Hampen Railway Cutting Explained

Hampen Railway Cutting
Aos:	Gloucestershire
Interest:	Geological
Coordinates:	51.8835°N -1.9106°W
Area:	3.9 hectare
Notifydate:	1974
Enref:	1001551

Hampen Railway Cutting is a 3.9ha geological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Gloucestershire, notified in 1974.^{[1] [2]} The site is listed in the 'Cotswold District' Local Plan 2001-2011 (on line) as a Key Wildlife Site (KWS) and Regionally Important Geological Site (RIGS).^{[3] [4]}

Location and geology

The site lies in the Cotswold Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and is considered one of the best exposures of the Hampen Marly Formation of the Middle Jurassic period. The exposures in the cutting show the complete section from the top of the Lower Fuller's Earth Clay to the middle of the White Limestone Formation. This is a prime research site for understanding the variations in rocks of this age between the Cotswold shelf and the Wessex area.^[1]

SSSI Source

• Natural England SSSI information on the citation
• Natural England SSSI information on the Hampen Railway Cutting unit

External links

• Natural England (SSSI information)

Notes and References

1. http://www.sssi.naturalengland.org.uk/Special/sssi/sssi_details.cfm?sssi_id=1001551 Natural England SSSI information on the citation
2. http://www.localplan.cotswold.gov.uk/localplan/text/texta1.htm Cotswold District Local Plan, Appendix 1, Sites of Special Scientific Interest
3. http://www.localplan.cotswold.gov.uk/localplan/text/texta2.htm Cotswold District Local Plan, Appendix 2, Key Wildlife Sites
4. http://www.localplan.cotswold.gov.uk/localplan/text/texta3.htm Cotswold District Local Plan, Appendix 3, Regionally Important Geological Sites