Corallian Limestone is a coralliferous sedimentary rock, laid down in Jurassic times. It is also called Coral Rag and is very hard. Building stones from this geological structure tend to be irregular in shape. It is often found close to seams of Portland Limestone (e.g. Abbotsbury in Dorset, England). It is a younger limestone than its near-neighbour, the Oolitic, as found in the Cotswolds, in Gloucestershire. Two types of sedimentary rock: limey shale overlaid by limestone. ... The Jurassic Period is a major unit of the geologic timescale that extends from about 199. ... Portland Stone is limestone from the Jurassic period quarried on the Isle of Portland, Dorset. ... The Abbey barn Abbotsbury is a small village in south west Dorset, England, situated on The Fleet under a steep limestone hill, seven miles north west of Wetmouth and seven miles south west of Dorchester. ... Dorset (pronounced DOR-sit or [dÉ”.sÉ™t], and sometimes in the past called Dorsetshire) is a county in the south-west of England, on the English Channel coast. ... Motto (French) God and my right Anthem God Save the King (Queen) England() – on the European continent() – in the United Kingdom() Capital (and largest city) London (de facto) Official languages English (de facto) Unified  -  by Athelstan 967 AD  Area  -  Total 130,395 km²  50,346 sq mi  Population  -  2007 estimate... Oolitic phosphate rock from Permian Phosphoria formation, Montana. ... The Cotswolds is the name given to a range of hills in central England, sometimes called the Heart of England, a hilly area reaching over 300 m or 1000 feet. ... Gloucestershire (pronounced ; GLOSS-ter-sher) is a county in South West England. ...

A ridge of Corallian Limestone rises above the Vale of Avon and the Thames Valley in its Oxfordshire stretch. The Oxfordshire Corallian ridge is an escarpment holding back the hanging valley that is the Vale of White Horse and its hardness forced the River Thames to take a wide Northern detour, to cut through the low ridge at Oxford. High points along the ridge are Cumnor Hill and Wytham Hill. The Thames Valley is generally the region that drains into the River Thames, England, but is used in a more specific term by the government. ... Oxfordshire (abbreviated Oxon, from the Latinised form Oxonia) is a county in the South East of England, bordering on Northamptonshire, Buckinghamshire, Berkshire, Wiltshire, Gloucestershire, and Warwickshire. ... In geology, an escarpment is a transition zone between different physiogeographic provinces that involves an elevation differential, often involving high cliffs. ... Bridal Veil Falls in Yosemite National Park flowing from a hanging valley. ... The Vale of White Horse is a local government district of Oxfordshire in England. ... The Thames (pronounced //) is a river flowing through southern England, and one of the major waterways in England. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Cumnor Hill is a hill in the civil parish of Cumnor, to the west of the city of Oxford in the English county of Oxfordshire (formerly Berkshire). ...

Hilly outcrops above this corallian ridge, composed of Lower Greensand, occur at Badbury Hill, Faringdon (Folly Hill) and Boars Hill. Greensand is an olive-green coloured sandstone rock which found in narrow bands, particularly associated with bands of chalk and clay in northern and western Europe. ... Badbury Hill from the West Badbury Hill, also known locally as Badbury Clump, is situated to the west of Faringdon, Oxfordshire, England, above the village of Great Coxwell. ... The Folly, from the A420 Faringdon market place All Saints church, Faringdon Faringdon is a picturesque market town in the Vale of White Horse, near the Thames Valley in southern England, United Kingdom. ... Boars Hill is located in the civil parish of Sunningwell, south of Oxford, in the English county of Oxfordshire (formerly Berkshire). ...

Softer sandy deposits occur within the Corallian, found for example at Faringdon, Shellingford and Hatford in Oxfordshire, where the sands and gravels are extensively quarried. Hatford Cottage, with Holy Trinity to the right For the Hatford meteorite of 1628, see meteorite falls. ... Oxfordshire (abbreviated Oxon, from the Latinised form Oxonia) is a county in the South East of England, bordering on Northamptonshire, Buckinghamshire, Berkshire, Wiltshire, Gloucestershire, and Warwickshire. ...

In England, Corallian Limestone is to be found in Dorset, Wiltshire, Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Cambridgeshire, Lincolnshire and Yorkshire. Wiltshire (abbreviated Wilts) is a large southern English county. ... Buckinghamshire (abbreviated Bucks) is one of the home counties in South East England. ... Cambridgeshire (abbreviated Cambs) is a county in England, bordering Lincolnshire to the north, Norfolk to the northeast, Suffolk to the east, Essex and Hertfordshire to the south, and Bedfordshire and Northamptonshire to the west. ... Lincolnshire (abbreviated Lincs) is a county in the east of England. ... Look up Yorkshire in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...