Southerham Works Pit

Infobox SSSI


name=Southerham Works Pit
aos=East Sussex
interest=Geological
gridref=gbmappingsmall|TQ426096
area=0.83 hectares
notifydate=1996

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Southerham Works Pit (gbmappingsmall|TQ426096) is a 0.83 hectare (2.0 acre) Geological Site of Special Scientific Interest in East Sussex, England. The site was notified in 1996 under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981. The site is home to late-glacial deposits, and is a key reference site for biostratigraphical studies in England.

References

* [http://www.english-nature.org.uk/citation/citation_photo/2000061.pdf Southerham Works Pit] . English Nature. Retrieved on 27 May 2008