Leicester - Sheet Explanation for sheet E156
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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 city of Leicester, in the English East Midlands, and surrounding areas is described in this Sheet Explanation. To the west of Leicester, the wide floodplain of the River Soar skirts the hilly basement rocks which form Charnwood Forest and Mountsorrel. To the east, scarps and gentle dip slopes form the wolds which are typical of the Lower Jurassic landscapes of the Midlands.
Author Carney, J N and Ambrose, K
ISBN 9780852725740
Sheet(s) Covered E156
Year Published 2007
