Quarries · East Midlands
Ticknall Quarries
Ticknall Quarries — protected area in England.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 45 min–1.5 h
- Nearest railway station
- Willington · 8.0 km
About
Ticknall Quarries is a quarry in the United Kingdom. Heritage designation: Site of Special Scientific Interest. Wikidata describes it as: "protected area in England". Coordinates: 52.8100°, -1.4700°.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Ticknall Quarries SSSI
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Ticknall Quarries is a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) in Derbyshire, England. It is located either side of the main street in Ticknall. This protected area is important both for its distinctive limestone geology and for important grassland habitats.
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- Coordinates
- 52.8100, -1.4700
- County
- Derbyshire
- District
- South Derbyshire
- Parish
- Ticknall
- Postcode
- DE73 7JZ
- Parliamentary constituency
- South Derbyshire
- Nearest railway station
- Willington — 8 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q131923625 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Ticknall Quarries (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Disused lime works at Ticknall - geograph.org.uk - 1423527.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Ticknall Quarries?
- Ticknall Quarries is in Derbyshire, the East Midlands, United Kingdom (postcode DE73 7JZ), in the parish of Ticknall.
- Is Ticknall Quarries a listed building?
- Ticknall Quarries is officially recognised as Site of Special Scientific Interest listed.
- Is Ticknall Quarries a protected site?
- Yes — Ticknall Quarries is part of the Ticknall Quarries SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- How do I get to Ticknall Quarries?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode DE73 7JZ. It sits within the South Derbyshire parliamentary constituency.