old quarry

old quarry is a quarry in Thornthwaite, Harrogate District, England. old quarry is situated near old sandstone quarry, as well as near the peak Little Hanging Ridge.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Thruscross Reservoir and RAF Menwith Hill.

Thruscross Reservoir

Reservoir

Photo: TJBlackwell, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Thruscross Reservoir is the northernmost of four reservoirs in the Washburn Valley, lying north of Otley and west of Harrogate in North Yorkshire, England, near the hamlet of Thruscross.

RAF Menwith Hill

Military installation

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 3.0.

Royal Air Force Menwith Hill is a Royal Air Force station near Harrogate, North Yorkshire, England, which provides communications and intelligence support services to the United Kingdom and the United States. RAF Menwith Hill is situated 2½ miles east of old quarry.

Fewston Reservoir

Reservoir

Fewston Reservoir is located in the Washburn valley north of Otley and west of Harrogate in Yorkshire, England. It was built in 1879. The capacity is about 3.5 million cubic metres. Fewston Reservoir is situated 2½ miles south of old quarry.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Padside Green and Thruscross.

Padside Green

Hamlet

Photo: Malcolm Street, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Padside Green is a hamlet.

Thruscross

Hamlet

Photo: Ian S, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Thruscross is a small settlement and civil parish in the county of North Yorkshire, England. It lies in the Washburn Valley, 11 miles west of Harrogate.

Blubberhouses

Village

Photo: Technica Vita, CC BY 2.0.

Blubberhouses is a small village and civil parish in the Washburn Valley in North Yorkshire, England. The population as at the 2011 Census was less than 100, so details were included in the civil parish of Fewston. Blubberhouses is situated 1½ miles south of old quarry.

old quarry

Type: Quarry
Categories: historic site and industry
Location: Thornthwaite, Harrogate District, North Yorkshire, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

54.01825° or 54° 1′ 6″ north

Longitude

-1.74324° or 1° 44′ 36″ west

Open location code

9C6W2794+8P

OpenStreetMap ID

way 737093153

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=quarry

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