Mines & mining heritage · North West England
Horton Quarry
Horton Quarry — limestone quarry in North Yorkshire, England.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Nearest railway station
- Horton-in-Ribblesdale · 0.9 km
About
Horton Quarry is a mine in the United Kingdom. Wikidata describes it as: "limestone quarry in North Yorkshire, England". Coordinates: 54.1430°, -2.3110°.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Ingleborough SSSI
- National Nature Reserve: INGLEBOROUGH
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Horton Quarry is a limestone quarry near to Horton-in-Ribblesdale, North Yorkshire, England. The quarry, which is some 6 miles (9.7 km) north of Settle, has been operating since at least 1889, and produces limestone for a variety of purposes. Stone used to be exported from the quarry by rail, but after closure of the sidings in the mid-sixties, it has been exported by lorry. The sidings were re-instated in April 2025 with operations starting shortly afterwards. The quarry used to produce its own lime by roasting the limestone in big kilns on the site, but the last of these were removed in the 1980s. Since 2000, the quarry has been owned and operated by Heidelberg Materials UK.
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Background
History
Horton lime quarry was also known as Beecroft Quarry, which was the name of the farm that it replaced. The development of the nearby Settle–Carlisle line in 1876, allowed the Great Scar limestone in the area to be worked on an industrial basis. A quarry had existed at Beecroft since 1850 working the greywacke sandstone, but this was expanded greatly by a local businessman, John Delaney, who purchased much of the land surrounding the earlier quarry to work the limestone. Horton Quarry was opened in 1889; Delaney also had several other limestone and quarrying concerns in the Craven District of North Yorkshire. The quarry is to the west of the village of Horton in Ribblesdale, on the west bank…
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- Coordinates
- 54.1430, -2.3110
- District
- North Yorkshire
- Parish
- Horton in Ribblesdale
- Postcode
- BD24 0HR
- Parliamentary constituency
- Skipton and Ripon
- Nearest railway station
- Horton-in-Ribblesdale — 0.9 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q110895965 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Horton Quarry (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Horton Quarry?
- Horton Quarry is in North-West England, United Kingdom (postcode BD24 0HR), in the parish of Horton in Ribblesdale.
- Who owns Horton Quarry?
- Horton Quarry is owned by Heidelberg Materials UK.
- Is Horton Quarry a protected site?
- Yes — Horton Quarry is part of the Ingleborough SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the INGLEBOROUGH National Nature Reserve.
- How do I get to Horton Quarry?
- The nearest railway station is Horton-in-Ribblesdale, about 0.9 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode BD24 0HR.