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⚠️ Geology shown below is based on British Geological Survey (BGS) low-resolution data sampled at 100 metre intervals along the ELR. The geology relative to the mileages should not be treated as accurate or complete. Data marked with Ⓤ is classed as undifferentiated by the BGS.
Mileage | Material | Deposit | Bedrock |
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0M -185y to 0M 0385y | Grey Chalk Subgroup - Chalk | ||
0M 0385y to 9M 0165y | Gault Formation and Upper Greensand Formation Ⓤ - Mudstone, Sandstone and Limestone | ||
9M 0165y to 10M 0495y | Lower Greensand Group - Sandstone and Mudstone | ||
10M 0495y to 10M 1375y | Gault Formation and Upper Greensand Formation Ⓤ - Mudstone, Sandstone and Limestone | ||
10M 1375y to 10M 1705y | Lower Greensand Group - Sandstone and Mudstone | ||
10M 1705y to 12M 1045y | West Walton Formation, Ampthill Clay Formation and Kimmeridge Clay Formation Ⓤ - Mudstone | ||
12M 1045y to 13M 0495y | Portland Group - Limestone and Calcareous Sandstone | ||
13M 0495y to 13M 1265y | Wealden Group - Sandstone and Siltstone, Interbedded | ||
13M 1265y to 13M 1705y | Portland Group - Limestone and Calcareous Sandstone | ||
13M 1705y to 15M 0495y | West Walton Formation, Ampthill Clay Formation and Kimmeridge Clay Formation Ⓤ - Mudstone | ||
15M 0495y to 17M 1705y | Corallian Group - Limestone, Sandstone, Siltstone and Mudstone | ||
17M 1705y to 18M 0495y | West Walton Formation, Ampthill Clay Formation and Kimmeridge Clay Formation Ⓤ - Mudstone | ||
18M 0495y to 18M 1213y | Clay, Silt and Sand | Alluvium | West Walton Formation, Ampthill Clay Formation and Kimmeridge Clay Formation Ⓤ - Mudstone |