Robin’s Wood Hill Quarry

Robin's Wood Hill Quarry is a 1.67-hectare geological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Gloucestershire, on Robinswood Hill, notified in 1966.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Robinswood Hill and St George Church.

Robinswood Hill

Peak

Photo: Christopher Clift, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Robinswood Hill is a hill and country park to the south of the city centre of Gloucester, close to the Stroud Road. It rises to 650 ft, and is owned and managed by Gloucester City Council's Countryside Unit.

St George Church

Church

Photo: Bordriiv, CC0.

St George Church is an Anglican church on Grange Road, Tuffley, Gloucestershire, England. Its worship style comprises common Anglican worship with seasonal variations. St George Church is situated 4,100 feet west of Robin’s Wood Hill Quarry.

St Margaret’s Church, Whaddon

Church

Photo: ChurchCrawler, CC BY-SA 2.0.

St Margaret's Church is a 13th-century Church of England church in the village of Whaddon, Gloucestershire, England. It has been a grade II* listed building since 10 January 1955. The church tower is a dominant feature within the surrounding flat area. St Margaret’s Church, Whaddon is situated 4,200 feet south of Robin’s Wood Hill Quarry.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Tuffley and Whaddon.

Tuffley

Suburb

Tuffley is a suburb in the city of Gloucester in Gloucestershire, England. The ward is unparished and situated near Robinswood Hill.

Whaddon

Village

Photo: ChurchCrawler, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Whaddon is a village.

Podsmead

Suburb

Photo: David Stowell, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Podsmead is a district of Gloucester approximately one mile from the historic city centre. The population of this Gloucester Ward was 2,994 at the 2011 Census. It is close to the hamlet of Hempsted. The Crypt School is in Podsmead, where it moved in 1943.

Robin’s Wood Hill Quarry

Type: Protected area
Description: Site of Special Scientific Interest in Gloucestershire
Location: Gloucester District, Gloucestershire, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

51.83263° or 51° 49′ 58″ north

Longitude

-2.2394° or 2° 14′ 22″ west

Open location code

9C3VRQM6+36

OpenStreetMap ID

way 925954150

Wikidata ID

Q7352203

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Notable Places Nearby

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