Borras Quarry
Borras Quarry is a quarry in Acton, Wrexham, Wales. Borras Quarry is situated nearby to the golf course Wrexham Golf Club, as well as near the hamlet Llan-y-pwll.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include The Flash and Pant-yr-Ochain.
The Flash
Lake
Photo: Bob Shires, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Flash or Gresford Flash is a lake located near Borras and Gresford, in Wrexham County Borough, Wales. The Flash is an artificial lake which is commonly used for sailing and other recreational pursuits.
Pant-yr-Ochain
Pub
Photo: Ruth Sharville, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Pant-yr-Ochain is a historic country house and public house, near Gresford, Wrexham, in North Wales. The Grade II listed building is located in hilly terrain north-east of Wrexham, next to a series of shallow lakes, which also takes its name. Pant-yr-Ochain is situated 1¼ miles northwest of Borras Quarry.
The Gate Hangs High
Pub
Photo: John Haynes, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Gate Hangs High is a pub, which is situated 1¼ miles southwest of Borras Quarry.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Borras and Llan-y-pwll.
Borras
Hamlet
Photo: John Haynes, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Borras is a hamlet in Wrexham County Borough, Wales to the north-east of the city of Wrexham. It is part of the community of Holt. The nearby residential area of Borras Park is named after Borras; and is colloquially shortened to just "Borras", but is part of the community of Acton, in the city of Wrexham.
Borras Park
Suburb
Borras Park is a suburb and electoral ward in the community of Acton, Wrexham, Wrexham County Borough, Wales. The name is derived from the nearby hamlet of Borras.
Borras Quarry
- Type: Quarry
- Category: industry
- Location: Acton, Wrexham, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.06698° or 53° 4′ 1″ northLongitude
-2.95144° or 2° 57′ 5″ westOpen location code
9C5V328X+QCOpenStreetMap ID
way 576246723OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=quarry
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In Other Languages
“Borras Quarry” goes by many names.
- Welsh: “Chwarel Borras”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Wrexham Golf Club and Borras Park Community Primary School.
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