Cranford St John SSSI
Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
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Location | Northamptonshire |
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Grid reference | SP 923 764[1] |
Interest | Geological |
Area | 2.8 hectares[1] |
Notification | 1987[1] |
Location map | Magic Map |
Cranford St John SSSI is a 2.8-hectare (6.9-acre) geological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Cranford St John, east of Kettering in Northamptonshire.[1][2] It is a Geological Conservation Review site.[3]
This former quarry exposes rocks from the Rutland Formation and up to nearly the top of the White Limestone Formation, dating to the Middle Jurassic Bathonian stage, 169 to 166 million years ago. The site is the type section for a freshwater clay bed which is thought to result from a widespread storm deposit.[4]
There is no access to the site, but the southern end can be viewed from a footpath from Cranford St John.
References
- ^ a b c d "Designated Sites View: Cranford St John". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
- ^ "Map of Cranford St John". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
- ^ "Cranford St John (Bathonian)". Joint Nature Conservation Committee. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
- ^ "Cranford St John citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
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