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Radford Quarry

Radford Quarry is a nature reserve in , . Access is restricted and requires permission. Radford Quarry is situated nearby to the suburb , as well as near .
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Places of Interest

Highlights include National Marine Aquarium and Sutton Harbour.

Public aquarium
Photo: Markles55, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The , which opened in May 1998, is situated in in . It is the largest aquarium in the UK and houses over 5,000 animals.

Marina
Photo: Partonez, CC BY-SA 4.0.
, formerly known as Sutton Pool, is the original port of in , . It is still a busy fishing port and marina and is bounded on one side by the historic Barbican district.

Lighthouse
Photo: Herbythyme, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Smeaton's Tower is a redundant lighthouse, now a memorial to civil engineer John Smeaton, designer of the third and most notable . A major step forward in lighthouse design, Smeaton's structure was in use from 1759 to 1877, until erosion of the ledge it was built upon forced new construction.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Plymstock and Plympton.

Suburb
Photo: Tony Atkin, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a commuter suburb of and former civil parish in the English county of .

Town
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is a suburb of the city of in , England. It is in origin an ancient stannary town. It was an important trading centre for locally mined tin, and a seaport before the silted up and trade moved down river to Plymouth and was the seat of Priory the most significant local landholder for many centuries.

Suburb
Photo: Derek Harper, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is an historic manor formerly in the parish of , Devon, England. Today it has been absorbed by the city of to become a large, mostly post-World War II, eastern suburb of the city.

Radford Quarry

Latitude
50.3586° or 50° 21′ 31″ north
Longitude
-4.1035° or 4° 6′ 13″ west
Open location code
9C2Q9V5W+CH
Open­Street­Map ID
way 946893636
Open­Street­Map feature
leisure=­nature_reserve
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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Radford Bridge And Castle and Radford Park.

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