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Geological site in Norfolk, England
Glandford (Letheringsett Road)
Site of Special Scientific Interest
LocationNorfolk
Grid referenceTG 042 410
InterestGeological
Area1.1 hectares (2.7 acres)
Notification1992
Location mapMagic Map

Glandford (Letheringsett Road) is a 1.1-hectare (2.7-acre) geological Site of Special Scientific Interest west of Sheringham in Norfolk. It is a Geological Conservation Review site and it is in the Norfolk Coast Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.

This site is important because it has mounds of gravel and till which can help to show whether the North Norfolk till plain is the result of Pleistocene glacial deposition or is the residue of the erosion of a former more extensive area of gravel.

The site is private land with no public access.

References

  1. ^ "Designated Sites View: Glandford (Letheringsett Road)". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 20 November 2018.
  2. "Map of Glandford (Letheringsett Road)". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 20 November 2018.
  3. "Glandford (Letheringsett Road) (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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 March 2012. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  5. "Glandford (Letheringsett Road) citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 20 November 2018.

52°55′41″N 1°02′13″E / 52.928°N 1.037°E / 52.928; 1.037

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