Briton's Lane Gravel Pit Explained

Briton's Lane Gravel Pit
Aos:	Norfolk
Interest:	Geological
Area:	21.5ha
Notifydate:	1985
Map:	Magic Map

Briton's Lane Gravel Pit is a 21.5abbr=offNaNabbr=off geological Site of Special Scientific Interest east of Sheringham in Norfolk.^{[1] [2]} It is a Geological Conservation Review site^[3] and it is in the Norfolk Coast Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.^[4]

This working quarry exposes gravel and sand derived from melting ice at the end of the Anglian glaciation around 425,000 years ago.^[5]

The site is private land with no public access.

External links

• Field Guide to the Geology of North Norfolk: 'Briton's Lane

52.926°N 1.225°W

Notes and References

1. Web site: Designated Sites View: Briton's Lane Gravel Pit . Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 20 November 2018.
2. Web site: Map of Briton's Lane Gravel Pit. Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 20 November 2018.
3. Web site: Briton's Lane Gravel Pit (Quaternary of East Anglia) . Geological Conservation Review . Joint Nature Conservation Committee. 25 May 2018.
4. Web site: Norfolk Coast AONB Management Plan 2014-19: Other Conservation Designations within the AONB. Norfolk Coast AONB. 25 May 2018. 31 March 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120331161613/http://www.norfolkcoastaonb.org.uk/mediaps/pdfuploads/pd001159.pdf. dead.
5. Web site: Briton's Lane Gravel Pit citation. Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 20 November 2018.