Quarries · East Midlands
Ticknall Quarries
In or near Breedon on the Hill.
Ticknall Quarries — protected area in England.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 45 min–1.5 h
- Nearest railway station
- Willington · 8.0 km
Getting there & planning your visit
To visit Ticknall Quarries, the nearest railway station is Willington, which is 8 km away. The postcode for navigation is DE73 7JZ. Entry details are not specified, so please check in advance for accessibility information.
About
Ticknall Quarries is a quarry in the United Kingdom. Heritage designation: Site of Special Scientific Interest. Wikidata describes it as: "protected area in England". Coordinates: 52.8100°, -1.4700°.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Ticknall Quarries SSSI
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Ticknall Quarries is a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) in Derbyshire, England. It is located either side of the main street in Ticknall. This protected area is important both for its distinctive limestone geology and for important grassland habitats.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
- Coordinates
- 52.8100, -1.4700
- County
- Derbyshire
- District
- South Derbyshire
- Parish
- Ticknall
- Postcode
- DE73 7JZ
- Parliamentary constituency
- South Derbyshire
- Nearest railway station
- Willington — 8 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q131923625 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Ticknall Quarries (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Disused lime works at Ticknall - geograph.org.uk - 1423527.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Ticknall Quarries?
- Ticknall Quarries is in Derbyshire, the East Midlands, United Kingdom (postcode DE73 7JZ), in the parish of Ticknall.
- What is Ticknall Quarries?
- Ticknall Quarries — protected area in England.
- How do I get to Ticknall Quarries?
- The nearest railway station is Willington, about 8.0 km away. Drivers can use postcode DE73 7JZ.
- Is Ticknall Quarries a listed building?
- Ticknall Quarries is officially recognised as Site of Special Scientific Interest listed.
- Is Ticknall Quarries a protected site?
- Yes — Ticknall Quarries is part of the Ticknall Quarries SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- How do I get to Ticknall Quarries?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode DE73 7JZ. It sits within the South Derbyshire parliamentary constituency.