Veizey's Quarry
Site of Special Scientific Interest in Gloucestershire
51°38′55″N 2°10′22″W / 51.648717°N 2.172668°W / 51.648717; -2.172668
Veizey's Quarry (grid reference ST881944) is a 1.4 hectare geological Site of Special Scientific Interest near Tetbury in Gloucestershire, notified in 1974. It is in the Cotswold Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.[1][2] The site is listed in the 'Cotswold District' Local Plan 2001-2011 (on line) as a Key Wildlife Site (KWS) and a Regionally Important Geological Site (RIGS).[3][4]
Geology
The Quarry exposes the Upper Bathonian Athelstan Oolite and also the overlying Forest Marble. These are limestones of the Jurassic Period which was laid down 160 million years ago. This is considered the best example in the Tetbury area of the development of the Athelstan Oolite. This particular exposure is important in facies and stratigraphic interpretation of the Bathonian rocks.[1]
References
- ^ a b Natural England SSSI information on citation, map and unit details
- ^ "Cotswold District Local Plan, Appendix 1, Sites of Special Scientific Interest". Archived from the original on 26 March 2012. Retrieved 24 September 2012.
- ^ "Cotswold District Local Plan, Appendix 2, Key Wildlife Sites". Archived from the original on 13 October 2013. Retrieved 12 October 2013.
- ^ "Cotswold District Local Plan, Appendix 3, Regionally Important Geological Sites". Archived from the original on 26 March 2012. Retrieved 21 September 2012.
Sources
- Natural England SSSI information on citation, map and unit details
External links
- Natural England (SSSI information)
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Geological Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Gloucestershire
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- Bull Cross, The Frith and Juniper Hill
- Campden Tunnel Gravel Pit
- Cleeve Common
- Coaley Wood Quarries
- Crickley Hill and Barrow Wake
- Easter Park Farm Quarry
- Edgehills Quarry
- Foss Cross Quarry
- Garden Cliff
- Hampen Railway Cutting
- Haresfield Beacon
- Harford Railway Cutting
- Hobbs Quarry
- Hornsleasow Quarry
- Huntsman's Quarry
- Jackdaw Quarry
- Kemble Railway Cuttings
- Knap House Quarry, Birdlip
- Land Grove Quarry, Mitcheldean
- Leckhampton Hill and Charlton Kings Common
- Longhope Hill
- Lower Woods
- Lower Wye Gorge
- Lydney Cliff
- May Hill
- Meezy Hurst
- Minchinhampton Common
- New Park Quarry
- Nibley Knoll
- Notgrove Railway Cutting
- Oakenhill Railway Cutting
- Puddlebrook Quarry
- River Wye
- Robin's Wood Hill Quarry
- Rodborough Common
- Salmonsbury Meadows
- Scully Grove Quarry
- Severn Estuary
- Slade Brook
- Stenders Quarry
- Stony Furlong Railway Cutting
- Swift's Hill
- Upper Severn Estuary
- The Malvern Hills
- Purton Passage
- Selsley Common
- Upper Wye Gorge
- Veizey's Quarry
- Wainlode Cliff
- Wellacre Quarry
- Wood Green Quarry & Railway Cutting
- Wotton Hill
- Neighbouring areas
- Avon
- Herefordshire
- Oxfordshire
- Wiltshire
- Worcestershire
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