Froghall Brickworks

Froghall Brickworks
Site of Special Scientific Interest

Area of Search	Buckinghamshire
Grid reference	SU977941
Interest	Geological
Area	0.3 hectares
Notification	1989
Location map	Magic Map

Froghall Brickworks is a 0.26 hectare geological Site of Special Scientific Interest east of Chalfont St Giles in Buckinghamshire.^[1]^[2]

The site is Pleistocene gravel above Reading beds. The gravel was deposited by the proto-River Thames, before it was diverted south by the Anglian Ice Age around 450,000 years ago. It is described by Natural England as very important because it is the only known exposure of the Westland Green Gravel in the Middle Thames area.^[1]^[3]

The site is on private land with no public access.^[3]

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References

1 2 "Froghall Brickworks citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 18 April 2016.
↑ "Map of Froghall Brickworks". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 18 April 2016.
1 2 "Froghall Brickworks SSSI". Bucks Geology. Retrieved 18 April 2016.

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Coordinates: 51°38′14″N 0°35′23″W / 51.6372°N 0.5896°W / 51.6372; -0.5896

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