Westbury Ironstone Quarry

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Q7987203




Westbury Ironstone Quarry 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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quarry, United Kingdom, 

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Location: 51.2576, -2.2124, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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  • Bristol Royal Observer Corps Group Headquarters ⓘ
    British Cold War command centre in Gloucestershire, England, UK
  • Chilmark Quarries ⓘ
    stone quarry in Wiltshire, England
  • Lansdown Anti-Aircraft Operations Room ⓘ
    British air defence bunker
  • RAF Rudloe Manor ⓘ
    former Royal Air Force station in Wiltshire, England
  • Bristol War Room ⓘ
    regional war room in Bristol, England, UK
  • Attborough Swallet ⓘ
    cave in Somerset, England
  • Balch Cave ⓘ
    Cave in Somerset, England
  • Grotto And Screen Wall, About 100 Metres To The South West Of Farleigh Castle ⓘ
    grotto in Norton St. Philip, Mendip, Somerset, England, UK
  • Grotto Approx 30M N Of Lower Lodge To Prior Park ⓘ
    grotto in Bath and North East Somerset, Somerset, England, UK
  • Grotto Below South Terrace At Crowe Hall ⓘ
    grotto in Bath and North East Somerset, Somerset, England, UK
  • Grotto In Grounds Of Copper Beeches (No 82 Victoria Road) ⓘ
    grotto in Trowbridge, Wiltshire, England, UK
  • Grotto In Grounds Of The Bath Spa Hotel Approx. 40M To The West ⓘ
    grotto in Bath and North East Somerset, Somerset, England, UK
  • Grotto To North East Of Old Wardour Castle ⓘ
    grotto in Donhead St. Andrew, Wiltshire, England, UK
  • Grotto To Rear Of Westcombe Stables ⓘ
    grotto in Batcombe, Mendip, Somerset, England, UK
  • Grotto, 150 Yards To South Of Claverton Manor ⓘ
    grotto in Claverton, Bath and North East Somerset, Somerset, England, UK
  • Grottoes On East Side Of Fonthill Lake, South Of The Landing Stage ⓘ
    grotto in Tisbury, Wiltshire, England, UK
  • Grottoes, 350 Metres South West Of Rear Of The Chantry ⓘ
    grotto in Whatley, Mendip, England, UK
  • Grottos To West Of Warmley House ⓘ
    grotto in Siston, South Gloucestershire, England, UK
  • Hillier's Cave ⓘ
    Cave in Somerset, England
  • Shatter Cave ⓘ
    cave in Somerset, England
  • Stoke Lane Slocker ⓘ
    limestone cave in Somerset, England
  • Thrupe Lane Swallet ⓘ
    cave in the UK
  • W/L Cave ⓘ
    cave in Somerset, England
  • Aubrey holes ⓘ
    Neolithic monument
  • Box Mine ⓘ
    mine in the United Kingdom
  • Charnage Down Chalk Pit ⓘ
    Site of Special Scientific Interest in Wiltshire, England
  • Chicksgrove Quarry ⓘ
    Site of Special Scientific Interest in Wiltshire, England
  • Cloud Quarry ⓘ
    Disused quarry in Somerset, England
  • Colemans Quarry ⓘ
    Limestone quarry in Somerset, England
  • Dead Maid Quarry ⓘ
    Site of Special Scientific Interest in Wiltshire, England
  • Dinton Quarry ⓘ
    Geological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Wiltshire, England
  • Doulting Stone Quarry ⓘ
    stone quarry in the United Kingdom
  • Dulcote Quarry ⓘ
    Disused limestone quarry in Somerset, England
  • Fairy Cave Quarry ⓘ
    disused quarry in Somerset, England
  • Gurney Slade quarry ⓘ
    Limestone quarry in Somerset, England
  • Hadspen Quarry ⓘ
    Limestone quarry in Somerset, England
  • Holwell Quarries ⓘ
