Happisburgh Cliffs

Happisburgh Cliffs is a 6.1-hectare (15-acre) geological Site of Special Scientific Interest west of North Walsham in Norfolk, England.^[1][2] It is a Geological Conservation Review site.^[3]

Key Information

Site of Special Scientific Interest
Location	Norfolk, England
Grid reference	TG 381 312[1]
Interest	Geological
Area	6.1 hectares (15 acres)[1]
Notification	1985[1]
Location map	Magic Map
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These cliffs are unique as they display three glacial deposits, from the 1.9 million year old Pre-Pastonian Stage to the Beestonian and the Cromer Tills of the Anglian stage 450,000 years ago, the most severe ice age of the Pleistocene.

The cliffs are above a public beach.

1. ^ ^{a b c d} "Designated Sites View: Happisburgh Cliffs". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
2. ^ "Map of Happisburgh Cliffs". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
3. ^ "Happisburgh (Quaternary of East Anglia)". Geological Conservation Review. Joint Nature Conservation Committee. Retrieved 25 May 2018.

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