Blisworth Rectory Farm Quarry Explained

Blisworth Rectory Farm Quarry
Aos:	Northamptonshire
Interest:	Geological
Area:	1.0 hectares
Notifydate:	1986
Map:	Magic Map

Blisworth Rectory Farm Quarry is a 1hectare geological Site of Special Scientific Interest west of Blisworth in Northamptonshire.^{[1] [2]} It is a Geological Conservation Review site.^[3]

This site exposes White Limestone dating to the Middle Jurassic Bathonian stage, around 165 million years ago. Common fossils are brachiopods, corals and gastropods, and there are also nautiloids and vertebrate teeth.^[4]

The site is on private land with no public access.

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52.171°N -0.954°W

Notes and References

1. Web site: Designated Sites View: Blisworth Rectory Farm Quarry . Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 19 March 2017.
2. Web site: Map of Blisworth Rectory Farm Quarry. Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 19 March 2017.
3. Web site: Blisworth Rectory Farm (Bathonian) . Joint Nature Conservation Committee. 19 March 2017.
4. Web site: Blisworth Rectory Farm Quarry citation. Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 19 March 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170320052807/https://necmsi.esdm.co.uk/PDFsForWeb/Citation/1001263.pdf. 20 March 2017. dead.