Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
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Location | Norfolk |
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Grid reference | TF 680 194 [1] |
Interest | Geological |
Area | 2.6 hectares (6.4 acres) [1] |
Notification | 1992 [1] |
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. [1] [2] It is a Geological Conservation Review site. [3]
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. [4]
The site is private land with no public access.
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