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Woodlands Quarry, Chellaston

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Address: To the south-east of Chellaston village
Off Aston lane, Chellaston
County: Derbyshire
Postcode: DE73 6TT
Nearest Town: Derby
Map Reference: SK387301
Grid Reference: E: 438711 N: 330106
Further Information: There is no recorded date for the beginnings of this quarry although on the O.S. Map of 1887 it was a small open quarry. It was the last quarry to be decommisioned in the 1980's (Young 1990: 5, 17).
Associated Name(s): Woodlands Quarry, Chellaston.
Period(s) Quarried: Post Medieval, Modern.