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Wainlode Cliff

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Grid reference
  
SO845257

Area of search
  
Gloucestershire

Interest
  
Geological

Notification
  
1954

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Wainlode Cliff (grid reference SO845257) is a 1.3 hectare geological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Gloucestershire, notified in 1954. It overlooks Hasfield Ham.

Geology

This an historic locality which was first described in 1842 and shows a seven metre section of Rhaetian age. The site mains the regional two-fold division of Westbury and Cotham Beds. The Insect Limestone, which is a productive source of insects, defines the base of the Lias.

References

Wainlode Cliff Wikipedia