Heacham Brick Pit

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Heacham Brick Pit
Site of Special Scientific Interest
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Area of Search Norfolk
Grid reference TF 679 364[1]
Interest Geological
Area 0.8 hectares (2.0 acres)[1]
Notification 1984[1]
Location map Magic Map

Heacham Brick Pit is a 0.8-hectare (2.0-acre) geological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Heacham, north of King's Lynn in Norfolk.[1][2] It is a Geological Conservation Review site.[3]

This is the only site which gives access to examine the Lower Cretaceous Snettisham Clay. It has Lower Barremian ammonite fossils, dating to around 130 million years ago.[4]

The site is private land with no public access.

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