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Geological Site of Special Scientific Interest east of Kings' Lynn in Norfolk

Bawsey SSSI
Site of Special Scientific Interest

Location	Norfolk
Grid reference	TF 680 194
Interest	Geological
Area	2.6 hectares (6.4 acres)
Notification	1992
Location map	Magic Map

Bawsey is a 2.6-hectare (6.4-acre) geological Site of Special Scientific Interest east of Kings' Lynn in Norfolk. It is a Geological Conservation Review site.

This site has Quaternary till, unsorted glacial sediments, with a depth of up to five metres. It is separated from the main East Anglian till sheet, and it is the type site for the Bawsey Calcareous Till.

The site is private land with no public access.

References

^ "Designated Sites View: Bawsey". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
"Map of Bawsey". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
"Bawsey (Quaternary of East Anglia)". Geological Conservation Review. Joint Nature Conservation Committee. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
"Bawsey citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 31 May 2018.

External links

Media related to Bawsey SSSI at Wikimedia Commons

52°44′46″N 0°29′13″E / 52.746°N 0.487°E / 52.746; 0.487

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