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Byfield Mine, Combe Down and Bathampton Down Quarries, Bath, Bath and North East Somerset, England, UKi
Regional Level Types
Byfield MineQuarry (Abandoned)
Combe Down and Bathampton Down QuarriesMine (Backfilled)
BathCity
Bath and North East SomersetUnitary Authority
EnglandConstituent Country
UKCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
51° 21' 30'' North , 2° 20' 58'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
51.35853,-2.34966
GeoHash:
G#: gcnk4t910
GRN:
N35W02
Type:
Quarry (Abandoned) - last checked 2023
Köppen climate type:
Cfb : Temperate oceanic climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Bath94,782 (2017)2.0km
Limpley Stoke1,092 (2017)2.9km
Wellow529 (2017)4.2km
Charlcombe422 (2014)5.1km
Westwood1,162 (2017)5.5km
Mindat Locality ID:
437222
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:437222:9
GUID (UUID V4):
0


An underground stone quarry.

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References

Irving, Richard T.A. (2005) A History of the Byfield Mine. Combe Down Heritage Society.
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