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Orchard Wood (Archer Wood) Limestone Mine (United Kingdom)


Limestone beds worked via shafts. In the Purbeck inlier of East Sussex. Worked late 18th to early 19th century. More information: "Kent and East Sussex Underground" publ. KURG. See www.kurg.org.uk />

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Other location/mapping information:

Latitude: 50.9396
Longitude: 0.478054
Landranger grid reference: TQ742185
Easting: 574200
Northing: 118500

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Major Mining Region



Orchard Wood Limestone Mine belongs to the East Sussex region.