Clock House Brickworks
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Clock House Brickworks is a Site of Special Scientific Interest
near Capel, Surrey, England
. This site lies 600m east of the Auclaye
SSSI which was also a former brickworks
. Geologically, the site lies on weald
en clay
s. It is a site for palentological and sedimentological
research covering an area of 32.4 hectares. Similar strata are seen at Warnham
.
This is a brownfield site. The impact on the site was discussed when Capel village was selected as a possible site for a thermal waste disposal (incinerator) site.
Site of Special Scientific Interest
A Site of Special Scientific Interest is a conservation designation denoting a protected area in the United Kingdom. SSSIs are the basic building block of site-based nature conservation legislation and most other legal nature/geological conservation designations in Great Britain are based upon...
near Capel, Surrey, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. This site lies 600m east of the Auclaye
Auclaye
Auclaye is a Site of Special Scientific Interest in Surrey, England....
SSSI which was also a former brickworks
Brickworks
A brickworks also known as a brick factory, is a factory for the manufacturing of bricks, from clay or shale. Usually a brickworks is located on a clay bedrock often with a quarry for clay on site....
. Geologically, the site lies on weald
Weald
The Weald is the name given to an area in South East England situated between the parallel chalk escarpments of the North and the South Downs. It should be regarded as three separate parts: the sandstone "High Weald" in the centre; the clay "Low Weald" periphery; and the Greensand Ridge which...
en clay
Clay
Clay is a general term including many combinations of one or more clay minerals with traces of metal oxides and organic matter. Geologic clay deposits are mostly composed of phyllosilicate minerals containing variable amounts of water trapped in the mineral structure.- Formation :Clay minerals...
s. It is a site for palentological and sedimentological
Sedimentology
Sedimentology encompasses the study of modern sediments such as sand, mud , and clay, and the processes that result in their deposition. Sedimentologists apply their understanding of modern processes to interpret geologic history through observations of sedimentary rocks and sedimentary...
research covering an area of 32.4 hectares. Similar strata are seen at Warnham
Warnham
Warnham is a village and civil parish in the Horsham district of West Sussex, England. The village is some three kilometres north west of central Horsham to the west of the A24 road...
.
This is a brownfield site. The impact on the site was discussed when Capel village was selected as a possible site for a thermal waste disposal (incinerator) site.
External links
- http://www.surreycc.gov.uk/sccwebsite/sccwspublications.nsf/c76f4862463c172d80256c670041a50c/8740ee98b33cb9558025703700326790/$FILE/SAR%202D%20Site%20L1.pdfMap of AuclayeAuclayeAuclaye is a Site of Special Scientific Interest in Surrey, England....
SSSI with Clock House Brickworks to the east] - Citation details