21 Bewcastle. Memoir for sheet E12

22 Bideford and Lundy Island. Memoir for sheet E292, parts of E275, E276, E291 and E308

23 Biggleswade district - Sheet Explanation for sheet E204

Sheet explanations provide a brief description and interpretation of the geology of the relevant BGS 1:50 000 scale map sheet area. More detailed geological information for the same area is available via the Sheet Descriptions. Sheet explanations are printed A5 booklets and are available either singly, or as a pack together with the relevant 1:50 000 scale map, where this map is available. The Biggleswade district lies to the south-west of Cambridge. Tracts of lowland underlain by mudstones of the Oxford Clay and Gault Formations in the western half of the district are separated by attractive, partially wooded areas of higher land, which are underlain by the more erosion-resistant deposits of the Woburn Sands Formation. In the south-east, the land rises from the Gault onto the Chalk, which gives rise to a characteristic rolling landscape. Harder bands within the Chalk, such as the Totternhoe Stone, Melbourn Rock and Chalk Rock, form topographical features which can be traced across the countryside. A veneer of chalky till covers much of the lower land in the west, deposited by the Anglian glaciation around 400 000 years ago.

24 Biggleswade district map pack - Sheet Explanation for sheet E204 plus 1:50 000 (S&D) map [Booklet and Map Pack]

This pack contains a Sheet Explanation for the district and the complementary 1:50 000 scale Bedrock Geology and Superficial Deposits map (folded). Sheet Explanations provide a brief description and interpretation of the geology of the relevant map sheet area. The A5 Sheet Explanation booklet and the map are supplied in a transparent wallet. While it is possible to buy the map and Sheet Explanation separately, buying them together as map pack saves you £3. The Biggleswade district lies to the south-west of Cambridge. Tracts of lowland underlain by mudstones of the Oxford Clay and Gault Formations in the western half of the district are separated by attractive, partially wooded areas of higher land, which are underlain by the more erosion-resistant deposits of the Woburn Sands Formation. In the south-east, the land rises from the Gault onto the Chalk, which gives rise to a characteristic rolling landscape. Harder bands within the Chalk, such as the Totternhoe Stone, Melbourn Rock and Chalk Rock, form topographical features which can be traced across the countryside. A veneer of chalky till covers much of the lower land in the west, deposited by the Anglian glaciation around 400 000 years ago. [Booklet and Map Pack]

25 Birmingham area. Memoir for sheet E168

26 Blackpool. Memoir for sheet E66 (POD)

This is a POD reprint of an out-of-print publication.
Print on demand (POD) publications - books, reports and maps - are printed digitally to order: this may include printing from digital scans of litho-printed original publications. …more…

27 Boscastle and Holsworthy. Memoir for sheets E322 & E323

28 Bournemouth. Memoir for sheet E329

29 Bradford district - Sheet Explanation for sheet E69

Sheet Explanations provide a brief description and interpretation of the geology of the relevant BGS 1:50 000 scale map sheet area. More detailed geological information for the same area is available via the Sheet Descriptions. Sheet Explanations are printed A5 booklets and are available either singly, or as a pack together with the relevant 1:50 000 scale map, where this map is available. The district lies predominantly within the county of West Yorkshire, principally in the City of Bradford Metropolitan District. It also includes small areas of Calderdale District in the south-west, the Leeds District in the east, and the county of North Yorkshire in the north. The main population centres are the conurbation of Bradford, Shipley and west Leeds; smaller towns in the valleys of the rivers Aire, Wharfe and Worth include Keighley, Bingley, Ilkley, Otley and Skipton. The population centres are separated by areas of agricultural land, with scattered villages, and expanses of moorland. The landscape of the Bradford district is dominated by the upland moors and 'grit' edges of the Millstone Grit. This harsh landscape is credited with inspiring the writings of the Brontë sisters and continues to attract visitors to the district. The origin of the Millstone Grit as deltaic sediments deposited at the mouths of large river systems flowing from the north about 315 million years ago is no less a remarkable story. At first the rivers discharged into a deep, mostly marine basin of which the Bradford district occurred at the northern margin. Initially the deltas could prograde only a short distance southwards, but as the basin continued to fill with sediments the deltas formed thick sheets of sand (now evident as the sandstones that form the edges on Rombalds Moor) which extended far beyond the district. The deposition of the sediments show a marked cyclicity believed to be controlled by regular fluctuations in sea level during the Carboniferous.

