High Moorsley

High Moorsley is a small village 1 mile (1.6 km) 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

↑ "Weather radar will help prevent flooding". Newcastle upon Tyne: The Journal. 2009-07-16. Retrieved 2009-07-16.
↑ "High Moorsley Quarry". Retrieved 2009-07-16.
↑ "High Moorsley". Retrieved 2009-07-16.

Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Tyne and Wear

City of Sunderland	Claxheugh Rock and Ford Limestone Quarry Dawson's Plantation Quarry Durham Coast Fulwell and Carley Hill Quarries Gilley Law Quarry Hastings Hill Herrington Hill Hetton Bogs High Haining Hill High Moorsley Humbledon Hill Quarry Hylton Castle Cutting Joe's Pond Moorsley Banks South Hylton Pasture Tunstall Hills and Ryhope Cutting Wear River Bank

Gateshead	Gibside Lower Derwent Meadows Pockerley Farm Pond Ridley Gill Ryton Willows Shibdon Pond Strother Hills Thornley Wood

Newcastle upon Tyne	Big Waters Brenkley Meadows Gosforth Park Hallow Hill Prestwick Carr

North Tyneside	Northumberland Shore Tynemouth to Seaton Sluice

South Tyneside	Boldon Pastures Cleadon Hill Harton Down Hill West Farm Meadow, Boldon

Coordinates: 54°48.3′N 1°28.5′W / 54.8050°N 1.4750°W / 54.8050; -1.4750