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Seend in the region of England is a place located in United Kingdom - some 85 mi or ( 137 km ) West of London , the country's capital .
Local time in Seend is now 10:58 PM (Saturday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/London " with a UTC offset of 0 hours. Depending on your mobility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Wolverhampton, Trowbridge, Southwick, Southampton, and Rowde. When in this area, you might want to check out Wolverhampton . We discovered some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Seend ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Seend Ironstone Quarry and Road Cutting
Seend Ironstone Quarry And Road Cutting is a 3 acres Geological Site of Special Scientific Interest at Seend in Wiltshire, notified in 1965. Iron ore was quarried and smelted in Seend from the 1850s with three blast furnaces fifty feet high, and employed 300 men. The antiquarian John Aubrey wrote that he discovered iron ore as early as 1666 when it rained so much that it washed away the sand from the ore and the later bright sun reflected on it.
Located at 51.35 -2.09 (Lat./Long.); Less than 0 km away
Bradford Lock
Bradford Lock is situated at Bradford on Avon on the Kennet and Avon Canal, England. It was in Bradford on Avon that the first sod was cut for the Kennet and Avon Canal in 1794 and had wharves above and below the lock. The lock has a rise/fall of 12 ft 6 inches (3.81 m). There are moorings above and below Bradford Lock. Next to the canal, a little way west of the lock, is a huge 14th century tithe barn.
Located at 51.34 -2.09 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Seend Cleeve Quarry
Seend Cleeve Quarry is a 7.5 acres Geological Site of Special Scientific Interest at Seend Cleeve, Wiltshire, England, notified in 1987. The site was an iron ore quarry and a steel mill, with the coal being delivered via the Kennet and Avon Canal. It also had its own on-site railway. None of these facilities had been preserved; the site is now pasture.
Located at 51.35 -2.10 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Seend Locks
Seend Locks are at Seend Cleeve, Wiltshire on the Kennet and Avon Canal, England. The five locks were built between 1718 and 1723 under the supervision of the engineer John Hore of Newbury. They have a rise/fall of 38 ft 4ins (11.68m). During the 19th century there were several wharves at Seend primarily serving the Seend Iron Works but these have been disused for many years. The five locks at Seend Cleeve are numbered 17 to 21.
Located at 51.35 -2.10 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Sandridge Park
Sandridge Park, near Stoke Gabriel, Devon, is an English country house in the Italianate style, designed by John Nash around 1805 for the Dowager Lady Ashburton, née Elizabeth Baring. Sandridge, on high ground at the head of the River Dart estuary, was held by the Sandridges under the Bishop of Exeter in Henry II's reign. The Nash house took the place of the former house, which had belonged to the descendants of Sir Thomas Pomeroy until the eighteenth century. "Gilbert, Esq.
Located at 51.38 -2.09 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
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