Quarries · South East England
Perryfield Quarry
Perryfield Quarry — stone quarry in Dorset, England.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 45 min–1.5 h
- Nearest railway station
- Weymouth · 8.7 km
About
Perryfield Quarry is a quarry in the United Kingdom. Wikidata describes it as: "stone quarry in Dorset, England". Coordinates: 50.5389°, -2.4338°.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Isle of Portland SSSI
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Perryfield Quarry is an operational stone quarry and part butterfly nature reserve located on the Isle of Portland, Dorset, England. It is situated towards the middle of the island, east of the village of Weston and south of the hamlet of Wakeham. The reserve section is now a valued home for a number of butterfly species, while the working quarry area is one of the largest active quarries on Portland. The quarry is owned by Portland Stone Firms Ltd, along with Broadcroft and Coombefield Quarries. The firm is the largest landholder on the island. King Barrow Quarry, located close to the area of New Ground, in the north-east corner area of Tophill, is also another Portland nature reserve. Broadcroft Quarry is also a part butterfly reserve.
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Background
History
Perryfield Quarry was first quarried during the 1890s. Planning consent for modern day quarrying on Portland was granted in 1951, covering 324 hectares of the island. Portland Stone Firms Ltd received and still holds the planning consent for Coombefield, Perryfield and Broadcroft. There are substantial reserves of dimension Portland stone within the quarry which will last beyond the current planning consent, ending in 2042. As an open cast quarry, this method of quarrying provides quicker extraction of raw block dimension stone whilst maintaining its integrity. Today Perryfield Quarry is at present Portland Stone Firms' main production site. It is being worked in a westerly direction.…
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- Coordinates
- 50.5389, -2.4338
- District
- Dorset
- Parish
- Portland
- Postcode
- DT5 1FL
- Parliamentary constituency
- South Dorset
- Nearest railway station
- Weymouth — 8.7 km
- Official site
- www.portlandmuseum.co.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q18387763 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Perryfield Quarry (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Perryfield Quarry, Portland, Dorset.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Perryfield Quarry?
- Perryfield Quarry is in South-East England, United Kingdom (postcode DT5 1FL), in the parish of Portland.
- Is Perryfield Quarry a protected site?
- Yes — Perryfield Quarry is part of the Isle of Portland SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- How do I get to Perryfield Quarry?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode DT5 1FL. It sits within the South Dorset parliamentary constituency.