Monument record 0898600000 - SPORTS GROUND, TAPLOW SOUTH

Summary

Site of former chalk, gravel and sand pit shown on nineteenth and twentieth century maps at the Sports Ground

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  • None recorded

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Type and Period (3)

  • GRAVEL PIT (19th Century to Modern - 1800 AD to 1999 AD)
  • SAND PIT (20th Century - 1900 AD to 1999 AD)
  • CHALK PIT (19th Century - 1800 AD to 1899 AD)

Description

'GRAVEL, CHALK AND SAND PIT' SHOWN ON 6IN OS 1ST EDITION (BUCKS SHEET 52.2, SURVEYED 1875); 25IN OS 1ST EDITION (BUCKS SHEET 52.15, SURVEYED 1875); 6IN OS (REVISED 1930S); 1:10,000 OS (SURVEYED 1976); MEMOIRS OF A GEOLOGICAL SURVEY (SHERLOCK, 1922, 43); PROCEEDINGS OF GEOLOGISTS ASSOCIATION (1910, VOL 21, 396) [B1]

Sources (1)

  • <1>SBC20218 Unpublished document: CMAG. 1980(?)-2001. Mineral Extraction Sites in Buckinghamshire. D0381.

Location

Grid reference SU 91319 81361 (point)
Civil Parish TAPLOW, South Bucks, Buckinghamshire

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Record last edited

Apr 13 2025 4:22PM

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