Quarries · East Midlands
Finedon Top Lodge Quarry
In or near Finedon.
Finedon Top Lodge Quarry — ironstone quarry in Northamptonshire, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 45 min–1.5 h
- Nearest railway station
- Wellingborough · 2.9 km
Getting there & planning your visit
To visit Finedon Top Lodge Quarry, the nearest railway station is Wellingborough, located 2.9 km away. The postcode for sat-nav is NN8 1RH. Entry information is not provided, so please check ahead for any potential fees or accessibility details.
About
Finedon Top Lodge Quarry is a quarry in the United Kingdom. Wikidata describes it as: "ironstone quarry in Northamptonshire, UK". Coordinates: 52.3200°, -0.6420°.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Upper Nene Valley Gravel Pits SSSI
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Finedon Top Lodge Quarry, also known as Finedon Gullet (and in the 1960s documented as 'Wellingborough No. 5 Pit') is a 0.9-hectare (2.2-acre) geological Site of Special Scientific Interest east of Wellingborough in Northamptonshire. It is a Geological Conservation Review site revealing a sequence of middle Jurassic limestones, sandstones and ironstones, and is the type section for a sequence of sedimentary rocks known as the 'Wellingborough Member'. It was created by quarrying for the underlying ironstone for use at Wellingborough and Corby Steelworks; the ore was transported by the 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) gauge Wellingborough Tramway.
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Background
Visiting
There is no public access to the quarry face, which is on private land. A public footpath runs by the eastern end of the site.
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- Coordinates
- 52.3200, -0.6420
- District
- North Northamptonshire
- Parish
- Finedon
- Postcode
- NN8 1RH
- Parliamentary constituency
- Wellingborough and Rushden
- Nearest railway station
- Wellingborough — 2.9 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q29467407 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Finedon Top Lodge Quarry (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Finedon Top Lodge Quarry 4.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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📷 3Frequently asked questions
- Where is Finedon Top Lodge Quarry?
- Finedon Top Lodge Quarry is in the West Midlands, United Kingdom (postcode NN8 1RH), in the parish of Finedon.
- What is Finedon Top Lodge Quarry?
- Finedon Top Lodge Quarry — ironstone quarry in Northamptonshire, UK.
- How do I get to Finedon Top Lodge Quarry?
- The nearest railway station is Wellingborough, about 2.9 km away. Drivers can use postcode NN8 1RH.
- Is Finedon Top Lodge Quarry a protected site?
- Yes — Finedon Top Lodge Quarry is part of the Upper Nene Valley Gravel Pits SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- How do I get to Finedon Top Lodge Quarry?
- The nearest railway station is Wellingborough, about 2.9 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode NN8 1RH.