Okus Quarry
Okus Quarry is a protected area in Swindon, England. Okus Quarry is situated nearby to Commonweal School, as well as near Royal Mead Park.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Commonweal School and Town Gardens.
Commonweal School
School
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The Commonweal School is a secondary school and sixth form in the Old Town area of Swindon, Wiltshire, England. Commonweal School is situated 530 feet south of Okus Quarry.
Town Gardens
Park
The Town Gardens is a public park and gardens in Old Town, Swindon, England. The park and several of its structures are Grade II listed. The park is owned by Swindon Borough Council. Town Gardens is situated 1,800 feet east of Okus Quarry.
Museum of the Great Western Railway
Museum
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STEAM – Museum of the Great Western Railway, also known as Swindon Steam Railway Museum, is housed in part of the former railway works in Swindon, England – Wiltshire's 'railway town'. The 6,500-square-metre museum opened in 2000. Museum of the Great Western Railway is situated 1 mile north of Okus Quarry.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Okus and Swindon.
Okus
Suburb
Photo: Brian Robert Marshall, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Okus is a suburb of Swindon, Wiltshire, United Kingdom. It is south of the town centre and is home to the Commonweal School, a secondary school with academy status.
Swindon
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Swindon is a large town in Wiltshire, south west England, that is known for its railway-town heritage and links with the British railway system in which it played a central part during the 19th and 20th centuries.
Wichelstowe
Suburb
Wichelstowe is a residential development and urban extension on the southern edge of the town of Swindon in South West England, constructed from late 2006.
Okus Quarry
- Type: Protected area
- Location: Swindon, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
51.55132° or 51° 33′ 5″ northLongitude
-1.78939° or 1° 47′ 22″ westInception
1951Open location code
9C3WH626+G6OpenStreetMap ID
way 994927929
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Royal Mead Park and Royal Mead Play Park.
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