Quarries · London
Westwood Quarry
Westwood Quarry — Site of Special Scientific Interest in Hertfordshire, England, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 45 min–1.5 h
- Nearest railway station
- Kings Langley · 2.9 km
About
Westwood Quarry is a quarry in the United Kingdom. Heritage designation: Site of Special Scientific Interest. Wikidata describes it as: "Site of Special Scientific Interest in Hertfordshire, England, UK". Coordinates: 51.6823°, -0.4523°.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Westwood Quarry SSSI
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Chilterns
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Westwood Quarry is a 0.07 hectares (0.17 acres) geological site of Special Scientific Interest west of Watford in Hertfordshire. It was notified in 1987 under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981. The planning authority is Three Rivers District Council. It is a Geological Conservation Review site. It is described by Natural England as a key site for the early history of the River Thames as it provides the best known exposure of the Lower Gravel Train, a deposit formed when the Thames flowed through the Vale of St Albans, before it was diverted south to its present course during the Anglian Ice Age around 450,000 years ago. The site is privately owned with no public access.
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- Coordinates
- 51.6823, -0.4523
- County
- Hertfordshire
- District
- Three Rivers
- Parish
- Abbots Langley
- Postcode
- WD4 8RS
- Parliamentary constituency
- South West Hertfordshire
- Nearest railway station
- Kings Langley — 2.9 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q7989912 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Westwood Quarry (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Westwood Quarry 2.JPG (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Westwood Quarry?
- Westwood Quarry is in Hertfordshire, London, United Kingdom (postcode WD4 8RS), in the parish of Abbots Langley.
- Is Westwood Quarry a listed building?
- Westwood Quarry is officially recognised as Site of Special Scientific Interest listed.
- Is Westwood Quarry a protected site?
- Yes — Westwood Quarry is part of the Westwood Quarry SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the Chilterns National Landscape (AONB).
- How do I get to Westwood Quarry?
- The nearest railway station is Kings Langley, about 2.9 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode WD4 8RS.