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Cuckmere Brickworks, Berwick, Wealden, East Sussex, England, UKi
Regional Level Types
Cuckmere BrickworksQuarry (Reclaimed)
BerwickCivil Parish
WealdenDistrict
East SussexCounty
EnglandConstituent Country
UKCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
50° 50' 29'' North , 0° 9' 52'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
50.84164,0.16464
GRN:
N34E01
UK National Grid Reference:
TQ525070
Type:
Quarry (Reclaimed) - last checked 2018
Köppen climate type:
Cfb : Temperate oceanic climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Ripe216 (2018)3.5km
Alfriston829 (2018)3.8km
Hailsham19,977 (2018)6.9km
Hellingly286 (2018)8.8km
Seaford22,584 (2018)8.9km
Nearest Clubs:
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ClubLocationDistance
Brighton & Hove Geological SocietyBrighton, East Sussex13km
Sussex Mineral and Lapidary SocietyHaywards Heath, West Sussex26km
Hastings & District Geological SocietyHastings, East Sussex31km
Mindat Locality ID:
302491
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:302491:4
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Historic clay works and small quarry working the Weald Clay, present on the 1909 Ordnance Survey map.

Area now forested and very little obvious remains from satellite view.

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