Stonesby Quarry
Stonesby Quarry is a nature reserve in Waltham on the Wolds and Thorpe Arnold, Melton District, England. Stonesby Quarry is situated nearby to the village Waltham on the Wolds, as well as near the hamlet Bescaby.Places of Interest
Highlights include Church of St Peter and Church of St Mary Magdelene.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Waltham on the Wolds and Sproxton.
Waltham on the Wolds
Village
Photo: Kev747, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Waltham on the Wolds is a village in the civil parish of Waltham on the Wolds and Thorpe Arnold, in the Melton borough of Leicestershire, England. It lies about 5 miles north-east of Melton Mowbray and 11 miles south-west of Grantham on the main A607 road.
Sproxton
Village
Photo: Kate Jewell, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Sproxton is a village and civil parish within the Borough of Melton in Leicestershire, England, close to the border with Lincolnshire. It has approximately 80 occupied dwellings and a population of 480, rising to 658 at the 2011 census.
Chadwell
Hamlet
Photo: Kev747, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Chadwell is a small village in the district of Melton, which is approximately 4 miles northeast of Melton Mowbray in Leicestershire, and is part of the civil parish of Scalford, which also includes the neighbouring hamlet of Wycomb.
Stonesby Quarry
- Type: Nature reserve
- Categories: quarry and recreation area
- Location: Waltham on the Wolds and Thorpe Arnold, Melton District, Leicestershire, East Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.818° or 52° 49′ 5″ northLongitude
-0.7961° or 0° 47′ 46″ westOperator
Leicestershire and Rutland Wildlife TrustOpen location code
9C4XR693+5HOpenStreetMap ID
way 961915010OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=quarryOpenStreetMap feature
leisure=nature_reserve
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Localities in the Area
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