On 09/12/16 20:35, DJC wrote:
On 08/12/16 22:53, Tim Watts wrote:
On 08/12/16 20:48, DJC wrote:
On 08/12/16 19:33, Chris Hogg wrote:
On Thu, 08 Dec 2016 19:23:01 +0000, Chris Hogg wrote:

Found this map: http://tinyurl.com/jol3f2j The white area running from
Norfolk to the Isle of Wight is chalk, the coloured bits are clay of
one sort or another.

There are detailed geological maps online a BGS

http://www.bgs.ac.uk/data/maps/




That's incredibly interesting - thank you!

"Ashdown beds, sands and silts with subordinate clays - 140m"


You may also find this version interesting

http://mapapps.bgs.ac.uk/geologyofbritain/home.html


Bookmarked - thank you - that is the best overview. Really interesting,
looking at my hometown of Banstead in Surrey - that's got several
different types all in the space of 500 yards.