Monument record WHR 038 - Bobbitshole; Bobbitt's Hole, Wherstead

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Summary

Ipswichian type site, lake bed deposits, SSSI.

Location

Grid reference Centred TM 150 414 (162m by 160m) Centred on
Map sheet TM14SE
Civil Parish WHERSTEAD, BABERGH, SUFFOLK

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Type and Period (1)

Full Description

Ipswichian type site (S1-S5), lake bed deposits. SSSI.

1952: Investigations by Spencer. The interglacial deposits are shown to occupy a lake basin in a valley cut in the local plateau. In this basin was deposited a series of lacustrine sediments, first silt (probably aeolian in origin), the clay-myd and finally clay. These interglacial sediments are sealed uncinformably by sandy gravel, probably deposited under cold conditions

1998: Borehole investigation showed that the Ipswichian Interglacial organic lakebed deposits don't extend this far east (S3)

Scientific dating report on British Aggregates by English Heritage (S6).

Sources/Archives (6)

  • <S1> Article in serial: Spencer, H E P. 1953. Bobbits Hole, Belstead, Interim Report. Trans Suff Nat Soc 8, 1952-3, (2), 53-58.
  • <S2> Article in serial: Sparks, B. W.. 1957. The Non-Marine Mollusca of the Interglacial Deposits at Bobbitshole, Ipswich. `The Mullusca of Bobbitshole Inter-glacial Beds, Ipswich', Trans Suff Nat Soc, 1954, 110-114.
  • <S3> Unpublished document: Green, C, P, Branch, N, P, Palmer A, P and Scaife, R, G. 1998. Anglian Water / English Nature Joint research project to examine land to the east of Bobbitshole SSSI, suffolk.
  • <S4> Bibliographic reference: Wymer, J.J.. 1985. Palaeolithic Sites of East Anglia. pgs 7, 213, 359, 363 & 368.
  • <S5> Article in serial: West R G. 1957. Interglacial deposits at Bobbitshole, Ipswich. West R G, `Interglacial deposits at Bobbitshole, Ipswich', Phil Trans Roy Soc, London, 1957, 13, 24.
  • <S6> Bibliographic reference: English Heritage. 2008. British Aggregates Scientific Dating Report, no. 6-2008. English Heritage, British Aggregates Scientific Dating Report, no. 6-2008.

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Jun 22 2020 1:24PM

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