Geology Site Account

London Borough of Havering, HORNCHURCH, Interglacial site

The British Geological Survey memoir ‘The Geology of London’ (2004) refers to Hornchurch as a ‘key Quaternary interglacial site’. This is related to the patch of ‘Ilford Silt’ (brickearth) shown on the geological map at Hornchurch.

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Reference: Ellison 2004 (p.68,69,70)

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