Kensworth Chalk Pit

Kensworth Chalk Pit
Site of Special Scientific Interest
Area of Search Bedfordshire
Grid reference TL015197
Interest Geological
Area 131.3 hectares
Notification 1988
Location map Magic Map

Kensworth Chalk Quarry is a 131.3 hectare geological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Kensworth in Bedfordshire. It was notified under Section 28 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981, and the local planning authority is Central Bedfordshire.[1][2]

The site is a large working quarry which exposes fossiliferous chalk rocks of the late Cretaceous, with many rare fossils including ammonites. It is described by Natural England as "an unrivalled locality for stratigraphic studies in the Upper Cretaceous".[1][3] It is a Geological Conservation Review site, and one succession of layers is the stratotype for the "Kensworth Nodular Chalk Member".[4]

There is no public access.


References

  1. 1 2 "Kensworth Chalk Quarry citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
  2. "Map of Kensworth Chalk Quarry". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
  3. "Chalk Places to Visit in Bedfordshire". Geo-East. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
  4. "KENSWORTH CHALK PIT". British Upper Cretaceous Stratigraphy (PDF). Joint Nature Conservation Committee. 2001.

Coordinates: 51°51′58″N 0°31′01″W / 51.866°N 0.517°W / 51.866; -0.517

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