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North Quarry, Hamdon Hill

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Address: Hamdon Hill, north side.
Stoke-sub-Hamdon.
County: Somerset
Postcode: TA14 6RW
Nearest Town: Yeovil
Map Reference: ST478172
Grid Reference: E: 347885 N: 117255
Further Information: Worked since Roman times and there are old quarries nearby (Leary 1983: 33). Current quarry operators: Ham and Doulting Stone Co Ltd (Cameron 2002: 1-40). This quarry exploited 'grey' Ham Hill Stone (Leary 1983: 33).
Associated Name(s): North Quarry, Hamdon Hill.
Period(s) Quarried: Roman, Later Medieval, Post Medieval.