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8.41 SWANWICK (Sc) (1858) | ![]() |
« SWALE | SWILCAR » |
Major soil group: | 08 ground-water gley soils | Seasonally waterlogged soils affected by a shallow fluctuating groundwater-table. They are developed mainly within or over permeable material and have prominently mottled or greyish coloured horizons within 40 cm depth Most occupy low-lying or depressional sites. |
Soil Group: | 4 argillic gley soils | With a distinct topsoil and a clay-enriched subsoil. |
Soil Subgroup: | 1 typical argillic gley soils | (with loamy topsoil) |
Soil Series: | light loamy drift with siliceous stones |
0631c SHIRRELL HEATH 1 | Luvic Gleysols |
0841b HURST | Luvic Gleysols |
0841c SWANWICK | Luvic Gleysols |
National Soil Inventory Sites: 13Representative Profiles: 2Auger Bores: 181 |
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