Stancombe Quarry is a quarry at

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near Backwell in the North Somerset district of Somerset, England. The quarry which is operated by

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produces Carboniferous Limestone, which is mainly for use on the roads, after crushing on site. The site has an expected output of 28 million tonnes over a 25-year period. In 1999 the car park at the quarry was used as a test site for a

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pavement. In June 2010, an explosion involving a lorry injured two people in Stancombe Quarry. The

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was closed but opened the following day.

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