WENLOCK EDGE – INDUSTRY

The limestone of Wenlock Edge has been exploited for many years.  The first use was for building material and for burning in small lime kilns some of which have been fully restored by the National Trust. Much larger quarries have been cut more recently for the extraction of the rock for roadstone.

Many of the disused quarries once made good sites for study but these are now generally thought to be unsafe and permission for access should always be sought.

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