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Threlkeld Quarry, Shropshire

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Address: One kilometre south-east of Threlkeld
Near Keswick
County: Cumbria
Postcode: CA12 4TR
Nearest Town: Keswick
Map Reference: NY328244
Grid Reference: E: 332815 N: 524300
Further Information: First opened in 1864, the quarry had by the 1870's developed on an organised scale. By the end of the 19th century the quarry supplied railway ballast for the Penrith to Keswick Railway (Stanier 2000: 139 - 142).
Associated Name(s): Threlkeld Quarry, Shropshire.
Period(s) Quarried: Post Medieval, Modern.