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Batcombe, Batcombe, Mendip District, Somerset, England, United Kingdom

Alternative Names:	Batcombe
Type:	Populated place - a city, town, village, or other agglomeration of buildings where people live and work
Mindat.org Region:	Batcombe, Mendip, Somerset, England, UK
Region:	Batcombe, Mendip District, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
Latitude:	51° 8' 57" N
Longitude:	2° 26' 48" W
Lat/Long (dec):	51.14944,-2.44694
Köppen climate type:	Cfb : Temperate oceanic climate
Population:	439 (2018)
Mindat Feature ID:	2656174
Long-form Identifier:	mindat:2:6:2656174:1
GUID:	f97ea9ca-9ba5-4c2a-9309-193c14b22094

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Mindat.org localities near to this feature

Locality	Latitude	Longitude	Distance
Torr Works Quarry, Cranmore, Mendip, Somerset, England, UK	51° 11' 59" N	2° 26' 16" W	5.6km (3.5 miles)
Colemans Quarry, Nunney, Mendip, Somerset, England, UK	51° 12' 17" N	2° 23' 32" W	7.2km (4.5 miles)
Moons Hill Quarry, Stoke St Michael, Mendip, Somerset, England, UK	51° 12' 45" N	2° 28' 57" W	7.4km (4.6 miles)
Stoke Hill Quarry, Stoke St Michael, Mendip, Somerset, England, UK	51° 12' 41" N	2° 29' 22" W	7.5km (4.7 miles)
Halecombe Quarry, Leigh-on-Mendip, Mendip, Somerset, England, UK	51° 13' 31" N	2° 25' 46" W	8.5km (5.3 miles)
Nunney Iron Mine, Nunney, Mendip, Somerset, England, UK	51° 12' 58" N	2° 22' 41" W	8.8km (5.5 miles)
Holcombe Quarry (Cook's Wood Quarry; Cookswood Quarry), Stoke St Michael, Mendip, Somerset, England, UK	51° 13' 38" N	2° 28' 18" W	8.8km (5.5 miles)
Whatley Quarry, Whatley, Mendip, Somerset, England, UK	51° 13' 44" N	2° 23' 7" W	9.8km (6.1 miles)
Breach Colliery, Leigh-on-Mendip, Mendip, Somerset, England, UK	51° 14' 17" N	2° 26' 5" W	9.9km (6.2 miles)
Vobster Colliery, Mells, Mendip, Somerset, England, UK	51° 14' 18" N	2° 25' 35" W	10.0km (6.2 miles)
Edford Colliery, Holcombe, Mendip, Somerset, England, UK	51° 14' 18" N	2° 28' 14" W	10.0km (6.2 miles)
Vobster Old Colliery, Mells, Mendip, Somerset, England, UK	51° 14' 20" N	2° 25' 24" W	10.1km (6.3 miles)
Coal Barton Pit, Coleford, Mendip, Somerset, England, UK	51° 14' 27" N	2° 27' 35" W	10.2km (6.3 miles)
Nettlebridge Colliery, Ashwick, Mendip, Somerset, England, UK	51° 13' 59" N	2° 30' 27" W	10.2km (6.4 miles)
Goodeaves Colliery, Coleford, Mendip, Somerset, England, UK	51° 14' 34" N	2° 26' 25" W	10.4km (6.5 miles)
Ringing Colliery, Coleford, Mendip, Somerset, England, UK	51° 14' 35" N	2° 26' 42" W	10.4km (6.5 miles)
Barlake Colliery, Stratton on the Fosse, Mendip, Somerset, England, UK	51° 14' 29" N	2° 29' 14" W	10.6km (6.6 miles)
Mackintosh Colliery, Coleford, Mendip, Somerset, England, UK	51° 14' 44" N	2° 26' 36" W	10.7km (6.7 miles)
Luckington Colliery, Coleford, Mendip, Somerset, England, UK	51° 14' 44" N	2° 26' 37" W	10.7km (6.7 miles)
Bilboa Colliery, Mells, Mendip, Somerset, England, UK	51° 14' 39" N	2° 24' 55" W	10.8km (6.7 miles)
Newbury Colliery, Coleford, Mendip, Somerset, England, UK	51° 14' 46" N	2° 26' 14" W	10.8km (6.7 miles)
Pitcote Colliery, Stratton on the Fosse, Mendip, Somerset, England, UK	51° 14' 34" N	2° 29' 47" W	10.9km (6.8 miles)
Newbury Old Colliery, Coleford, Mendip, Somerset, England, UK	51° 14' 56" N	2° 25' 56" W	11.1km (6.9 miles)
Old Newbury Colliery, Coleford, Mendip, Somerset, England, UK	51° 14' 56" N	2° 25' 56" W	11.1km (6.9 miles)
Sweetleaze Colliery, Stratton on the Fosse, Mendip, Somerset, England, UK	51° 14' 36" N	2° 30' 23" W	11.2km (7.0 miles)
Sweat Leaze Colliery, Stratton on the Fosse, Mendip, Somerset, England, UK	51° 14' 36" N	2° 30' 23" W	11.3km (7.0 miles)
Holcombe Colliery, Holcombe, Mendip, Somerset, England, UK	51° 14' 55" N	2° 28' 38" W	11.3km (7.0 miles)
Downside Colliery, Stratton on the Fosse, Mendip, Somerset, England, UK	51° 14' 39" N	2° 30' 19" W	11.3km (7.0 miles)
Mendip Colliery, Stratton on the Fosse, Mendip, Somerset, England, UK	51° 14' 39" N	2° 30' 19" W	11.3km (7.0 miles)
Strap Colliery, Stratton on the Fosse, Mendip, Somerset, England, UK	51° 14' 39" N	2° 30' 19" W	11.3km (7.0 miles)

Torr Works Quarry General View, July 2005

Torr Works Quarry, Cranmore, Mendip, Somerset, England, UK

Manganese pods in situ, July 2005

Torr Works Quarry, Cranmore, Mendip, Somerset, England, UK

Manganese Fever!

Torr Works Quarry, Cranmore, Mendip, Somerset, England, UK

Torr Works Quarry General View, July 2005

Torr Works Quarry, Cranmore, Mendip, Somerset, England, UK

Manganese pods in situ, July 2005

Torr Works Quarry, Cranmore, Mendip, Somerset, England, UK

Manganese Fever!

Torr Works Quarry, Cranmore, Mendip, Somerset, England, UK

Torr Works Quarry General View, July 2005

Torr Works Quarry, Cranmore, Mendip, Somerset, England, UK

Manganese pods in situ, July 2005

Torr Works Quarry, Cranmore, Mendip, Somerset, England, UK

Minerals recorded nearby (within 11.3 km)

ⓘ 'Apophyllite Group'

ⓘ var: Manganese-bearing Calcite

ⓘ Mereheadite (TL)

ⓘ Mimetite

ⓘ Nasonite

ⓘ Paralaurionite

ⓘ Parkinsonite (TL)

ⓘ Plattnerite

ⓘ Plumbonacrite (TL)

ⓘ Rickturnerite (TL)

ⓘ Somersetite (TL)

Rock types recorded nearby (within 11.3 km)

ⓘ 'Magnesian Limestone'

Regions in mindat.org that contain this locality

Region	Type

British and Irish Isles	Island
Eurasian Plate	Tectonic Plate
Europe	Continent
UK	Country
England, UK	Constituent Country
Somerset, England, UK	County
Mendip, Somerset, England, UK	Division
Batcombe, Mendip, Somerset, England, UK	Civil Parish
South-East England Sedimentary Area, England, UK	Geologic Region

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