Wookey Station

Wookey Station

Infobox SSSI


name=Wookey Station
aos=Somerset
interest=Geological
gridref=gbmappingsmall|ST531464
area=0.04 hectare
notifydate=1997

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Wookey Station (gbmapping|ST531464) is a 0.04 hectare geological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Somerset, notified in 1997.

It is listed in the Geological Conservation Review.

It is a cutting created for a branch line of the Bristol and Exeter Railway in 1871.

ource

* [http://www.english-nature.org.uk/citation/citation_photo/2000306.pdf English Nature citation sheet for the site] (accessed 9 August 2006)

External links

* [http://www.english-nature.org.uk English Nature website] (SSSI information)


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