Rivington Moor Quarry (disused)

Rivington Moor Quarry (disused) is a quarry in North Turton, Blackburn with Darwen, England. Rivington Moor Quarry (disused) is situated nearby to the ruins Higher House, as well as near the peak Noon Hill.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Noon Hill and Winter Hill.

Noon Hill

Peak

Noon Hill is a hill on the border of the boroughs of Chorley, Blackburn with Darwen and Bolton, in North West England. It is located on Rivington Moor, Chorley and is 380 metres high.

Winter Hill

Peak

Photo: Paypwip, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Winter Hill is a hill on which the three boroughs of Chorley, Blackburn with Darwen and Bolton meet in North West England. It is located on Rivington Moor, Chorley, and is 1,496 feet high.

Rivington Pike

Scenic viewpoint

Photo: Baresi franco, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Rivington Pike is a hill on Winter Hill, part of the West Pennine Moors at Rivington in Lancashire, England. The nearest towns are Adlington and Horwich. Rivington Pike is situated 1 mile south of Rivington Moor Quarry (disused).

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Belmont and Horwich.

Belmont

Village

Photo: Gary Rogers, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Belmont is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of North Turton, in the unitary authority area of Blackburn with Darwen, in the ceremonial county of Lancashire, England. It is close to Darwen and has around 500 inhabitants. Belmont is situated 1½ miles east of Rivington Moor Quarry (disused).

Horwich

Town

Photo: Nicholasjf21, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Bolton is a large town in Greater Manchester in northwest England, 17 miles north of Manchester city centre, with an industrial heritage of canals, coal, cotton and railways. Horwich is situated 2½ miles south of Rivington Moor Quarry (disused).

Adlington

Village

Photo: Rob500, CC BY 3.0.

Adlington is a village and civil parish in the Borough of Chorley in Lancashire, England, near the West Pennine Moors. It is 3 miles south of Chorley. It became a separate parish in 1842 then grew into a township around the textile and coal mining industries until these closed in the 1960s. Adlington is situated 3 miles southwest of Rivington Moor Quarry (disused).

Rivington Moor Quarry (disused)

Type: Quarry
Category: industry
Location: North Turton, Blackburn with Darwen, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

53.63474° or 53° 38′ 5″ north

Longitude

-2.53639° or 2° 32′ 11″ west

Open location code

9C5VJFM7+VC

OpenStreetMap ID

way 810036023

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=quarry

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