old sandstone quarry
old sandstone quarry is a quarry in Embsay with Eastby, Craven District, England. old sandstone quarry is situated nearby to old quarry, as well as near the archaeological site Whitfield Sike Mill.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Embsay Reservoir and Embsay railway station.
Embsay Reservoir
Reservoir
Photo: Neil T, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Embsay Reservoir is located above the village of Embsay, near Skipton in the Yorkshire Dales in North Yorkshire, England. It is owned by Yorkshire Water, and supplies water to the north and west of Skipton, feeding 25,000 homes. It has a dam height of 24 m.
Embsay railway station
Railway station
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Embsay railway station is a railway station on the Embsay and Bolton Abbey Steam Railway. It serves the small village of Embsay in North Yorkshire, England. The station is a terminus on the railway and was re-opened in 1981. Embsay railway station is situated 1½ miles southeast of old sandstone quarry.
St Mary’s Church, Embsay with Eastby
Church
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St Mary's Church is an Anglican church in Embsay with Eastby, a parish in North Yorkshire, in England. Embsay Priory was founded in 1120. After the Dissolution of the Monasteries, a chapel was maintained for worship for many years, but eventually closed. St Mary’s Church, Embsay with Eastby is situated 1¼ miles southeast of old sandstone quarry.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Embsay and Skipton.
Embsay
Village
Photo: John Winterbottom, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Embsay is a village in the county of North Yorkshire, England. It is paired with the neighbouring hamlet of Eastby to form the civil parish of Embsay with Eastby.
Skipton
Skipton is a market town in North Yorkshire, with a population of 15,000 in 2021. It has a sturdy castle and scenic canal; it's within a short travel time of the Leeds-Bradford conurbation and is on the southern edge of the Yorkshire Dales, so it's a popular day-trip destination.
Flasby
Hamlet
Photo: Chris Heaton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Flasby is a hamlet in the Yorkshire Dales in North Yorkshire, England. It is one of the two settlements, with Winterburn, in the civil parish of Flasby with Winterburn. Flasby is situated 3 miles west of old sandstone quarry.
old sandstone quarry
- Type: Quarry
- Categories: historic site and industry
- Location: Embsay with Eastby, Craven District, North Yorkshire, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.99136° or 53° 59′ 29″ northLongitude
-2.01221° or 2° 0′ 44″ westOpen location code
9C5VXXRQ+G4OpenStreetMap ID
way 702213405OpenStreetMap feature
historic=quarryOpenStreetMap feature
landuse=quarry
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