Essex Field Club on Facebook

Visit Our Centre

EFC Centre at Wat Tyler Country ParkOur centre is available for visits on a pre-booked basis on Wednesdays between 10am - 4pm. The Club’s activities and displays are also usually open to the public on the first Saturday of the month 11am - 4pm.

Video about the Club Essex Field Club video

About the Essex Field Club
Essex Field Club
registered charity
no 1113963
HLF Logo A-Z Page Index

Geology Site Account

A-Z Geological Site Index

Debden Road Chalk Pit, NEWPORT, Uttlesford District, TL52443384, Potential Local Geological Site

show OS map  show polygon    

Site category: Glacial deposit or feature

Site name: Debden Road Chalk Pit

Grid reference: TL 5244 3384

Brief description of site:

Small roadside pit on the Debden Road with minor exposure of Upper Chalk overlain by glacial till.

----------------------------------------

Details

Next to the layby on the north side of the Debden Road is a small overgrown pit with a small exposure of Upper Chalk overlain by boulder clay (glacial till) consisting of light brown clay with chalk pebbles.

The chalk is mostly obscured by talus but the junction of the till with the chalk is clearly visible and well defined. As this site is next to a parking area it is an important educational site. The exposure could be considerably improved by cleaning the section and removal of some vegetation. There may be another exposure a few yards to the west but this is obscured by vegetation and talus.



Debden Road Chalk Pit. Photo: G.Lucy

 

Debden Road Chalk Pit - junction of chalk and boulder clay
Debden Road Chalk Pit - junction of chalk and boulder clay

upload a new image



Geology Site Map
A-Z Geological Site Index