Monument record 7751/1 - Stoneworks Farm (Formerly Blisworth Stoneworks)

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{1} On the east side of Stoke Road, above the north entrance to Blisworth canal tunnel and half a mile south of the village. The stoneworks operated from the 1820s to c.1912. Little remains of the former limestone quarry which extended to the east of the road and included a tramway to carry stone to the canal at Blisworth.


<1> Northamptonshire Industrial Archaeology Group, 2001, A Guide To The Industrial Heritage Of Northamptonshire, p.11 (checked) (Gazetteer). SNN104759.

<2> Northamptonshire Industrial Archaeology Group, 2011, A Guide To The Industrial Heritage of Northamptonshire (2nd Edition), p.13 (checked) (Gazetteer). SNN107622.

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <1> Gazetteer: Northamptonshire Industrial Archaeology Group. 2001. A Guide To The Industrial Heritage Of Northamptonshire. John Stanley Publishers. p.11 (checked).
  • <2> Gazetteer: Northamptonshire Industrial Archaeology Group. 2011. A Guide To The Industrial Heritage of Northamptonshire (2nd Edition). John Stanley Publishers. p.13 (checked).

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Location

Grid reference Centred SP 73409 53008 (1124m by 365m) Approximate
Civil Parish BLISWORTH, West Northamptonshire (formerly South Northants District)

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Record last edited

Jul 22 2014 12:37PM

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