Sugworth
Site of Special Scientific Interest
LocationOxfordshire
Grid referenceSP 512 007[1]
InterestGeological
Area0.6 hectares (1.5 acres)[1]
Notification1986[1]
Location mapMagic Map

Sugworth is a 0.6-hectare (1.5-acre) geological Site of Special Scientific Interest north of Abingdon-on-Thames in Oxfordshire.[1][2] It is a Geological Conservation Review site.[3]

This site dates to the Cromerian Stage, an interglacial over half a million years ago. It is a river channel cut into Kimmeridge Clay of the Late Jurassic, and it has rich deposits of vertebrates, ostracods, molluscs, beetles, plant remains and pollen.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Designated Sites View: Sugworth". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
  2. "Map of Sugworth". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
  3. "Sugworth Road Cutting (Quaternary of the Thames)". Geological Conservation Review. Joint Nature Conservation Committee. Retrieved 26 February 2020.
  4. "Sugworth citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 3 June 2020.

51°42′11″N 1°15′40″W / 51.703°N 1.261°W / 51.703; -1.261

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