Old Cumbria Gazetteer |
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| Hartley Quarries, Hartley | ||
| Hartley Quarries | ||
| civil parish:- | Hartley (formerly Westmorland) | |
| county:- | Cumbria | |
| locality type:- | limestone quarry | |
| locality type:- | quarry | |
| coordinates:- | NY787084 | |
| 1Km square:- | NY7808 | |
| 10Km square:- | NY70 | |
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| evidence:- | old map:- OS County Series (Wmd 23 15) |
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| source data:- | Maps, County Series maps of Great Britain, scales 6 and 25
inches to 1 mile, published by the Ordnance Survey, Southampton,
Hampshire, from about 1863 to 1948. "Limestone Quarry / Limekiln" |
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| hearsay:- |
Begun by Sir Hedworth Williamson's Limeworks Ltd, 1925; as their quarries near Sunderland
were nearly exhausted. This site was chosen for its good reserves of stone, railway
access, proximity to markets, etc. |
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| The business is now owned by CEMEX. |
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