Quarries · North East England
Greenfoot Quarry
In or near Stanhope.
Greenfoot Quarry in England North East, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 45 min–1.5 h
- Nearest railway station
- Stanhope · 1.7 km
- Free entry
Getting there & planning your visit
To visit Greenfoot Quarry, the nearest railway station is Stanhope, located 1.7 km away. The postcode for sat-nav is DL13 2JT. Entry details are not specified.
About
Greenfoot Quarry is a place of interest in England North East, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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Official information
Greenfoot Quarry is a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) located in County Durham, recognized for its geological interest. Visitors can explore the natural features and learn about the site's significance in the North Pennines area.
Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Muggleswick, Stanhope and Edmundbyers Commons and Blanchland Moor SSSI
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: North Pennines
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Greenfoot Quarry is a Site of Special Scientific Interest in the Wear Valley district of west County Durham, England. It is a disused quarry in the Wear valley, 1 km upstream from the village of Stanhope. The site has national geological importance for its exposures of the Little Whin Sill; there are other exposures in the bed of the Wear near the quarry, but none shows so complete of an exposure as Greenfoot Quarry. At the western end of the quarry is a unique exposure that displays columnar jointing in the sill with limestone exposed above and below the intrusion.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
- Coordinates
- 54.7483, -2.0286
- District
- County Durham
- Parish
- Stanhope
- Postcode
- DL13 2JT
- Parliamentary constituency
- Bishop Auckland
- Established
- 1984
- Nearest railway station
- Stanhope — 1.7 km
- Official site
- designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q5604039 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Greenfoot Quarry (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Greenfoot Quarry?
- Greenfoot Quarry is in North-East England, United Kingdom (postcode DL13 2JT), in the parish of Stanhope.
- What is Greenfoot Quarry?
- Greenfoot Quarry in England North East, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Greenfoot Quarry?
- The nearest railway station is Stanhope, about 1.7 km away. Drivers can use postcode DL13 2JT.
- When was Greenfoot Quarry built?
- Built or established in 1984.
- Is Greenfoot Quarry a protected site?
- Yes — Greenfoot Quarry is part of the Muggleswick, Stanhope and Edmundbyers Commons and Blanchland Moor SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the North Pennines National Landscape (AONB).
- How do I get to Greenfoot Quarry?
- The nearest railway station is Stanhope, about 1.7 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode DL13 2JT.