Okus Quarry

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Okus Quarry (grid reference SU147836 ) is a 2,500 square metre geological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Old Town, Swindon, Wiltshire, notified in 1951.

The site was formerly notified under the name "Okus Quarries".

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Coordinates: 51°33′04″N1°47′22″W / 51.55110°N 1.78939°W / 51.55110; -1.78939


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