Quarries · South East England
Torr Works
Torr Works — Limestone quarry in Somerset, England.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 45 min–1.5 h
- Nearest railway station
- Cranmore · 3.2 km
About
Torr Works is a quarry in the United Kingdom. Wikidata describes it as: "Limestone quarry in Somerset, England". Coordinates: 51.1998°, -2.4379°.
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From the Wikipedia article
Torr Works quarry, grid reference ST695446 is a limestone quarry at East Cranmore, near Shepton Mallet on the Mendip Hills, Somerset, England. The quarry was formerly known as Merehead, a name which has been retained for its rail depot on the opposite side of the A361 road.
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Background
History
In 1938 the recently opened Merehead Quarry was taken over by Limmer and Trinidad. Twenty-five men were employed at the time. In 1958 the quarry was sold to Foster Yeoman who had been working Dulcote Quarry near Wells. The quarry was renamed Torr Works (after Ron Torr, the Chief Engineer) on 19 August 1970. It has been operated by Aggregate Industries since their take over of Foster Yeoman in 2006. The site employs over 250 people and produces 7.5 million tonnes of limestone annually which is carried directly from the quarry by Mendip Rail.
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- Coordinates
- 51.1998, -2.4379
- District
- Somerset
- Parish
- Downhead
- Postcode
- BA4 4SQ
- Parliamentary constituency
- Frome and East Somerset
- Nearest railway station
- Cranmore — 3.2 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q7826822 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Torr Works (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Torrworksentrance.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Torr Works?
- Torr Works is in South East England, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 51.1998°, -2.4379°. The nearest railway station is Cranmore, around 3.2 km away.