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Excerpt from Memoirs of the Geological Survey, England and Wales: The Geology of the Borders of the Wash: Including Boston and Hunstanton, (Explanation of Sheet 69 Old Series;) The districts described in this volume are contained in Sheet 69 (Old Series) of the one-inch Geological Survey Map of England and Wales. They embrace The Wash and the tracts of Lincolnshire and West Norfolk which surround that inlet of the sea. On the south and west lies the great plain of the Fenland, while to the east the ground undulates as a wide plateau, no part of which reaches 300 feet in height. The western part of the region was chiefly surveyed by Mr. S. B. J. Skertchly and was described by him in a general Memoir on the Fenland (1877). The eastern or Norfolk portion, consisting of Cretaceous rocks, partially concealed under deposits of sand, gravel, and boulder-clay, was mapped by Messrs. W. Whitaker, H. B. Woodward, A. C. G. Cameron, C. Reid, G. Barrow, and S. B. J. Skertchly. The present Memoir was entrusted to the editorship of Mr. Whitaker, and on his retirement from the Survey it was completed by Mr. Jukes-Browne. For such parts of the district of the Fenland and The Wash as are included in Sheet 69 the descriptions given in Mr. Skertchly's Memoir, just referred to, have been reprinted in the following pages. The eastern district is described by the various officers who took part in the Survey, and whose several contributions are marked by their initials. Mr. William Hill rendered important service to the Geological Survey by making special examinations of the zones and lithological subdivisions of the Chalk, and supplying much valuable information in regard thereto. The geology of the country illustrated by the Map and Memoir possesses considerable interest, but the well-known Red Chalk of Hunstanton is no doubt its distinguishing feature. As far back as 1816 this band of rock was noticed by William Smith. Among the later observers reference may be made to R. C. Taylor, Sedgwick, C. B. Rose, The Rev. T. Wiltshire, and Professor H. G. Seeley. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.