Quarries · West Midlands
Enderby Warren Quarry
Enderby Warren Quarry — diorite quarry in the UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 45 min–1.5 h
- Nearest railway station
- Narborough · 2.6 km
About
Enderby Warren Quarry is a quarry in the United Kingdom. Wikidata describes it as: "diorite quarry in the UK". Coordinates: 52.5950°, -1.2040°.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Enderby Warren Quarry SSSI
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Enderby Warren Quarry is a 1.7-hectare (4.2-acre) geological Site of Special Scientific Interest north of Enderby in Leicestershire. It is a Geological Conservation Review site. This former quarry is described by Natural England as nationally important as it is the only one in Britain where it can be shown that palygorskite clay soil has been formed by the action of groundwater on Triassic and pre-Triassic sediments. The site is private land with no public access.
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- Coordinates
- 52.5950, -1.2040
- County
- Leicestershire
- District
- Blaby
- Parish
- Enderby
- Postcode
- LE19 4DB
- Parliamentary constituency
- South Leicestershire
- Nearest railway station
- Narborough — 2.6 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q42311142 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Enderby Warren Quarry (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Enderby Warren Quarry.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Enderby Warren Quarry?
- Enderby Warren Quarry is in Leicestershire, the West Midlands, United Kingdom (postcode LE19 4DB), in the parish of Enderby.
- Is Enderby Warren Quarry a protected site?
- Yes — Enderby Warren Quarry is part of the Enderby Warren Quarry SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- How do I get to Enderby Warren Quarry?
- The nearest railway station is Narborough, about 2.6 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode LE19 4DB.