Briton's Lane Gravel Pit facts for kids
| Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
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| Area of Search | Norfolk |
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| Interest | Geological |
| Area | 21.5 hectares (53 acres) |
| Notification | 1985 |
| Location map | Magic Map |
Briton's Lane Gravel Pit is a 21.5-hectare (53-acre) geological Site of Special Scientific Interest east of Sheringham in Norfolk. It is a Geological Conservation Review site and it is in the Norfolk Coast Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
This working quarry exposes gravel and sand derived from melting ice at the end of the Anglian glaciation around 425,000 years ago.
The site is private land with no public access.
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