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Spilsby Sandstone
Stratigraphic range: Tithonian–Valanginian
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St. James, Spilsby, Lincs; built from Spilsy Sandstone
TypeFormation
Unit ofCromer Knoll Group
Sub-unitsUpper, Lower Spilsby Sandstone Members
UnderliesClaxby Ironstone
OverliesKimmeridge Clay Formation
ThicknessTo c.24m
Lithology
PrimarySandstone
Location
RegionEngland
CountryUnited Kingdom
ExtentOnshore: South Lincolnshire Offshore: Wash, North Sea

The Spilsby Sandstone is a geologic formation in England. It preserves fossils dating back to the Cretaceous period.

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Maxwell. While primarily known from the Jurassic, material from the Spilsby Sandstone dating to the early Berriasian stage of the Lower Cretaceous has been...

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Street. From west to east, the bedrock changes from Kimmeridge Clay to Spilsby Sandstone to Claxby Ironstone to Tealby Mudstone, covered in places with superficial...

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of Lincoln, 4 miles (6.4 km) south-east from the nearest market town of Spilsby, and 7 miles (11 km) inland from the holiday resort town of Skegness. The...

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Stanhope MP. It is a Grade II listed structure made of limestone, red sandstone and pink and grey streaked marble. The Grade II listed Old Court House...

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nave collapsed. It is made from greenstone, brick, limestone and red sandstone. Hameringham belongs to the Fen and Hill Group of Parishes which also...

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tower, nave, chancel, south porch and vestry. It is constructed of grey sandstone. Inside, the font, pulpit and a relief of St Margaret were carved in stone...

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