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Geological Survey of England and Wales 1:50,000 map tile: Sheet 13 Bellingham - data sources
Introduction (From memoir)
The Bellingham district includes much of the Roman Wall country, the Northumbrian lakes, North Tynedale and Redesdale—all areas of outstanding, unspoilt beauty. They are underlain by Carboniferous rocks, 1600 m thick which were laid down around 300 million years ago. In the south and east, 'Yoredale'; limestones, sandstones and shales with the intrusive dolerite of the Whin Sill form scarp and dip-slope features, but in the forested areas to the north and west thick boulder clay of Pleistocene age mantles most of the solid rock and forms its own distinctive drumlin topography. This memoir is the first comprehensive published account of the geology of the district. After an introductory chapter, the stratigraphy of the Carboniferous rocks is described in detail, with comprehensive correlation diagrams of sections and boreholes together with complementary palaeontological identifications.
Accounts of the igneous rocks and structure of the region are followed by chapters on the Pleistocene and economic geology. Appendices list boreholes, shafts, measured sections and geological photographs and conclude with a comprehensive bibliography.
Previous research
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Reference to the geology of the district can be found in many early works but the first systematic study was the primary six-inch geological survey by Hugh Miller Jnr., and D. Burns between 1875 and 1878. The solid edition of their one-inch map was published in 1881 followed by the drift edition in 1883. This map was not accompanied by a detailed geological succession nor were any major lithological subdivisions of the Carboniferous shown. A descriptive memoir written by Miller was not published. Small areas on the eastern and western edges of the district were resurveyed by G. A. Burnett (1932–35) and J. B. W. Day, D. H. Land and D. A. C. Mills (1954–58) respectively. This memoir is the first comprehensive description of the geology of the district (Figure 3), though a number of generalised descriptions have appeared in works which deal with wider regions (e.g. Lebour, 1889; Garwood, 1910; Smith, 1912; Hickling and others, 1931; Taylor and others, 1971). In addition, important contributions to knowledge of the Carboniferous rocks of the district include those by Tate (1867a), Lebour (1873, 1875a, b), Johnson (1959), Fowler (1966) and Frost (1969). Igneous rocks have been studied by Tate (1867a, b, 1870). Topley and Lebour (1877), Teall (1884a, b), Heslop and Smythe (1910), Weyman (1910), Holmes and Harwood (1928, 1929), Smythe (1930), Randall (1959a, b), and Ineson (1972). Mineral deposits have been described by Wilson and others (1922), Smith (1923) and Dunham (1948); and the drift deposits and glacial retreat phenomena by Dwerryhouse (1902) and Smythe (1908, 1912). Memoirs describing adjacent areas include those by Miller (1887), Clough (1889), Trotter and Hollingworth (1932), Fowler (1936) and Day (1970).
Survey mapping timeline
1875-1878 Original geological survey on the Six-Inch scale by H. Miller and D. Burns.
1881 Published on the One-Inch scale as Old Series Sheet 106 NE (Solid Edition).
1883 Published on the One-Inch scale as Old Series Sheet 106 NE (Drift Edition).
1932-1935. Eastern margin resurveyed on the Six-Inch scale by G.A. Burnett in 1932-1935.
1939-1945. Mineral Revision by K.C. Dunham in 1939-1945.
1954-1959. Western margin resurveyed on the Six-Inch scale by J.B.W. Day, D.H. Land and D.A.C. Mills in W. Anderson, District Geologist.
1968-1975. Resurveyed on the Six-Inch scale by D.V. Frost and D.W. Holliday.
