Weybourne Town Pit

Weybourne Town Pit is a 0.7-hectare (1.7-acre) geological Site of Special Scientific Interest west of Sheringham in Norfolk.[1][2] It is a Geological Conservation Review site[3] and it is in the Norfolk Coast Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.[4]

Weybourne Town Pit
Site of Special Scientific Interest
Area of SearchNorfolk
Grid referenceTG 114 430[1]
InterestGeological
Area0.7 hectares (1.7 acres)[1]
Notification1984[1]
Location mapMagic Map

This is the Type locality for the Pleistocene 'Marly Drift'. This is a chalk-rich glacial till thought to have been deposited during the Anglian stage around 450,000 years ago, but its relationship to other deposits in the area is disputed.[5]

There is access to the site from Sheringham Road.

References
  1. "Designated Sites View: Weybourne Town Pit". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 20 November 2018.
  2. "Map of Weybourne Town Pit". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 20 November 2018.
  3. "Weybourne Town Pit (Quaternary of East Anglia)". Geological Conservation Review. Joint Nature Conservation Committee. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  4. "Norfolk Coast AONB Management Plan 2014-19: Other Conservation Designations within the AONB" (PDF). Norfolk Coast AONB. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  5. "Weybourne Town Pit citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 20 November 2018.

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