Ponsonby Quarry
Ponsonby Quarry is a quarry in Ponsonby, Cumberland, England. Ponsonby Quarry is situated nearby to the forest Waste Wood, as well as near the lake Ponsonby Tarn.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Gosforth Cross and Calder Abbey.
Gosforth Cross
Archaeological site
Photo: English Lakes, Public domain.
The Gosforth Cross is a large stone monument in St Mary's churchyard at Gosforth in the English county of Cumbria, dating to the first half of the 10th century AD. Gosforth Cross is situated 1¼ miles south of Ponsonby Quarry.
Calder Abbey
Ruins
Photo: JohnArmagh, Public domain.
Calder Abbey in Cumbria was a Savigniac monastery founded in 1134 by Ranulph de Gernon, 2nd Earl of Chester, and moved to this site following a refoundation in 1142. It became Cistercian in 1148. It is near the village of Calderbridge. Calder Abbey is situated 1 mile northwest of Ponsonby Quarry.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Calder Bridge and Blackbeck.
Calder Bridge
Village
Photo: Humphrey Bolton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Calder Bridge is a small village in Cumbria in England. It is located between the hamlets of Gosforth and Beckermet and lies on the River Calder. It is around 1 mile northeast from the Sellafield nuclear plant—Calder Hall Nuclear Power Station was the world's first major nuclear power station when it opened in 1956. Calder Bridge is situated 1½ miles west of Ponsonby Quarry.
Blackbeck
Hamlet
Photo: Nigel Monckton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Blackbeck is a small village in Cumbria, England. It is northeast of Beckermet and Sellafield, along the A595 road. It contains properties such as the Blackbeck Inn, Blackbeck Farm and Brow House. Blackbeck is situated 2½ miles west of Ponsonby Quarry.
Haile
Village
Photo: Nigel Monckton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Haile is a small village and civil parish in Cumberland district, in the county of Cumbria, England. It had a population of 617 at the 2011 census. Nearby settlements include the town of Egremont and the villages of Thornhill and Beckermet. Haile is situated 2½ miles northwest of Ponsonby Quarry.
Ponsonby Quarry
- Type: Quarry
- Category: industry
- Location: Ponsonby, Cumberland, Cumbria, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.43665° or 54° 26′ 12″ northLongitude
-3.44314° or 3° 26′ 35″ westOpen location code
9C6RCHP4+MPOpenStreetMap ID
way 781280184OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=quarry
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