Tytherington Quarry
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Tytherington Quarry is a 0.9 hectare
geological Site of Special Scientific Interest near the village of Tytherington
, South Gloucestershire
, notified in 1989.
Hectare
The hectare is a metric unit of area defined as 10,000 square metres , and primarily used in the measurement of land. In 1795, when the metric system was introduced, the are was defined as being 100 square metres and the hectare was thus 100 ares or 1/100 km2...
geological Site of Special Scientific Interest near the village of Tytherington
Tytherington, Gloucestershire
Tytherington is a village in South Gloucestershire, England. The quarry to the west belongs to Hanson plc.The former Yate to Thornbury railway branch line passes nearby, with two bridges in the village and a tank engine near the quarry entrance as reminders of the railway...
, South Gloucestershire
South Gloucestershire
South Gloucestershire is a unitary district in the ceremonial county of Gloucestershire, in South West England.-History:The district was created in 1996, when the county of Avon was abolished, by the merger of former area of the districts of Kingswood and Northavon...
, notified in 1989.
Source
- English Nature citation sheet for the site (accessed 13 July 2006)