Blisworth Rectory Farm Quarry

Blisworth Rectory Farm Quarry
Site of Special Scientific Interest
Area of Search Northamptonshire
Grid reference SP 716 530 [1]
Interest Geological
Area 1.0 hectares[1]
Notification 1986[1]
Location map Magic Map

Blisworth Rectory Farm Quarry is a 1.0 hectare 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.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Designated Sites View: Blisworth Rectory Farm Quarry". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
  2. ↑ "Map of Blisworth Rectory Farm Quarry". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
  3. ↑ "Blisworth Rectory Farm (Bathonian)". Joint Nature Conservation Committee. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
  4. ↑ "Blisworth Rectory Farm Quarry citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 19 March 2017.

Coordinates: 52°10′16″N 0°57′14″W / 52.171°N 0.954°W / 52.171; -0.954

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