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Messingham Sand Quarry

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Messingham Sand Quarry is a Site of Special Scientific Interest in Lincolnshire, covering 0.52 km². It is one of 116 Sites of Special Scientific Interest in the county. For more of the same, Manton and Twigmoor and Scotton Beck Fields are close by. Kirton Lindsey Station is about 4 km away to the south-east.

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Photo of the River Ancholme, a 17-mile river navigation running from Bishopbridge to South Ferriby Sluice, central England.

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River navigation

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Photo of Normanby Hall Country Park, a country park near Alkborough, Lincolnshire, central England.

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Photo of Epworth, a village in Lincolnshire, central England.

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Photo of Normanby Hall, a garden in Lincolnshire, central England.Highlight

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Photo along the Viking Way, a 147-mile long-distance path running from Barton-upon-Humber to Oakham, central England.

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