30 Bradford district map pack - Sheet Explanation for sheet E69 plus 1:50 000 (S&D) map [Booklet and Map Pack]

This pack contains a Sheet Explanation for the district and the complementary 1:50 000 scale Bedrock Geology and Superficial Deposits map (folded). Sheet Explanations provide a brief description and interpretation of the geology of the relevant map sheet area. The A5 Sheet Explanation booklet and the map are supplied in a transparent wallet. While it is possible to buy the map and Sheet Explanation separately, buying them together as map pack saves you £3. The district lies predominantly within the county of West Yorkshire, principally in the City of Bradford Metropolitan District. It also includes small areas of Calderdale District in the south-west, the Leeds District in the east, and the county of North Yorkshire in the north. The main population centres are the conurbation of Bradford, Shipley and west Leeds; smaller towns in the valleys of the rivers Aire, Wharfe and Worth include Keighley, Bingley, Ilkley, Otley and Skipton. The population centres are separated by areas of agricultural land, with scattered villages, and expanses of moorland. The landscape of the Bradford district is dominated by the upland moors and 'grit' edges of the Millstone Grit. This harsh landscape is credited with inspiring the writings of the Brontë sisters and continues to attract visitors to the district. [Booklet and Map Pack]

31 Bradford district. Sheet Description for sheet E69 (POD) [Report]

Sheet descriptions provide detailed, in-depth geological information for the relevant BGS 1:50 000 scale map sheets. Extensive references and information sources are cited.
They are A4 print-on-demand publications which are supplied bound in clear covers. [Report]

32 Brecon district - Sheet explanation for sheet E213

Sheet Explanations provide a brief description and interpretation of the geology of the relevant BGS 1:50 000 scale map sheet area. More detailed geological information for the same area is available via the Sheet Descriptions. Sheet Explanations are printed A5 booklets and are available either singly, or as a pack together with the relevant 1:50 000 scale map, where this map is available. The district lies mainly in the county of Powys, with a small part in the west in Carmarthenshire. Much of the southern part lies in the Brecon Beacons National Park, with the summits of the Brecon Beacons, Fforest Fawr and Mynydd Du lying along the southern margin. The north-facing scarps and glacial cwms of these mountains provide some of the most dramatic scenery in southern Britain, as well as its highest point in Pen y Fan at 886 m. A large area of Mynydd Eppynt north of Sennybridge is owned by the Ministry of Defence and used as a military training area (SENTA). Hill farming provides the main contribution to the district's economy, but tourism and outdoor leisure activities continue to grow in importance. Brecon is the main population centre, strategically placed at the confluence of the Usk and Honddu rivers. It dates back to pre-Roman times, when an Iron Age fort was established on Pen-y-crug; its cathedral and castle are Norman. In addition to being a market town and tourist centre, Brecon is home to the Royal Regiment of Wales.

