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Ketton Quarries

Other OS name in the Parish of Ketton

Historical Forms

  • Ketton Stone Pits c1800,1806 Map
  • Ketton Stones 1824 O
  • Ketton Stone Quarry 1919 Sale

Etymology

, 1825 Map , 1846 White , Ketton Stone Pits c1800, 1806 Map, Ketton Stones 1824O, Ketton Stone Quarry 1919Sale . The quarries ' have long been noted for freestone of superior quality , obtained from the oolite formation ' 1932 Kelly .