Campden Tunnel Gravel Pit

Campden Tunnel Gravel Pit
Site of Special Scientific Interest
	Location within Gloucestershire
Location	Gloucestershire
Grid reference	SP161408
Coordinates	52°03′57″N 1°45′57″W / 52.065791°N 1.765825°WCoordinates: 52°03′57″N 1°45′57″W / 52.065791°N 1.765825°W
Interest	Geological
Area	0.2 hectare
Notification	1988
	Natural England website

Campden Tunnel Gravel Pit (grid reference

SP161408) is a 0.2-hectare (0.49-acre) geological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Gloucestershire, notified in 1988.^[1]^[2] The site is listed in the 'Cotswold District' Local Plan 2001-2011 (on line).^[3]^[4]

Geology[]

The site exposes a mixture of gravels, sands and silts which make up the Campden Tunnel Drift (Pleistocene period). These are glacial sediments which fill a deep channel. The melt water is considered to have run from the ice-filled valley of the River Avon (north) to the drainage system of the River Evenlode (south east).^[1]

This links with the sequence of glacial deposits in the Midlands and the Upper Thames terraces (Evenlode Valley). The site also links with others in the Moreton-in-Marsh area, for example Stretton-on-Fosse.^[1]

Conservation[]

The site is considered precious so it must only be used for research purposes.^[5]

References[]

^ ^a ^b ^c Natural England SSSI information on the citation
^ Cotswold District Local Plan, Appendix 1, Sites of Special Scientific Interest Archived March 26, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
^ Cotswold District Local Plan, Appendix 2, Key Wildlife Sites Archived October 13, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
^ Cotswold District Local Plan, Appendix 3, Regionally Important Geological Sites Archived 2012-03-26 at the Wayback Machine
^ Natural England SSSI information on the Campden Tunnel Gravel Pit unit

SSSI Source[]

External links[]

Natural England (SSSI information)

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[NE_citation-1] Natural England SSSI information on the citation

[2] Cotswold District Local Plan, Appendix 1, Sites of Special Scientific Interest Archived March 26, 2012, at the Wayback Machine

[3] Cotswold District Local Plan, Appendix 2, Key Wildlife Sites Archived October 13, 2013, at the Wayback Machine

[4] Cotswold District Local Plan, Appendix 3, Regionally Important Geological Sites Archived 2012-03-26 at the Wayback Machine

[5] Natural England SSSI information on the Campden Tunnel Gravel Pit unit

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