Stonesby Quarry

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Stonesby Quarry is one of 69 Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Leicestershire. At 0.03 km², it is one of the smaller SSSIs in the county. For more of the same, Melton Park and Holwell Mouth are close by. The nearest railway station is Melton Mowbray, about 8.7 km to the south-west.

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