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Ridge Quarry - Old Ridge

The Ridge, Neston, Corsham.

NGR:ST 87083 67998
WGS84:51.41085, -2.18711
Length:0 m
Depth:0 m
Altitude:115 m
Tags:Mine
Registry:wbc

A small quarry disused before 1886. It was later used as an ammunition store during the war. When the War Department cleared out Ridge they moved the loose debris into Old Ridge, they then separated one from the other with a wall. A limekiln was on the same site

Alternative Names: None recorded.

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