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Bolsover Moor Quarries, Bolsover

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Address: Marlpit Lane, Bolsover Moor,
East of Bolsover
County: Derbyshire
Postcode: S44 6XE
Nearest Town: Chesterfield
Map Reference: SK499715
Grid Reference: E: 450014 N: 371371
Further Information: A limestone quarry can be seen at Bolsover Plantation in the 1880's (1887 O.S. Map), although it must have been worked at least as early as 1837. A large quarry owned by Tarmac Central Ltd. is currently extracting the stone at this location.
Associated Name(s): Bolsover Moor Quarries, Bolsover.
Period(s) Quarried: Post Medieval, Modern.