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Middle Peak Quarry

Middle Peak Quarry

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Middle Peak Quarry

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Location: Wirksworth, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, East Midlands, England, United Kingdom

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July 2, 2024

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Quarrying first began here in the 1790s predominantly as a source of fluxing stone for the Midlands' iron and steel works, then latterly as a major aggregates producer. The site closed in 1992, although there are still intermittent workings of the area. Ownership of Middle Peak involved up to as many as forty separate landholdings.

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