Neasham Fen
| Neasham Fen | |
| Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
| Country | England |
|---|---|
| Region | North East |
| District | Darlington |
| Location | NZ331115 |
| - coordinates | 54°29′54″N 1°29′23″W / 54.49833°N 1.48972°WCoordinates: 54°29′54″N 1°29′23″W / 54.49833°N 1.48972°W |
| Area | 2.5 ha (6.2 acres) |
| Notification | 1992 |
| Management | Natural England |
| Area of Search | County Durham |
| Interest | Biological |
.png)  Location of Neasham Fen SSSI, Co Durham
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| Website: Map of site | |
Neasham Fen is a Site of Special Scientific Interest in the Darlington district of County Durham, England. It lies on the floodplain of the River Tees, 5.2 km south-east of Darlington.
Neasham Fen is a small in-filled kettle hole. Analysis of the deposits at the site has provided an important record of the vegetational history and changing climate of the area during the Flandrian period. Radiocarbon dates of between 9082±90 and 1213±60 yr BP have been obtained from the deposits, which have also yielded pollen records covering the same period.[1] [2] [3]
References
- ↑ "Neasham Fen". English Nature. 1992. Retrieved 29 July 2010.
- ↑ Bartley, David D; Carl Chambers and Barbara Hart-Jones (September 1976). "The Vegetational History of Parts of South and East Durham". New Phytologist 77 (2): 437–468. doi:10.1111/j.1469-8137.1976.tb01533.x. JSTOR 2433617.
- ↑ Turner, Judith (September 1979). "The environment of northeast England during Roman times as shown by pollen analysis". Journal of Archaeological Science 6 (3): 285–290. doi:10.1016/0305-4403(79)90006-2.