Corsham Railway Cutting

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Coordinates: 51°25′28″N 2°12′00″W / 51.42434°N 2.19987°W / 51.42434; -2.19987
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The cutting was made for the Great Western Main Line

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]

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

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51°25′28″N 2°12′00″W / 51.42434°N 2.19987°W / 51.42434; -2.19987


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