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Map series Geological Survey of England and Wales 1:63,360/1:50,000 geological map series, New Series 
Sheet number 174 
Sheet title Thetford. 
Map type Bedrock and Superficial 
Scale 1:50 000 
Publication year 2010 
Author statement Original geological survey at 1:63 360 scale by F.J. Bennett and S.B.J. Skertchly between 1875 and 1883. Published as Old Series Sheets 50 NW (1882),51 NE (1883), 66 SW (1884) and 65 SW (1886). Partly resurveyed on the 1:10 560 scale by R.W. Gallois and M.C. McKeown in 1968-69; Resurveyed on the 1:10 560 scale by C.R. Bristow, T.E. Lawson, B.S.P. Moorlock and C.J. Wilcox in 1978-79; and at 1:10 000 scale by S.J. Mathers and J.A. Zalasiewicz in 1985; and J.R. Lee, D.T. Aldiss, H.K. Burke, A.N. Morigi, E. Phillips, N.J.P. Smith and M.A. Woods in 2007 -09 with contributions from M.D. Bateman, S. Hitchens (both University of Sheffield), F.H. Nicholson (Liverpool John Moores University) and J. Rose (Royal Holloway Universityof London). Superficial Geology by J.R. Lee, E. Phillips, H.K. Burke and A.N. Morigi; Bedrock Geology by D.T. Aldiss and M.A. Woods; interpretation of deep geology by N.J.P. Smith. J.H. Powell, Chief Geologist, England. 
Published statement Published 2010. Print code: 2000/2010. 
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