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Alwalton Lynch Escarpment, Peterborough

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Address: Quarries along Alwalton Lynch escarpment,
Alwalton, near Peterborough.
County: Cambridgeshire
Postcode: PE2 6FY
Nearest Town: Peterborough
Map Reference: TL137967
Grid Reference: E: 513784 N: 296626
Further Information: Formerly quarried along the bank of the River Nene at Alwalton in the 12th -13th centuries. Quarrying continued as late as the 1920's.
Associated Name(s): Alwalton Lynch Escarpment, Peterborough.
Period(s) Quarried: Roman, Later Medieval, Post Medieval, Modern.