Barrington Chalk Pit Explained
| Barrington Chalk Pit |
| Aos: | Cambridgeshire |
| Interest: | Geological |
| Area: | 97.1 hectares |
| Notifydate: | 1997 |
| Map: | Magic Map |
Barrington Chalk Pit is a 97.1hectare geological Site of Special Scientific Interest near Barrington in Cambridgeshire.[1] [2] It is a Geological Conservation Review site.[3]
This large quarry is the only surviving exposure of the Cretaceous Cambridge Greensand. Fossils include brachiopods and fish teeth. It is overlain by thick sequences of chalk and Totternhoe Stone.[4]
Large parts of the site are a working quarry which is closed to the public, while other areas have been filled in and are now fields which are crossed by footpaths.
History
The works were acquired by Cemex in 2005.[5] Most quarrying ceased in 2008, however, limited quarrying continued for a further few years.[6] In 2012, Cemex confirmed that the plant would be fully closed and demolished.[7] The site has continued to be used as a landfill, with waste building materials arriving by train.[8] Since 2021, the site has been used for disposal of spoil transported by rail from High Speed 2 construction sites.[9]
External links
52.142°N 0.033°W
Notes and References
- Web site: Designated Sites View: Barrington Chalk Pit . Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 29 September 2016.
- Web site: Map of Barrington Chalk Pit. Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 29 September 2016.
- Web site: Barrington Chalk Pit (Cenomanian, Turonian, Senonian, Maastrichtian) . Joint Nature Conservation Committee. 29 September 2016.
- Web site: Barrington Chalk Pit citation. Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 29 September 2016. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304033911/http://www.sssi.naturalengland.org.uk/citation/citation_photo/2000301.pdf. 4 March 2016.
- News: 2018-10-09. Former Barrington cement works chimney to be demolished. en-GB. BBC News. 2021-07-03.
- Web site: Barrington Landfill quarry, Barrington, Cambridgeshire, England, UK. 2021-07-03. www.mindat.org.
- Web site: 2021-05-04. Cemex to demolish mothballed Barrington works. live. 2021-07-03. The Construction Index. en. https://web.archive.org/web/20120514043723/http://www.theconstructionindex.co.uk:80/news/view/cemex-to-demolish-mothballed-barrington-works . 14 May 2012 .
- Web site: Thomas. Josh. 2018-09-08. Barrington quarry decision deferred amid noise and pollution concerns. 2021-07-03. Royston Crow. en-UK.
- Web site: 2021-07-02. HS2 tunnel spoil to fill in a Cambridgeshire open-pit mine. live. 2021-07-03. ianVisits. en-GB. https://web.archive.org/web/20210702140122/https://www.ianvisits.co.uk/blog/2021/07/02/hs2-tunnel-spoil-to-fill-in-a-cambridgeshire-open-pit-mine/ . 2 July 2021 .
