Cranford St John SSSI explained

Cranford St John
Aos:Northamptonshire
Interest:Geological
Area:2.8 hectares
Notifydate:1987
Map: Magic Map

Cranford St John SSSI is a 2.8hectare geological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Cranford St John, east of Kettering in Northamptonshire.[1] [2] It is a Geological Conservation Review site.[3]

This former quarry exposes rocks from the Rutland Formation and up to nearly the top of the White Limestone Formation, dating to the Middle Jurassic Bathonian stage, 169 to 166 million years ago. The site is the type section for a freshwater clay bed which is thought to result from a widespread storm deposit.[4]

There is no access to the site, but the southern end can be viewed from a footpath from Cranford St John.

References

52.378°N -0.645°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Designated Sites View: Cranford St John . Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 17 April 2017.
  2. Web site: Map of Cranford St John. Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 17 April 2017.
  3. Web site: Cranford St John (Bathonian) . Joint Nature Conservation Committee. 17 April 2017.
  4. Web site: Cranford St John citation. Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 17 April 2017. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304003641/http://www.sssi.naturalengland.org.uk/citation/citation_photo/1002297.pdf. 4 March 2016.

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