Quarries · East Midlands
Newhurst Quarry
Newhurst Quarry — British geological site.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 45 min–1.5 h
- Nearest railway station
- Loughborough Central · 6.0 km
About
Newhurst Quarry is a quarry in the United Kingdom. Wikidata describes it as: "British geological site". Coordinates: 52.7560°, -1.2820°.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Newhurst Quarry SSSI
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Newhurst Quarry is a 9.5 hectares (23 acres) geological Site of Special Scientific Interest on the southern outskirts of Shepshed in Leicestershire. It is a Geological Conservation Review site. This is the only British site where hypogene mineralisation, deep in the earth, has been weathered during the Triassic, around 225 million years ago. It is also the only British site to have the minerals coulsonite and vesignieite. The site is private land with no public access.
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- Coordinates
- 52.7560, -1.2820
- County
- Leicestershire
- District
- Charnwood
- Parish
- Shepshed
- Postcode
- LE12 9DE
- Parliamentary constituency
- Loughborough
- Nearest railway station
- Loughborough Central — 6 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q48797628 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Newhurst Quarry (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Mound by quarry - geograph.org.uk - 323832.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Newhurst Quarry?
- Newhurst Quarry is in Leicestershire, the East Midlands, United Kingdom (postcode LE12 9DE), in the parish of Shepshed.
- Is Newhurst Quarry a protected site?
- Yes — Newhurst Quarry is part of the Newhurst Quarry SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- How do I get to Newhurst Quarry?
- The nearest railway station is Loughborough Central, about 6.0 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode LE12 9DE.