The Quaternary deposits of western Leicestershire

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The Quaternary sequence of an area of 120 km 2 , centred on Market Bosworth in Leicestershire, is described. The entire sequence is regarded as the product of the Wolstonian stage. The bedrock surface of the area shows the buried Hinckley valley, which opened southwards into the proto-Soar basin. The first evidence of sedimentation onto this surface in western Leicestershire is the Basal Till which betokens an ice advance prior to the accumulation of the extensive glacio-lacustrine member, the Bosworth Clays and Silts. This proglacial lake is interpreted as being the northern continuation of lake Harrison, which was initiated on the retreat and stagnation of ice, following the deposition of the Basal Till. A readvance of ice led to the deposition of a large sandur represented by the Cadeby Sand and Gravel and followed by a till sequence comprising the Pennine and Chalky Tills of northwestern and northeastern provenance, respectively.

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