Quarries · South East England
Okus Quarry
Okus Quarry — 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
Okus Quarry 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°, -1.7894°.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Okus Quarry 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
Okus Quarry (grid reference SU147836) is a 2,500 square metre geological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Old Town, Swindon, Wiltshire, notified in 1951. The site was formerly notified under the name "Okus Quarries".
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
- Coordinates
- 51.5511, -1.7894
- District
- Swindon
- Parish
- South Swindon
- Postcode
- SN1 4JG
- Parliamentary constituency
- Swindon South
- Nearest railway station
- Swindon — 1.6 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q7082773 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Okus Quarry (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Okus Quarry?
- Okus Quarry is in South-East England, United Kingdom (postcode SN1 4JG), in the parish of South Swindon.
- Is Okus Quarry a listed building?
- Okus Quarry is officially recognised as Site of Special Scientific Interest listed.
- Is Okus Quarry a protected site?
- Yes — Okus Quarry is part of the Okus Quarry SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the Cotswolds National Landscape (AONB).
- How do I get to Okus Quarry?
- The nearest railway station is Swindon, about 1.6 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode SN1 4JG.