WebThis site is now being used for East Lancashire local geology and geomorphology matters. Also to disseminate material for the Hyndburn / Great Harwood U3A Science and … WebStrategic Stone Study. A Building Stone Atlas of Lancashire. First published by English Heritage December 2011 Rebranded by Historic England December 2024 Introduction The bedrock geology of Lancashire is dominated by fine to very coarse-grained SANDSTONES of Carboniferous and, to a lesser extent, Permo-Triassic age. There are, in addition, …
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Much of the county occupies the Craven Basin, a depositional basin active during the Carboniferous period. It is bounded to the north by the Lake District block and to the southeast by the Central Lancashire High. To the northeast the Craven Fault System marks the edge of the Askrigg Block. Within the basin a … See more This article covers the modern ceremonial county of Lancashire which includes the boroughs of Blackpool and Blackburn with Darwen but not those southern parts of the historic county of Lancashire which have since 1974 formed … See more A small fault-bounded area of rocks of Wenlock age lies to the north of Ireby in the extreme north of the county. See more A small area of rocks originating in the Permian Period occurs near Lancaster, Morecambe and Glasson Dock though it is entirely obscured by recent deposits and is known only from … See more Caton Dyke, a dyke of olivine alkali basalt intrudes Carboniferous strata east of Caton. Its alignment is roughly similar to that of numerous faults in the area and is seen to vary in width from over 5m to just 60 cm across its three known exposures. It is considered that it … See more Rocks originating in the Carboniferous Period underlie the uplands of eastern and north Lancashire. Listed in order of succession i.e. … See more Lancashire's coastal plain is underlain by sedimentary rocks laid down during the Triassic Period comprising sandstones, siltstones and mudstones though outcrops are restricted to … See more Glacial legacy The larger part of lowland Lancashire i.e. the West Lancashire Coastal Plain, The Fylde and adjoining areas is covered by a thick mantle of See more WebLancashire LXXV.NW - OS Six-Inch Map. Topographic maps Ordnance Survey Ordnance Survey 1938 1947 1:10 560. nba most finals mvps
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WebMaps of Manchester A mineralogical and geological map of the coalfield of Lancashire with parts of Yorkshire, Cheshire & Derbyshire Hall, Elias Elias Hall 1836 1:90 000 Liverpool & Manchester, Sheet 8 - Bartholomew's "Half Inch to the Mile Maps" of England & Wales Topographic maps Bartholomew, John George John Bartholomew & Co 1904 1904 … WebThe Geology of Lancashire. The bedrock geology of Lancashire is dominated by two eras of geological time. The Carboniferous, which dates from approximately 360 million to 300 million years ago and the younger … marley reducer