Quarries · Mid Wales
Abercwmeiddaw quarry
Abercwmeiddaw quarry — former Welsh slate quarry.
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Abercwmeiddaw quarry is a quarry in the United Kingdom. Records date its origin to 1840. Wikidata describes it as: "former Welsh slate quarry". Coordinates: 52.6632°, -3.8453°.
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From the Wikipedia article
The Abercwmeiddaw quarry was a slate quarry that operated between the 1840s and 1938. It was located at Corris Uchaf about 5 miles (8.0 km) north of Machynlleth, in Gwynedd, north-west Wales. The quarry was connected to the Corris Railway via the Upper Corris Tramway which carried its products to the Cambrian Railways at Machynlleth for distribution.
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- Coordinates
- 52.6632, -3.8453
- District
- Gwynedd
- Parish
- Corris
- Postcode
- SY20 9DB
- Parliamentary constituency
- Dwyfor Meirionnydd
- Established
- 1840
Sources
- wikidata: Q85739420 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Abercwmeiddaw quarry (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Abercwmeiddaw Quarry (disused) - geograph.org.uk - 1166941.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Abercwmeiddaw quarry?
- Abercwmeiddaw quarry is in Mid Wales, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 52.6632°, -3.8453°.
- When was Abercwmeiddaw quarry built?
- Abercwmeiddaw quarry dates to 1840 — the Victorian period.