Quarries · South East England
Great Quarry, Swindon
Great Quarry, Swindon — Geological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Wiltshire, England.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 45 min–1.5 h
- Nearest railway station
- Swindon · 1.6 km
About
Great Quarry, Swindon is a quarry in the United Kingdom. Heritage designation: Site of Special Scientific Interest. Wikidata describes it as: "Geological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Wiltshire, England". Coordinates: 51.5511°, -1.7836°.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Great Quarry, Swindon SSSI
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Cotswolds
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: North Wessex Downs
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Great Quarry, Swindon (grid reference SU151836) is a 0.994 hectare geological Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) in Wiltshire, England, notified in 1951.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
- Coordinates
- 51.5511, -1.7836
- District
- Swindon
- Parish
- South Swindon
- Postcode
- SN1 4EL
- Parliamentary constituency
- Swindon South
- Nearest railway station
- Swindon — 1.6 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q5599815 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Great Quarry, Swindon (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Great Quarry, Swindon?
- Great Quarry, Swindon is in South-East England, United Kingdom (postcode SN1 4EL), in the parish of South Swindon.
- Is Great Quarry, Swindon a listed building?
- Great Quarry, Swindon is officially recognised as Site of Special Scientific Interest listed.
- Is Great Quarry, Swindon a protected site?
- Yes — Great Quarry, Swindon is part of the Great Quarry, Swindon SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the Cotswolds National Landscape (AONB).
- How do I get to Great Quarry, Swindon?
- The nearest railway station is Swindon, about 1.6 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode SN1 4EL.