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Seavington St. Mary SSSI, Somerset

Seavington St. Mary
Site of Special Scientific Interest
Seavington St. Mary SSSI, Somerset is located in Somerset
Seavington St. Mary SSSI, Somerset
Location within Somerset
Area of SearchSomerset
Grid referenceST400144
Coordinates50°55′33″N 2°51′18″W / 50.92592°N 2.85507°W
InterestGeological
Area0.3 hectares (0.0030 km2; 0.0012 sq mi)
Notification1971
Natural England website

Seavington St. Mary (grid reference ST400144) is a 0.3 hectare geological Site of Special Scientific Interest near the village of Seavington St Mary in Somerset, notified in 1971.

Extensive exposures through much of the Inferior Oolite. This is the most westerly outcrop of this formation in England. It is thus of considerable importance in interpreting the local stratigraphy and sedimentology in relation to the palaeogeography of south-west England in Middle Jurassic times. A valuable Aalenian - Bajocian locality affording a prime educational and research facility.

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