33 Brecon district map pack - Sheet Explanation for sheet E213 plus 1:50 000 (B&Sup) map [Booklet and Map Pack]

This pack contains a Sheet Explanation for the district and the complementary 1:50 000 scale Bedrock Geology and Superficial Deposits map (folded). Sheet Explanations provide a brief description and interpretation of the geology of the relevant map sheet area. The A5 Sheet Explanation booklet and the map are supplied in a transparent wallet. While it is possible to buy the map and Sheet Explanation separately, buying them together as map pack saves you £3. The district lies mainly in the county of Powys, with a small part in the west in Carmarthenshire. Much of the southern part lies in the Brecon Beacons National Park, with the summits of the Brecon Beacons, Fforest Fawr and Mynydd Du lying along the southern margin. The north-facing scarps and glacial cwms of these mountains provide some of the most dramatic scenery in southern Britain, as well as its highest point in Pen y Fan at 886 m. A large area of Mynydd Eppynt north of Sennybridge is owned by the Ministry of Defence and used as a military training area (SENTA). Hill farming provides the main contribution to the district's economy, but tourism and outdoor leisure activities continue to grow in importance. Brecon is the main population centre, strategically placed at the confluence of the Usk and Honddu rivers. It dates back to pre-Roman times, when an Iron Age fort was established on Pen-y-crug; its cathedral and castle are Norman. In addition to being a market town and tourist centre, Brecon is home to the Royal Regiment of Wales. [Booklet and Map Pack]

34 Brighton and Worthing. Memoir for sheets E318 and E333

35 Bristol district - Sheet Explanation for sheet E264

Sheet Explanations provide a brief description and interpretation of the geology of the relevant BGS 1:50 000 scale map sheet area. More detailed geological information for the same area is available via the Sheet Descriptions. Sheet Explanations are printed A5 booklets and are available either singly, or as a pack together with the relevant 1:50 000 scale map, where this map is available. The Bristol district is justly famous for its spectacular scenery and picturesque gorges, and displays a rich diversity of rock types with a varied geological history. The striking scenery results from the partial exhumation of an ancient rugged landscape of Palaeozoic age from beneath a blanket of soft limestones and mudstones. Recent erosion, superimposed on the relict topography, has sculpted the landscape and created the dramatic gorges we see today.

36 Bristol district map pack - Sheet Explanation for sheet E264 plus 1:50 000 (S&D) map [Booklet and Map Pack]

This pack contains a Sheet Explanation for the district and the complementary 1:50 000 scale Bedrock Geology and Superficial Deposits map (folded). Sheet Explanations provide a brief description and interpretation of the geology of the relevant map sheet area. The A5 Sheet Explanation booklet and the map are supplied in a transparent wallet. While it is possible to buy the map and Sheet Explanation separately, buying them together as map pack saves you £3. The Bristol district is justly famous for its spectacular scenery and picturesque gorges, and displays a rich diversity of rock types with a varied geological history. The striking scenery results from the partial exhumation of an ancient rugged landscape of Palaeozoic age from beneath a blanket of soft limestones and mudstones. Recent erosion, superimposed on the relict topography, has sculpted the landscape and created the dramatic gorges we see today. [Booklet and Map Pack]

37 Bristol district. Memoir for Bristol Geological Special Sheet E250, E251, E264, etc

38 Bristol district: the lower Jurassic rocks. Memoir for Bristol Geological Special Sheet E250, E251, E264

39 Brough-under-Stainmore. Memoir for sheet E31 and parts of sheets E25 and E30

40 Buckingham district - Sheet Explanation for sheet E219

Sheet Explanations provide a brief description and interpretation of the geology of the relevant BGS 1:50 000 scale map sheet area. More detailed geological information for the same area is available via the Sheet Descriptions. Sheet Explanations are printed A5 booklets and are available either singly, or as a pack together with the relevant 1:50 000 scale map, where this map is available. The Buckingham district is an important development area, within easy reach of London and the Midlands conurbations. It includes the expanding towns of Bicester, Buckingham, Brackley and part of Milton Keynes. The district is divisible into four parts, each with a recognisably distinct topography. The western part, underlain by Jurassic strata, has much of the character of the Cotswolds with narrow valleys cutting through open 'uplands'. The south-central part is a clay vale of low relief, excavated into mudstones such as the Oxford Clay. The south-eastern part is dominated by flat-topped hlls capped by Portland, Purbeck and Lower Cretaceous strata and the north-eastern part is a plateau underlain by thick glacial drift deposits, dissected by the Great Ouse river system. Information on the area's geology and applied geology, including hydrogeology, engineering geology and mineral resources is also provided in this publication.