Gripwood Quarry

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Gripwood Quarry (grid reference ST822603 ) is a 2.9 hectare geological Site of Special Scientific Interest at Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire, England, notified in 1951.

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The quarry lies in a field to the south west of the Bradford-on-Avon Tithe Barn, on the south side of the River Avon. It cuts into Oolitic limestone and has a wall in the middle creating an upper and a lower quarry, last used for mushroom growing. The walls are whitewashed and there is a large wooden crane.

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Coordinates: 51°20′29″N2°15′25″W / 51.34150°N 2.25693°W / 51.34150; -2.25693


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