2022

SX8674 : Southern end of B3193 Clay Pits Way, Kingsteignton

taken 2 years ago, near to Sandygate, Devon, England

Southern end of B3193 Clay Pits Way, Kingsteignton
Southern end of B3193 Clay Pits Way, Kingsteignton
The splash of yellow in the distance is flowering gorse atop a hill of quarry waste.
Clay Pits Way

Clay Pits Way B3193 is a fast single-carriageway road (with cycle path) opened in 2014. It replaced the old B3193 Chudleigh Road through the clay pits on a new better-connected alignment, releasing a large area of land for further clay quarrying. A sign survives near the north end demonstrating the involvement of Dawnus, the construction company (collapsed into administration in 2019) and Sibelco UK, the quarrying company (and, it could be argued, the real client). The old road was closed north of Preston village. The southern end was retained as public highway for access to the village and renamed Lower Preston.

The fine clay is a valuable export. For more information please see the Shared Description about it Link


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Geographical Context: Lowlands Quarrying, Mining Suburb, Urban fringe Roads, Road transport Near: Newton Abbot Postcode District: TQ12 Place: Kingsteignton Road: B3193 other tags: Suburban Road Junction Click a tag, to view other nearby images.
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SX8674, 97 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Robin Stott   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Tuesday, 26 April, 2022   (more nearby)
Submitted
Wednesday, 29 June, 2022
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SX 8660 7459 [10m precision]
WGS84: 50:33.6017N 3:36.1406W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SX 8663 7451
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North-northwest (about 337 degrees)
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