    Geological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Somerset, England
  • Lady Down Quarry ⓘ
    Geological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Wiltshire, England
  • Seend Cleeve Quarry ⓘ
    Geological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Wiltshire, England
  • Seend Ironstone Quarry and Road Cutting ⓘ
    Geological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Wiltshire, England
  • Siston Hill Colliery ⓘ
    coal mine in the UK
  • Stanton St. Quintin Quarry and Motorway Cutting ⓘ
    Geological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Wiltshire, England
  • Teffont Evias Quarry / Lane Cutting ⓘ
    Geological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Wiltshire, England
  • Torr Works ⓘ
    Limestone quarry in Somerset, England
  • Vobster Breach colliery, 890m ENE of Tweed Farm ⓘ
    coal mine in Leigh upon Mendip, Somerset, England, UK
  • Westbury Ironstone Quarry ⓘ
    Geological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Wiltshire, England
  • Whatley Quarry ⓘ
    limestone quarry
  • Whatley quarry, Somerset ⓘ
    quarry in the UK
  • Pensford Colliery ⓘ
    Coal Mine on the Somerset Coalfield
  • Gripwood Quarry ⓘ
    Geological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Wiltshire, England
  • Radstock Museum ⓘ
    museum in Radstock, Somerset, United Kingdom
  • Museum of Bath Stone ⓘ
    museum in Bath, England, UK
  • Bathwick Covered Way (MLN1/106 24 & 106 29) ⓘ
    architectural structure in Bath and North East Somerset, Somerset, England, UK
  • Bradford Tunnel ⓘ
    railway tunnel in the UK
  • Buckhorn Weston Tunnel ⓘ
    railway tunnel in the UK
  • Chilcompton Tunnel ⓘ
    railway tunnel in the UK
  • Combe Down Tunnel ⓘ
    defunct railway tunnel
  • Combe Hay Tunnel ⓘ
    railway tunnel in the UK
  • Devonshire Tunnel ⓘ
    railway tunnel in the UK
  • Grotto Underpass ⓘ
    subway in Stourton with Gasper, Wiltshire, England, UK
  • Kennet and Avon Canal Tunnel (under Beckford Road) ⓘ
    Grade II* listed canal tunnel in Bath, Somerset, England, UK
  • Kennet and Avon Canal Tunnel (under Cleveland House and Sydney Road) ⓘ
    Grade II* listed canal tunnel in Bath, Somerset, England, UK
  • Middlehill Tunnel ⓘ
    railway tunnel near Box, Wiltshire, England
  • Saltford Tunnel ⓘ
    railway tunnel in the UK
  • Stonehenge road tunnel ⓘ
    tunnel in England
  • Twerton Tunnel ⓘ
    railway tunnel in the UK
  • Twerton Wood Tunnel ⓘ
    railway tunnel in the UK
  • Box Tunnel ⓘ
    English railway tunnel
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    TypeSubtypeDateDescriptionNotesSource
    classbunkerCentral Government War Headquartersunderground city, underground infrastructure system, alternative seat of governmentWikidata
    sitebunkerBristol Royal Observer Corps Group Headquartersbunker, Royal Observer Corps, Royal Observer Corps Sector Headquarters, Royal Observer Corps Group HeadquartersWikidata
    sitebunkerChilmark Quarriesstone quarry, protected area, bunkerWikidata
    sitebunkerLansdown Anti-Aircraft Operations RoomRoyal Air Force, bunkerWikidata
    sitebunkerRAF Rudloe Manorair base, Royal Air Force station, Royal Air Force, bunkerWikidata
    sitebunker1950Bristol War RoombunkerWikidata
    sitecaveAttborough SwalletcaveWikidata
    sitecaveBalch CavecaveWikidata
    sitecaveGrotto And Screen Wall, About 100 Metres To The South West Of Farleigh CastlegrottoWikidata
