Cathedrals · Mid Wales
Granham's Moor Quarry
In or near Priestweston.
Granham's Moor Quarry in Wales Mid, United Kingdom.
Anthony Parkes — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Best time of year
- Year-round
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
Getting there & planning your visit
Granham's Moor Quarry is located in Shropshire, Mid Wales, with the postcode SY5 0TS. Accessibility is limited for wheelchair users.
About
Granham's Moor Quarry is a place of interest in Wales Mid, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Granham's Moor Quarry SSSI
- National Nature Reserve: STIPERSTONES LANDSCAPE
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Shropshire Hills
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Granham's Moor Quarry is a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) in Shropshire, England. It is located 1 km southeast of Minsterley within Eastridge Woods. This site of considerable geological importance because the exposed rocks in this protected area show the junction between Cambrian and Ordovician strata. During the period when this Granham's Moor Quarry was active, it was for a time (beginning in 1905) connected to the Snailbeech District Railways.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
- Coordinates
- 52.6275, -2.9033
- District
- Shropshire
- Parish
- Pontesbury
- Postcode
- SY5 0TS
- Parliamentary constituency
- Shrewsbury
Sources
- wikidata: Q132126712 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Granham's Moor Quarry (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Granham's Moor Quarry?
- Granham's Moor Quarry is in Mid Wales, United Kingdom (postcode SY5 0TS), in the parish of Pontesbury.
- What is Granham's Moor Quarry?
- Granham's Moor Quarry in Wales Mid, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Granham's Moor Quarry?
- Drivers can use postcode SY5 0TS.
- Is Granham's Moor Quarry a protected site?
- Yes — Granham's Moor Quarry is part of the Granham's Moor Quarry SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the STIPERSTONES LANDSCAPE National Nature Reserve.
- How do I get to Granham's Moor Quarry?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode SY5 0TS. It sits within the Shrewsbury parliamentary constituency.