Mundesley Cliffs

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Mundesley Cliffs
Site of Special Scientific Interest
MundesleyBeachInSummer(StephenCraven)Aug2006.jpg
Location Norfolk
Grid reference TG 324 358 [1]
InterestGeological
Area29.3 hectares (72 acres) [1]
Notification 1984 [1]
Location map Magic Map

Mundesley Cliffs is a 29.3-hectare (72-acre) geological Site of Special Scientific Interest north-east of North Walsham in Norfolk. [1] [2] It is a Geological Conservation Review site [3] and it is in the Norfolk Coast Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. [4]

The cliffs on this site display some of the best marine and freshwater deposits dating to the Cromerian interglacial, and to the early stages of the succeeding Anglian glaciation, which started around 478,000 years ago. [5]

The beach is open to the public.-

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Designated Sites View: Mundesley Cliffs". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
  2. ↑ "Map of Mundesley Cliffs". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
  3. ↑ "Mundesley (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. ↑ "Mundesley Cliffs citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 12 June 2018.

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