    sitecaveGrotto Approx 30M N Of Lower Lodge To Prior ParkgrottoWikidata
    sitecaveGrotto Below South Terrace At Crowe HallgrottoWikidata
    sitecaveGrotto In Grounds Of Copper Beeches (No 82 Victoria Road)grottoWikidata
    sitecaveGrotto In Grounds Of The Bath Spa Hotel Approx. 40M To The WestgrottoWikidata
    sitecaveGrotto To North East Of Old Wardour CastlegrottoWikidata
    sitecaveGrotto To Rear Of Westcombe StablesgrottoWikidata
    sitecaveGrotto, 150 Yards To South Of Claverton ManorgrottoWikidata
    sitecaveGrottoes On East Side Of Fonthill Lake, South Of The Landing StagegrottoWikidata
    sitecaveGrottoes, 350 Metres South West Of Rear Of The ChantrygrottoWikidata
    sitecaveGrottos To West Of Warmley HousegrottoWikidata
    sitecaveHillier's CavecaveWikidata
    sitecaveShatter CavecaveWikidata
    sitecaveStoke Lane SlockercaveWikidata
    sitecaveThrupe Lane SwalletcaveWikidata
    sitecaveW/L CavecaveWikidata
    sitemineAubrey holeschalk quarryWikidata
    sitemineBox Minestone quarryWikidata
    sitemineCharnage Down Chalk Pitchalk quarryWikidata
    sitemineChicksgrove QuarryquarryWikidata
    sitemineCloud QuarryquarryWikidata
    sitemineColemans QuarryquarryWikidata
    sitemineDead Maid QuarryquarryWikidata
    sitemineDinton QuarryquarryWikidata
    sitemineDoulting Stone QuarryquarryWikidata
    sitemineDulcote QuarryquarryWikidata
    sitemineFairy Cave QuarryquarryWikidata
    sitemineGurney Slade quarryquarryWikidata
    sitemineHadspen QuarryquarryWikidata
    sitemineHolwell QuarriesquarryWikidata
    sitemineLady Down QuarryquarryWikidata
    sitemineSeend Cleeve QuarryquarryWikidata
    sitemineSeend Ironstone Quarry and Road CuttingquarryWikidata
    sitemineSiston Hill Collierycoal mineWikidata
    sitemineStanton St. Quintin Quarry and Motorway CuttingquarryWikidata
    sitemineTeffont Evias Quarry / Lane CuttingquarryWikidata
    sitemineTorr WorksquarryWikidata
    sitemineVobster Breach colliery, 890m ENE of Tweed Farmcoal mineWikidata
    sitemineWestbury Ironstone QuarryquarryWikidata
    sitemineWhatley QuarryquarryWikidata
    sitemineWhatley quarry, SomersetquarryWikidata
    sitemine1909Pensford Collierycoal mineWikidata
    sitemine1987Gripwood Quarryquarry, protected areaWikidata
    sitemuseum1989Radstock Museumlocal museum, local authority museum, mining museumWikidata
    sitemuseum2013Museum of Bath Stoneindependent museum, mining museumWikidata
    sitetunnelBathwick Covered Way (MLN1/106 24 & 106 29)railway tunnelWikidata
    sitetunnelBradford Tunnelrailway tunnelWikidata
    sitetunnelBuckhorn Weston Tunnelrailway tunnelWikidata
    sitetunnelChilcompton Tunnelrailway tunnelWikidata
    sitetunnelCombe Down Tunnelrailway tunnelWikidata
    sitetunnelCombe Hay Tunnelrailway tunnelWikidata
    sitetunnelDevonshire Tunnelrailway tunnelWikidata
    sitetunnelGrotto UnderpasssubwayWikidata
    sitetunnelKennet and Avon Canal Tunnel (under Beckford Road)canal tunnelWikidata
    sitetunnelKennet and Avon Canal Tunnel (under Cleveland House and Sydney Road)canal tunnelWikidata
    sitetunnelMiddlehill Tunnelrailway tunnelWikidata
    sitetunnelSaltford Tunnelrailway tunnelWikidata
    sitetunnelStonehenge road tunnelroad tunnel, proposed building or structureWikidata
    sitetunnelTwerton Tunnelrailway tunnelWikidata
    sitetunnelTwerton Wood Tunnelrailway tunnelWikidata
    sitetunnel1841Box Tunnelrailway tunnelWikidata
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