Hinton Charterhouse Field

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Hinton Charterhouse Field
Site of Special Scientific Interest
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Location within Somerset
Area of Search Avon
Grid reference ST764574
Coordinates 51°18′55″N2°20′24″W / 51.31522°N 2.34000°W / 51.31522; -2.34000 Coordinates: 51°18′55″N2°20′24″W / 51.31522°N 2.34000°W / 51.31522; -2.34000
InterestBiological
Area0.32 hectares (0.0032 km2; 0.0012 sq mi)
Notification 1991 (1991)
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Hinton Charterhouse Field (grid reference ST764574 ) is a 0.32 hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) near the village of Hinton Charterhouse in Bath and North East Somerset, United Kingdom. It was SSSI notified in 1991.

The site is situated on a west-facing slope of a shallow valley of the Cotswolds to the south of Bath and is underlain by Oolitic Limestone. The sward contains a population of the nationally rare Field Eryngo (Eryngium campestre). [1]

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