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Wellrigg Quarries

Wellrigg Quarries is a quarry in , , . Wellrigg Quarries is situated nearby to , as well as near the heath .
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Balderhead Reservoir.

Reservoir
Photo: Hugh Mortimer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a in Baldersdale, , . It is one of a chain of three reservoirs on the , a tributary of the , which it joins at , about 5 miles to the east.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Grassholme and Thringarth.

Locality
is a village in , England. For centuries it lay within the historic county boundaries of the North Riding of Yorkshire, but, along with the rest of the former Startforth Rural District it was transferred to County Durham on 1 April 1974, under the provisions of the Local Government Act 1972.

Hamlet
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is a hamlet in , in the of England. It is traditionally located in the North Riding of Yorkshire but along with the rest of the former Startforth Rural District it was transferred to for administrative and ceremonial purposes on 1 April 1974, under the provisions of the Local Government Act 1972. is situated 2½ miles northeast of Wellrigg Quarries.

Locality
is an area of upland heath in west , England. It lies on the watershed between the to the north-east and the to the south and reaches a maximum height of 481 metres asl about 1 km north of the hamlet of . is situated 2½ miles north of Wellrigg Quarries.

Wellrigg Quarries

Latitude
54.57319° or 54° 34′ 24″ north
Longitude
-2.13836° or 2° 8′ 18″ west
Open location code
9C6VHVF6+7M
Open­Street­Map ID
way 84977001
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­quarry
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