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Protected area in Norfolk, England
Grimston Warren Pit
Site of Special Scientific Interest
LocationNorfolk
Grid referenceTF 673 222
InterestGeological
Area6.6 hectares (16 acres)
Notification1996
Location mapMagic Map

Grimston Warren Pit is a 6.6-hectare (16-acre) geological Site of Special Scientific Interest east of King's Lynn in Norfolk. It is a Geological Conservation Review site.

This former quarry is described by Natural England as "a nationally important site for dating the constituent facies of the Lower Cretaceous in north Norfolk". It has yielded ammonites which date to the Hauterivian age around 130 million years ago.

The site is private land with no public access.

References

  1. ^ "Designated Sites View: Grimston Warren Pit". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
  2. "Map of Grimston Warren Pit". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
  3. "Grimston Warren (Berriasian, Valanginian, Hauterivian, Barremian)". Geological Conservation Review. Joint Nature Conservation Committee. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  4. "Grimston Warren Pit citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 1 June 2018.

52°46′16″N 0°28′44″E / 52.771°N 0.479°E / 52.771; 0.479

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