Buddon Wood Quarry
Buddon Wood Quarry is a quarry in Mountsorrel, Charnwood District, England. Buddon Wood Quarry is situated nearby to the forest Nunckley Hill Spinney, as well as near Cocklow Wood.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Swithland Viaduct and Church of St Peter.
Swithland Viaduct
Bridge
Photo: Duncan Harris, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Swithland Reservoir is a reservoir in the English county of Leicestershire. It is north-east of the village of Swithland from which it takes its name, north-west of Rothley and approximately 133 metres south-west of Mountsorrel Quarry. Swithland Viaduct is situated 3,500 feet southwest of Buddon Wood Quarry.
Church of St Peter
Church
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Church of St Peter is situated 1 mile east of Buddon Wood Quarry.
Christ Church
Church
Photo: Tim Glover, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Christ Church is situated 1 mile east of Buddon Wood Quarry.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Quorn and Woodhouse Eaves.
Quorn
Village
Photo: Mat Fascione, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Quorn is a village and civil parish in Leicestershire, England, near the university town of Loughborough. Its name was shortened from Quorndon in 1889, to avoid postal difficulties owing to its similarity to the name of another village, Quarndon, in neighbouring Derbyshire.
Woodhouse Eaves
Village
Woodhouse Eaves is a village in the Borough of Charnwood, Leicestershire, England. Nearby are the villages of Quorn, Swithland, and Newtown Linford. Breakback Road leads from the village to Nanpantan and Loughborough. Woodhouse Eaves is situated 2 miles west of Buddon Wood Quarry.
Woodthorpe
Village
Photo: Mat Fascione, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Woodthorpe is a hamlet just south of Loughborough and a former civil parish in the Charnwood district of Leicestershire, England. In 1931, the parish had a population of 53. Woodthorpe is situated 2 miles northwest of Buddon Wood Quarry.
Buddon Wood Quarry
- Type: Quarry
- Category: industry
- Location: Mountsorrel, Charnwood District, Leicestershire, East Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.72556° or 52° 43′ 32″ northLongitude
-1.16533° or 1° 9′ 55″ westOpen location code
9C4WPRGM+6VOpenStreetMap ID
way 85019737OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=quarry
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Nunckley Hill Spinney and Buddon Wood.
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