61 Chichester & Bognor district. Sheet Description for sheet E317/332 (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]

62 Chichester and Bognor district - Sheet Explanation for sheet E317

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 Chichester and Bognor district lies on the south-western edge of the Weald, stretching from the South Downs to the coast at Selsey Bill. Geologically, it lies within the Wessex basin, on the southern limb of the Wealden Anticlinorium. The oldest formations known to be present at depth are of Devonian and Carboniferous age, but the main period of basin development and sedimentary deposition occurred during the Mesozoic, and a thick sequence of Jurassic strata underlies the Cretaceous rocks that outcrop at the surface. Sedimentary deposition was eventually terminated in mid-Cainozoic times, when extensive earth movements resulted in the formation of a series of large en échelon folds, each marking major faults at depth. This brief account describes the geology of the district. The oldest exposed strata are part of the Lower Cretaceous Wealden 'Group'. Passing south, these are successively overlain by the Lower Greensand Group, Gault and Upper Greensand formations and the Upper Cretaceous Chalk Group. Cainozoic (Palaeogene) strata underlie the broad coastal plain, and include the Reading Formation, London Clay Formation and the Bracklesham Group.

63 Chipping Norton. Memoir for sheet E218

64 Chulmleigh. Memoir for sheet E309

65 Church Stretton, Craven Arms, Wenlock Edge and Brown Clee. Memoir for sheet E166

66 Cirencester. Memoir for sheets E235

67 Clitheroe and Nelson. Memoir for sheet E68

68 Coalville district - Sheet Explanation for sheet E155 [Booklet]

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 Coalville district lies to the west of Leicester, and is mainly occupied by undulating countryside interspersed with small villages. In the north, coal-mining settlements developed around Coalville and Measham, and in the north-east lies the higher ground of Charnwood Forest where the oldest rocks in the area, the Charnian Supergroup, outcrop. The Coalville district is a major producer of hard rock aggregates and has an important brick manufacturing industry, using local clay and mudstone. Deep coal mining has ceased but surface mining continues. The geological, mineral extraction and industrial legacy have left many earth-science related planning issues which need consideration prior to development. [Booklet]

69 Coalville district map pack - Sheet Explanation for sheet E155 and 1:50 000 (B&Sup) map

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 Coalville district lies to the west of Leicester, and is mainly occupied by undulating countryside interspersed with small villages. In the north, coal-mining settlements developed around Coalville and Measham, and in the north-east lies the higher ground of Charnwood Forest where the oldest rocks in the area, the Charnian Supergroup, outcrop. The Coalville district is a major producer of hard rock aggregates and has an important brick manufacturing industry, using local clay and mudstone. Deep coal mining has ceased but surface mining continues. The geological, mineral extraction and industrial legacy have left many earth-science related planning issues which need consideration prior to development.

70 Coalville. Memoir for sheet E155

71 Cockermouth and Caldbeck. Memoir for sheet E23 (POD)

72 Coventry and Nuneaton. Memoir for sheet E169

73 Cromer district - Sheet Explanation for sheet E131

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 area described in this publication lies in Norfolk in eastern England, from Gunthorpe in the south-west to the coastal settlements of Morston and Blakeney in the north-west and Overstrand and Sidestrand in the east. The most prominent topographical feature in Norfolk, the Cromer Ridge, extends east-west across much of the northern part of the district and forms the highest point in the county. The geology is closely linked to two major issues within the district - coastal erosion and flooding. From the village of Weybourne eastwards, the alternation of poorly consolidated sands and clays with perched water tables within the cliffs leads to numerous small falls and larger slips with the subsequent removal of the slipped material during high tides and storms. To the west of Weybourne, extensive areas of saltmarsh are protected from the sea by a gravel ridge, currently maintained artificially.

74 Cromer district map pack - Sheet Explanation for sheet E131 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 area described in this publication lies in Norfolk in eastern England, from Gunthorpe in the south-west to the coastal settlements of Morston and Blakeney in the north-west and Overstrand and Sidestrand in the east. The most prominent topographical feature in Norfolk, the Cromer Ridge, extends east-west across much of the northern part of the district and forms the highest point in the county. The geology is closely linked to two major issues within the district - coastal erosion and flooding. From the village of Weybourne eastwards, the alternation of poorly consolidated sands and clays with perched water tables within the cliffs leads to numerous small falls and larger slips with the subsequent removal of the slipped material during high tides and storms. To the west of Weybourne, extensive areas of saltmarsh are protected from the sea by a gravel ridge, currently maintained artificially. [Booklet and Map Pack]

75 Devizes district - Sheet Explanation for E282 [Booklet]

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 Devizes district extends over part of north-east Wiltshire, much of Salisbury Plain in the south and most of the westward-opening Vale of Pewsey in the north. The Vale of Pewsey is drained by minor tributaries of the River Avon. From Upavon, where these streams converge, the river cuts an often gorge-like southward path through Salisbury Plain towards Bulford and beyond into the Salisbury district. [Booklet]

76 Devizes district map pack - Sheet Explanation for sheet E282 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 Devizes district extends over part of north-east Wiltshire, much of Salisbury Plain in the south and most of the westward-opening Vale of Pewsey in the north. The Vale of Pewsey is drained by minor tributaries of the River Avon. From Upavon, where these streams converge, the river cuts an often gorge-like southward path through Salisbury Plain towards Bulford and beyond into the Salisbury district. [Booklet and Map Pack]

77 Diss. Memoir for sheet E175

78 Dorchester. [Digital reprint of 1899 New Series Memoir] [Report]

No 'modern' geological memoir is available for this district. This is a digital (‘POD’) reprint of an original out-of-print memoir which will provide an indication of the geology of the district.
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…

79 Droitwich, Abberley and Kidderminster. Memoir for sheet E182 (print on demand)

80 Dudley and Bridgnorth. Memoir for sheet E167