Kirkheaton Quarry

Kirkheaton Quarry is in Matfen, Northumberland, England. Kirkheaton Quarry is situated near Church of St Bartholomew, as well as near the lake Bavington Carr.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Church of St Bartholomew and Capheaton Hall.

Church of St Bartholomew

Church

Photo: P Glenwright, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Church of St Bartholomew is situated 890 feet south of Kirkheaton Quarry.

Capheaton Hall

Building

Photo: John Preston Neale, Public domain.

Capheaton Hall, near Wallington, Northumberland, is an English country house, the seat of the Swinburne Baronets and a childhood home of the poet Algernon Swinburne. Capheaton Hall is situated 2 miles northeast of Kirkheaton Quarry.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kirkheaton and Kirkharle.

Kirkheaton

Village

Photo: P Glenwright, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Kirkheaton is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Capheaton, in the county of Northumberland, England. The village lies about 10 miles north east of Hexham and about 5 miles west of Belsay. In 1951 the parish had a population of 70.

Kirkharle

Hamlet

Photo: Andrew Curtis, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Kirkharle is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Kirkwhelpington, in the county of Northumberland in Northern England located about 12 miles west of the town of Morpeth, just to the west of the crossroads of the A696 and B6342 roads. Kirkharle is situated 3 miles north of Kirkheaton Quarry.

Bavington Crags

Locality

Bavington Crags is a Site of Special Scientific Interest in north Northumberland, England. The site is an outcropping of the Whin Sill which gives rise to distinctive flora particular to the thin soil conditions on this bedrock. Bavington Crags is situated 3 miles northwest of Kirkheaton Quarry.

Kirkheaton Quarry

Type: Brownfield land
Category: industry
Location: Matfen, Northumberland, North East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

55.09234° or 55° 5′ 32″ north

Longitude

-1.97274° or 1° 58′ 22″ west

Open location code

9C7W32RG+WW

OpenStreetMap ID

way 742417576

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=brownfield

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Equestrian Track and Bavington Carr.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: West Farm and East Farm.

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