West Hoathly SSSI
| Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
  Shown within West Sussex | |
| Area of Search | West Sussex |
|---|---|
| Grid reference | TQ374327 |
| Coordinates | 51°04′37″N 0°02′16″W / 51.077057°N 0.037655°WCoordinates: 51°04′37″N 0°02′16″W / 51.077057°N 0.037655°W |
| Interest | Geological |
| Area | 0.66 ha (1.6 acres) |
| Notification | 1998 |
| Natural England website | |
For the civil parish, see West Hoathly.
West Hoathly is a Site of Special Scientific Interest in the county of West Sussex, England, near the village of Sharpthorne.
The site is an active brickclay pit which has exposed 9 metres (30 ft) of sediments which reveal a gradual change from silty deposits to non silty. Its importance lies within its position within the London-Brabant Massif, at a possible gap through which the Boreal Sea may have flowed.[1]
References
- ↑ "SSSI Citation — West Hoathly" (PDF). Natural England. Retrieved 2 May 2009.
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