Quarries · West Midlands
Woodeaton Quarry
Woodeaton Quarry is a quarry in the United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 45 min–1.5 h
- Nearest railway station
- Islip · 2.3 km
About
Woodeaton Quarry is a quarry in the United Kingdom. Coordinates: 51.8060°, -1.2280°. This entry is part of The Great Britain Guide, a free, ad-free, open-data tourist directory.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Woodeaton Quarry SSSI
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Woodeaton Quarry is a 7.3-hectare (18-acre) geological Site of Special Scientific Interest north of Oxford in Oxfordshire. It is a Geological Conservation Review site. This site exposes a sequence of rocks dating to the Middle Jurassic around 167 million years ago belonging to the Great Oolite Group, spanning the Chipping Norton Limestone, Sharp's Hill, Taynton Limestone, Rutland, White Limestone, and Forest Marble formations. It exhibits one of the most complete Bathonian sections in the county, and is described by Natural England as "of great palaeontological and sedimentological interest".
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- Coordinates
- 51.8060, -1.2280
- County
- Oxfordshire
- District
- South Oxfordshire
- Parish
- Woodeaton
- Postcode
- OX3 9GD
- Parliamentary constituency
- Henley and Thame
- Nearest railway station
- Islip — 2.3 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q89046097 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Woodeaton Quarry (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Woodeaton Quarry?
- Woodeaton Quarry is in Oxfordshire, the West Midlands, United Kingdom (postcode OX3 9GD), in the parish of Woodeaton.
- Is Woodeaton Quarry a protected site?
- Yes — Woodeaton Quarry is part of the Woodeaton Quarry SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- How do I get to Woodeaton Quarry?
- The nearest railway station is Islip, about 2.3 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode OX3 9GD.