High Moorsley Explained

High Moorsley is a small village 1miles south-west of Hetton-le-Hole in the City of Sunderland, north east England.

It is the site of the first weather radar system in the north-east of England, officially opened in July 2009.[1]

High Moorsley Quarry is a Site of Special Scientific Interest for its Permian magnesian limestone formation.[2] [3]

References

54.805°N -29.5°W

Notes and References

  1. News: Weather radar will help prevent flooding . . Newcastle upon Tyne . 2009-07-16 . 2009-07-16 .
  2. Web site: High Moorsley Quarry . 2009-07-16.
  3. Web site: High Moorsley . 2009-07-16 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110604093002/http://www.english-nature.org.uk/citation/citation_photo/1001031.pdf . 2011-06-04 .