Neithrop Fields Cutting

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Neithrop Fields Cutting
Site of Special Scientific Interest
On the Banbury Fringe walk (geograph 5510575).jpg
Location Oxfordshire
Grid reference SP 438 419 [1]
InterestGeological
Area1.4 hectares (3.5 acres) [1]
Notification 1986 [1]
Location map Magic Map

Neithrop Fields Cutting is a 1.4-hectare (3.5-acre) geological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Banbury in Oxfordshire. [1] [2] It is a Geological Conservation Review site. [3]

This site exhibits sections dating to the Early Jurassic around 190 to 180 million years ago. Its Middle Lias sediments show that it was adjacent to the "London landmass", which was then an island. The Upper Lias have a section rich in fossil ammonites. Natural England describes the site as a "key palaeogeographic and stratigraphic locality". [4]

The Banbury Fringe Walk runs through the site.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Designated Sites View: Neithrop Fields Cutting". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
  2. ↑ "Map of Neithrop Fields Cutting". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
  3. ↑ "Neithrop Fields Cutting (Hettangian, Sinemurian and Pliensbachian)". Geological Conservation Review. Joint Nature Conservation Committee. Retrieved 26 February 2020.
  4. ↑ "Neithrop Fields Cutting citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 6 April 2020.

Coordinates: 52°04′26″N1°21′43″W / 52.074°N 1.362°W / 52.074; -1.362

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