The BGS Lexicon of Named Rock Units — Result Details

Infilled Ground

Computer Code: WMGR Preferred Map Code: notEntered
Status Code: Full
Age range: Holocene Epoch (QH) — Holocene Epoch (QH)
Lithological Description: Infilled Ground is an area where the pre-existing land surface has been excavated (Worked Ground) and subsequently partially or wholly backfilled (Made Ground). Composition: variable, e.g. a backfilled quarry, landfill.
Definition of Lower Boundary: none recorded or not applicable
Definition of Upper Boundary: none recorded or not applicable
Thickness: none recorded or not applicable
Geographical Limits: none recorded or not applicable
Parent Unit: Artificially modified ground (ARTU)
Previous Name(s): Worked and made ground [Obsolete Name and Code: Use WMGR] (-1280)
Alternative Name(s): none recorded or not applicable
Stratotypes:
none recorded or not applicable
Reference(s):
Ford, J, Kessler, H, Cooper, A H, Price, S J, and Humpage A J. 2010. An enhanced classification for artificial ground. British Geological Survey Open Report, OR/10/36. 
1:50K maps on which the lithostratigraphical unit is found, and map code used:
E221 S015 S023 E237 E014 S031 S031 E078 E070 E077 E142 E024 E028 E010 E219 E268 S032 S032 S040 S030 S038 S096 E341 E342 E343 E217 E264 E326 E171 E096