Maps
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Latest published maps for this area
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Drift map details
| Map series: | Geological Survey of England and Wales 1:63,360/1:50,000 geological map series, New Series |
| Sheet number: | 13 |
| Sheet title: | Bellingham. |
| Map type: | Drift |
| Scale: | 1:50 000 |
| Publication year: | 1980 |
| Author statement: | Original geological survey on the Six-Inch scale by H. Miller and D. Burns in 1875-1878. Published on the One-Inch scale as Old Series Sheet 106 NE in 1881 (Solid Edition) and 1883 (Drift Edition). Eastern margin resurveyed on the Six-Inch scale by G.A. Burnett in 1932-1935. Mineral Revision by K.C. Dunham in 1939-1945. Western margin resurveyed on the Six-Inch scale by J.B.W. Day, D.H. Land and D.A.C. Mills in 1954-59. W. Anderson, District Geologist. Resurveyed on the Six-Inch scale by D.V. Frost and D.W. Holliday in 1968-1975. |
| Published statement: | Published 1980. Print code: 3500/80. |
Solid map details
| Map series: | Geological Survey of England and Wales 1:63,360/1:50,000 geological map series, New Series |
| Sheet number: | 13 |
| Sheet title: | Bellingham. |
| Map type: | Solid |
| Scale: | 1:50 000 |
| Publication year: | 1980 |
| Author statement: | Original geological survey on the Six-Inch scale by H. Miller and D. Burns in 1875-1878. Published on the One-Inch scale as Old Series Sheet 106 NE in 1881 (Solid Edition) and 1883 (Drift Edition). Eastern margin resurveyed on the Six-Inch scale by G.A. Burnett in 1932-1935. Mineral Revision by K.C. Dunham in 1939-1945. Western margin resurveyed on the Six-Inch scale by J.B.W. Day, D.H. Land and D.A.C. Mills in 1954-59. W. Anderson, District Geologist. Resurveyed on the Six-Inch scale by D.V. Frost and D.W. Holliday in 1968-1975. |
| Published statement: | Published 1980. Print code: 3500/80. |
Six-inch maps
The following is a list of six-inch geological maps included in the area of 1:50000 Geological Sheet 13 with the date of survey for each map. The surveying officers are: G. A. Burnett, J. B. W. Day, D. V. Frost, D. W. Holliday, D. H. Land and D. A. C. Mills. Copies of the maps are deposited for public reference in the libraries of the London and Leeds Offices of the Institute of Geological Sciences. Uncoloured dyeline copies of those marked by an asterisk are available for purchase. Xerox copies of the remaining partially surveyed sheets are also available.
| NY 66 NE Tipalt Burn | Day | 1954 |
| NY 67 SE* Wileysike | Day | 1954 |
| NY 67 NE* Churnsike | Mills | 1954–58 |
| NY 68 SE* Christy's Crags | Mills | 1957–58 |
| NY 68 NE Whickhope | Land | 1958 |
| NY 76 NW Edges Green | Frost | 1973 |
| NY 76 NE Broomlee and Greenlee | Frost | 1973 |
| NY 77 SW* Grindon Green | Frost | 1970 |
| NY 77 SE* Shepherdshield | Frost | 1968–69 |
| NY 77 NW* Green Moor | Holliday | 1974 |
| NY 77 NE* Blackaburn and Stonehaugh | Frost | 1972–73 |
| NY 78.SW* Chirdon Burn | Holliday | 1973–74 |
| NY 78 NW Falstone | Holliday | 1973 |
| NY 78 NE Greenhaugh | Holliday | 1973 |
| NY 86 NW Grindon Hill | Frost and Holliday | 1968 |
| NY 86 NE Newbrough and Fourstones | Holliday | 1968 |
| NY 87 SW* Sewingshields | Frost | 1968 |
| NY 87 SE* Simonburn | Frost and Holliday | 1968–69 |
| NY 87 NW* Warksburn | Frost | 1971 |
| NY 87 NE* Birtley and Wark | Frost | 1970 |
| NY 88 SW* Bellingham | Frost | 1972–73 |
| NY 88 SE* Redesmouth | Frost | 1972 |
| NY 88 NW Hareshaw | Frost | 1973 |
| NY 88 NE West Woodburn | Frost | 1973 |
| NY 96 NW Wall | Holliday | 1971 |
| NY 96 NE Stagshaw | Burnett and Holliday | 1935, 1971 |
| NY 97 SW* Barrasford | Holliday | 1971 |
| NY 97 SE* Bingfield | Burnett and Holliday | 1934–35,1968,1971 |
| NY 97 NW* Gunnerton | Frost | 1971 |
| NY 97 NE* Hallington | Burnett and Holliday | 1932–34,1971–73 |
| NY 98 SW* Ridsdale | Frost | 1972–73 |
| NY 98 SE* Great Bavington | Burnett and Holliday | 1932–33,1972–73 |
| NY 98 NW East Woodburn | Frost | 1973 |
| NY 98 NE Raechester | Burnett and Holliday | 1933, 1973 |
Memoir
Geology of the country around Bellingham. Memoir for 1:50 000 geological sheet 13 by D.V. Frost and D.W. Holliday
Bibliographical reference: Frost, D.V. and Holliday, D.W. 1980. Geology of the country around Bellingham. Mem. Geol. Surv. G.B., Sheet 13, 112 pp.