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Lepers Quarry, Taynton, Oxfordshire

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Address: Taynton Down,
Taynton
County: Oxfordshire
Postcode: OX7 6HU
Nearest Town: Burford
Map Reference: SP239149
Grid Reference: E: 423949 N: 215020
Further Information: Owned by a local family known as Leper, this quarry provided stone for the Medieval colleges in Oxford (Arkell 1947: 59-60).
Associated Name(s): Lepers Quarry, Taynton, Oxfordshire.
Period(s) Quarried: Post Medieval.