Sugworth
| Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
 | |
| Location | Oxfordshire |
|---|---|
| Grid reference | SP 512 007[1] |
| Interest | Geological |
| Area | 0.6 hectares (1.5 acres)[1] |
| Notification | 1986[1] |
| Location map | Magic Map |
Sugworth is a 0.6-hectare (1.5-acre) geological Site of Special Scientific Interest north of Abingdon-on-Thames in Oxfordshire.[1][2] It is a Geological Conservation Review site.[3]
This site dates to the Cromerian Stage, an interglacial over half a million years ago. It is a river channel cut into Kimmeridge Clay of the Late Jurassic, and it has rich deposits of vertebrates, ostracods, molluscs, beetles, plant remains and pollen.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Designated Sites View: Sugworth". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
- ^ "Map of Sugworth". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
- ^ "Sugworth Road Cutting (Quaternary of the Thames)". Geological Conservation Review. Joint Nature Conservation Committee. Archived from the original on 3 June 2020. Retrieved 26 February 2020.
- ^ "Sugworth citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 3 June 2020.