Old Meldon Quarry
Old Meldon Quarry is a cliff in Okehampton Hamlets, West Devon District, England. Old Meldon Quarry is situated nearby to the bridge Meldon Viaduct, as well as near the community center Meldon Village Hall.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Meldon Viaduct and Meldon Viaduct railway station.
Meldon Viaduct
Bridge
Photo: Tina Cordon, CC BY 3.0.
Meldon Viaduct is a disused railway viaduct crossing the West Okement River at Meldon, 2+1⁄2 miles south-west of Okehampton, on the edge of Dartmoor in Devon, South West England. Meldon Viaduct is situated 1,500 feet north of Old Meldon Quarry.
Meldon Viaduct railway station
Station
Photo: Andrew Hackney, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Meldon Viaduct railway station was a railway station at Meldon in Devon. It was renamed in 2015 from Meldon Quarry railway station. Meldon Viaduct railway station is situated 2,100 feet north of Old Meldon Quarry.
Meldon Quarry
Quarry
Photo: Andrew Hackney, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Meldon Quarry is a granite quarry in Devon, England. It is at the northern edge of Dartmoor, about 2 miles SW of Okehampton. It was developed from 1897 to supply track ballast and other stone products for the London and South Western Railway and later for British Rail. Meldon Quarry is situated 2,700 feet northeast of Old Meldon Quarry.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Meldon and Rowtor Target Railway.
Meldon
Hamlet
Photo: Seglea, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Meldon is a hamlet in West Devon, on the edge of Dartmoor in Devon, England. It is 4 km south-west of Okehampton. Its main features are the Meldon Quarry and Meldon Reservoir and the nearby Meldon Viaduct.
Rowtor Target Railway
Locality
Photo: Richard Knights, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Rowtor Target Railway was a military narrow gauge target railway south of Okehampton in Dartmoor, England, with a gauge of 24 inches. Rowtor Target Railway is situated 2 miles east of Old Meldon Quarry.
Sourton
Village
Photo: Derek Harper, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Sourton is a small village and civil parish in West Devon, England. It lies about 4 miles south-west of Okehampton. It is at the north-western extremity of Dartmoor, a National Park of England and Wales, and lies along the A386 road. Sourton is situated 2 miles southwest of Old Meldon Quarry.
Old Meldon Quarry
- Type: Cliff
- Categories: quarry and landform
- Location: Okehampton Hamlets, West Devon District, Devon, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.70926° or 50° 42′ 33″ northLongitude
-4.03223° or 4° 1′ 56″ westOpen location code
9C2QPX59+P4OpenStreetMap ID
way 51700574OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=quarryOpenStreetMap feature
natural=cliff
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