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Western Quarry
Western Quarry — chalk quarry in Greenhithe, Kent, England.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 45 min–1.5 h
- Nearest railway station
- Greenhithe · 1.4 km
About
Western Quarry is a quarry in the United Kingdom. Managed by Land Securities. Wikidata describes it as: "chalk quarry in Greenhithe, Kent, England". Coordinates: 51.4389°, 0.2709°.
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From the Wikipedia article
Western Quarry, also known historically as Hedge Place Farm and Stone Castle Quarry, is a chalk quarry in Stone, Kent, England, now largely redeveloped as the Bluewater Shopping Centre and its surrounding lakeside landscape. The site lies within the North Kent walk‑down syncline, an area of gently folded chalk that runs east–west across the district.
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Background
Description
The quarry and the adjacent Stone Castle area expose beds of Upper Chalk, including the Lewes and Seaford formations, which are unusually thick and show prominent flint bands and nodules. Within the wider district, the Lewes Chalk forms part of the North Downs geology and is present in a number of local outcrops, and it is also exposed within the floor of Western Quarry itself. The pit faces display an irregular, large-scale unconformity beneath overlying Pleistocene sediments, a feature that has made the site of interest to geologists and conservationists. The area is now recognised for its educational value, with the lakes and exposed chalk faces providing opportunities to study both the…
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- Coordinates
- 51.4389, 0.2709
- County
- Kent
- District
- Dartford
- Parish
- Stone
- Postcode
- DA9 9SL
- Parliamentary constituency
- Dartford
- Nearest railway station
- Greenhithe — 1.4 km
- Official site
- gravity-global.com
Sources
- wikidata: Q138955835 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Western Quarry (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Old quarry edge at Bluewater, Kent - geograph.org.uk - 4158477.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Western Quarry?
- Western Quarry is in Kent, London, United Kingdom (postcode DA9 9SL), in the parish of Stone.
- Who runs Western Quarry?
- Western Quarry is operated by Land Securities.
- How do I get to Western Quarry?
- The nearest railway station is Greenhithe, about 1.4 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode DA9 9SL.