Thrislington Quarry from the air
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The photograph on this page of Thrislington Quarry from the air by Thomas Nugent as part of the Geograph project.
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Thrislington Quarry from the air
Image: © Thomas Nugent Taken: 24 Sep 2018
The quarry (in the foreground) near West Cornforth is one of the UK’s main sites for magnesian limestone which is used for the steel industry and also produces road and building stone and sand for specialist concrete. Quarrington Quarry is on the left distance, Raisby Quarry is in the centre distance. These are also limestone quarries.
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Image Location
Latitude
54.695556
Longitude
-1.512796