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Coscombe Quarry, Gloucester

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Address: On the B4077 just north of Ford.
North-west of Stow-on-the-Wold.
County: Gloucestershire
Postcode: GL54 5SB
Nearest Town: Cheltenham
Map Reference: SP079302
Grid Reference: E: 407930 N: 230350
Further Information: Extremely large quarry with plenty of reserves of stone, both yellow and white Guiting. Current quarry operators: Hanson Aggregates who provide building and walling stone and crushed rock aggregate (Cameron 2002: 1-39).
Associated Name(s): Coscombe Quarry, Gloucester.
Period(s) Quarried: Modern.