Aysgarth. From 1974 to 2023 it was part of the district of Richmondshire, it is now administered by the unitary North Yorkshire Council. Swinithwaite is situated 2 miles southwest of Wensley Quarry.
Wensley Quarry
- Type: Quarry
- Description: limestone quarry in North Yorkshire, England
- Category: industry
- Location: Preston-under-Scar, Richmondshire District, North Yorkshire, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.32378° or 54° 19′ 26″ northLongitude
-1.9012° or 1° 54′ 4″ westOperator
TarmacOpen location code
9C6W83FX+GGOpenStreetMap ID
way 51347621OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=quarryWikidata ID
Q125101504
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