Avon Common, sand extraction
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Avon Common, sand extraction
Image: © Mike Faherty Taken: 4 May 2009
The site of a sandpit that has yet to come onstream; according to Dorset's Minerals & Waste Plan, 2.5 million tonnes of sand & gravel can be extracted here. The earthworks are to shield the site from neighbours and the A338. For the plan, see Avon Common at http://www.dorsetforyou.com/media/pdf/l/s/AnnexAwithimagesInset1to4_1.pdf
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Image Location
Latitude
50.784117
Longitude
-1.808734