Low Harperley Quarry
Low Harperley Quarry is a quarry in Wolsingham, County Durham, England. Low Harperley Quarry is situated nearby to the forest West Lodge Wood, as well as near Black Bank Plantation.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Harperley POW Camp 93 and Bradley Hall fortified house and underground passages, moated site, pillow mound and fishponds.
Harperley POW Camp 93
Photo: Rolyat29, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Harperley POW Camp 93 is a surviving purpose-built World War II Prisoner of War camp built to accommodate up to 1,400 inmates at Fir Tree near Crook, County Durham in the northeast of England. Harperley POW Camp 93 is situated 3,900 feet northeast of Low Harperley Quarry.
Bradley Hall fortified house and underground passages, moated site, pillow mound and fishponds
Ruins
Photo: Les Hull, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bradley Hall fortified house and underground passages, moated site, pillow mound and fishponds is a ruins, which is situated 1 mile northwest of Low Harperley Quarry.
Church of St Bartholomew
Church
Photo: Ian Porter, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Church of St Bartholomew is situated 1½ miles north of Low Harperley Quarry.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Thornley and Fir Tree.
Thornley
Hamlet
Photo: Vivienne Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Thornley is a village in Weardale, County Durham, England, about 1 mile south of Tow Law. In 2001 it had a population of 184.
Fir Tree
Village
Photo: Oliver Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Fir Tree is a village in County Durham, in England. It is west of Crook, near the River Wear. Fir Tree has a petrol station and two pubs: The Duke of York and The Fir Tree Country Hotel.
Bedburn
Locality
Photo: David Hawgood, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bedburn is a village in County Durham, in England. It is in the civil parish of South Bedburn, near Hamsterley, and Hamsterley Forest. The Bedburn Beck a tributary of the River Wear, flows past the village. Bedburn is situated 2 miles southwest of Low Harperley Quarry.
Low Harperley Quarry
- Type: Quarry
- Category: industry
- Location: Wolsingham, County Durham, North East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.7092° or 54° 42′ 33″ northLongitude
-1.82049° or 1° 49′ 14″ westOperator
Breedon GroupOpen location code
9C6WP55H+MROpenStreetMap ID
way 903956638OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=quarry
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include West Lodge Wood and Black Bank Plantation.
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