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Sugworth
Site of Special Scientific Interest
LocationOxfordshire
Grid referenceSP 512 007
InterestGeological
Area0.6 hectares (1.5 acres)
Notification1986
Location mapMagic Map

Sugworth is a 0.6-hectare (1.5-acre) geological Site of Special Scientific Interest north of Abingdon-on-Thames in Oxfordshire. It is a Geological Conservation Review site.

This site dates to the Cromerian Stage, an interglacial over half a million years ago. It is a river channel cut into Kimmeridge Clay of the Late Jurassic, and it has rich deposits of vertebrates, ostracods, molluscs, beetles, plant remains and pollen.

References

  1. ^ "Designated Sites View: Sugworth". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
  2. "Map of Sugworth". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
  3. "Sugworth Road Cutting (Quaternary of the Thames)". Geological Conservation Review. Joint Nature Conservation Committee. Archived from the original on 3 June 2020. Retrieved 26 February 2020.
  4. "Sugworth citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 3 June 2020.

51°42′11″N 1°15′40″W / 51.703°N 1.261°W / 51.703; -1.261

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