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Low End Quarry, Totternhoe

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Address: Northern edge of the village of Totternhoe
Near Dunstable
County: Bedfordshire
Postcode: LU6 2BU
Nearest Town: Dunstable
Map Reference: SP976224
Grid Reference: E: 497970 N: 222475
Further Information: Known as 'The Original Totternhoe Clunch Quarry' the current quarry operator is H.G. Clarke & Son. Building stone is taken from one small part of the quarry and previous to 1981 was only worked intermittently when required by Woburn Abbey (Leary 1983: 74).
Associated Name(s): Low End Quarry, Totternhoe.
Period(s) Quarried: Modern.