Hinton Hill, Wellow

51°19′21″N 2°21′00″W / 51.3224°N 2.3501°W / 51.3224; -2.3501InterestGeologicalArea0.25 hectares (0.0025 km2; 0.00097 sq mi)Notification1996 (1996)Natural England website

Hinton Hill, Wellow (grid reference ST757582) is a 0.25 hectare geological Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) near the village of Wellow in Somerset, notified in 1996.

The site is of importance to studies of the stratigraphy of the Middle Jurassic of the Bath district, and the British Bathonian as a whole.[1]

Hinton Hill, Wellow is governed by a local planning authority named Bath and North East Somerset and is named as a Site of Special Scientific Interest.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b English Nature citation sheet (accessed on 12 July 2006)
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