Neasham Fen

Neasham Fen
Site of Special Scientific Interest
Country England
Region North East
District Darlington
Location NZ331115
 - coordinates 54°29′54″N 1°29′23″W / 54.49833°N 1.48972°W / 54.49833; -1.48972Coordinates: 54°29′54″N 1°29′23″W / 54.49833°N 1.48972°W / 54.49833; -1.48972
Area 2.5 ha (6.2 acres)
Notification 1992
Management Natural England
Area of Search County Durham
Interest Biological
Map of England and Wales with a red dot representing the location of the Neasham Fen SSSI, Co Durham
Location of Neasham Fen SSSI, Co Durham
Website: Map of site

Neasham Fen is a Site of Special Scientific Interest in the Darlington district of County Durham, England. It lies on the floodplain of the River Tees, 5.2 km south-east of Darlington.

Neasham Fen is a small in-filled kettle hole. Analysis of the deposits at the site has provided an important record of the vegetational history and changing climate of the area during the Flandrian period. Radiocarbon dates of between 9082±90 and 1213±60 yr BP have been obtained from the deposits, which have also yielded pollen records covering the same period.[1] [2] [3]

References

  1. ↑ "Neasham Fen" (PDF). English Nature. 1992. Retrieved 29 July 2010.
  2. ↑ Bartley, David D; Carl Chambers; Barbara Hart-Jones (September 1976). "The Vegetational History of Parts of South and East Durham". New Phytologist. 77 (2): 437–468. doi:10.1111/j.1469-8137.1976.tb01533.x. JSTOR 2433617.
  3. ↑ Turner, Judith (September 1979). "The environment of northeast England during Roman times as shown by pollen analysis". Journal of Archaeological Science. 6 (3): 285–290. doi:10.1016/0305-4403(79)90006-2.


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