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Beeston Cliffs

Geological Conservation Review sitesSites of Special Scientific Interest in Norfolk
Chalk below Beeston Bump (geograph 5555802)
Chalk below Beeston Bump (geograph 5555802)

Beeston Cliffs is a 10.3-hectare (25-acre) biological and geological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Sheringham in Norfolk. It is a Geological Conservation Review site.This is the type site for the Beestonian stage of the Early Pleistocene, between around 1.8 and 0.8 million years ago. It has both marine and freshwater deposits. There is a nationally rare plant, purple broomrape, in calcareous grassland on the clifftop.There is public access to the site.

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Beeston Cliffs
Conway Road, North Norfolk

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N 52.943 ° E 1.227 °
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Beeston Regis Nature Trail

Conway Road
NR26 8DD North Norfolk
England, United Kingdom
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Chalk below Beeston Bump (geograph 5555802)
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