Quarries · South East England
Westbury Ironstone Quarry
Westbury Ironstone 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
- Dilton Marsh · 1.0 km
About
Westbury Ironstone 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: 51.2576°, -2.2124°.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Westbury Ironstone Quarry SSSI
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Westbury Ironstone Quarry (grid reference ST853508) is a 5,600-square-metre geological Site of Special Scientific Interest located just west of Westbury in Wiltshire, England. It was notified in 1965. The quarry was once an important source of Upper Oxfordian Westbury Iron Ore.
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- Coordinates
- 51.2576, -2.2124
- District
- Wiltshire
- Parish
- Dilton Marsh
- Postcode
- BA13 4EA
- Parliamentary constituency
- South West Wiltshire
- Nearest railway station
- Dilton Marsh — 1 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q7987203 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Westbury Ironstone Quarry (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Westbury Ironstone Quarry?
- Westbury Ironstone Quarry is in South-East England, United Kingdom (postcode BA13 4EA), in the parish of Dilton Marsh.
- Is Westbury Ironstone Quarry a listed building?
- Westbury Ironstone Quarry is officially recognised as Site of Special Scientific Interest listed.
- Is Westbury Ironstone Quarry a protected site?
- Yes — Westbury Ironstone Quarry is part of the Westbury Ironstone Quarry SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- How do I get to Westbury Ironstone Quarry?
- The nearest railway station is Dilton Marsh, about 1.0 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode BA13 4EA.