Corsham_Railway_Cutting

Corsham Railway Cutting

Corsham Railway Cutting

Protected area in Wiltshire, England

Corsham Railway Cutting (grid reference ST862695) is a 6.6 hectare geological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Wiltshire, England, notified in 1971. The site is on the south-west edge of the town of Corsham. It provides a section through coral-bearing Jurassic limestone from the Bathonian age, and a layer of clay containing brachiopod fossils.[1]

The cutting was made for the Great Western Main Line

References

  1. [1]
    "Citation for Corsham Railway Cutting SSSI" (PDF). Natural England. Retrieved 19 October 2023.

51.42434°N 2.19987°W / 51.42434; -2.19987


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