Lacey's Farm Quarry

Lacey's Farm Quarry
	Site of Special Scientific Interest
Area of Search	Isle of Wight
Grid reference	SZ323862
Interest	geological
Area	0.13 hectare
Notification	1993
Location map	Natural England

Last updated April 16, 2019

Lacey's Farm Quarry (grid reference SZ323862 ) is a 1,300 square metre geological Site of Special Scientific Interest near the town of Freshwater, Isle of Wight, notified in 1993.

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Freshwater is a large village and civil parish at the western end of the Isle of Wight, England. Freshwater Bay is a small cove on the south coast of the Island which also gives its name to the nearby part of Freshwater. Freshwater sits at the western end of the region known as the Back of the Wight or the West Wight which is a popular tourist area.

Isle of Wight County and island of England

The Isle of Wight is a county and the largest and second-most populous island in England. It is in the English Channel, between 2 and 5 miles off the coast of Hampshire, separated by the Solent. The island has resorts that have been holiday destinations since Victorian times, and is known for its mild climate, coastal scenery, and verdant landscape of fields, downland and chines.

Sources

English Nature citation sheet for the site (accessed 16 July 2006)

External links

English Nature (SSSI information)

Coordinates: 50°40′28″N1°32′39″W / 50.67457°N 1.54425°W / 50.67457; -1.54425

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