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Hempstead Chalk Mine (United Kingdom)


No.1 (TQ791650) - open chalkwell (shaft 3 metres) but chambers blocked with rubbish

No.2 (TQ785602) - open chalkwell (shaft 3 metres) but chambers blocked with rubbish

No.3 (TQ788652) - chalkwell reported but not visited

Nos.4-5 (TQ788638) - 2 filled chalkwells

No.6 Wigmore Cave - level into chalk quarry face. In Kings Frith Wood.

“Deneholes”, Chelsea Speleological Society page 17 + 62

Chalkwell recorded, possibly in grid square TL1804

“Caves & Tunnels in SE England Part 8”, Chelsea Speleological Society page 28

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Other location/mapping information:

Latitude: 51.3558
Longitude: 0.570838
Landranger grid reference: TQ791650
Easting: 579100
Northing: 165000

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Major Mining Region



Hempstead Chalk Mine belongs to the Kent region.