London Basin

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geological basin sedimentary basin

The London Basin is a geological and historical region in southeast England encompassing the area around London, characterized by its sedimentary rock formations and long-standing human settlement.

Aliases (3)
Statements (48)
Predicate Object
instanceOf geological basin →
sedimentary basin →
associatedWith London metropolitan area →
long-standing human settlement →
boundedBy Berkshire Downs →
Chiltern Hills →
North Downs →
South Downs →
contains London →
country United Kingdom →
drainedBy River Colne →
River Lea →
River Thames NERFINISHED →
River Wey →
extendsTo Maidstone →
Marlow →
Reading →
Thames Estuary →
geologicalPeriod Eocene →
Palaeogene →
Paleocene →
hasClimateInfluence moderation of local groundwater and soil conditions →
hasEconomicUse brick clay source →
groundwater aquifer →
sand and gravel extraction →
hasFeature asymmetrical syncline structure →
gentle dips towards basin centre →
hasRockType chalk →
clay →
gravel →
sand →
hasRockUnit Bagshot Beds →
Lambeth Group →
London Clay →
Reading Beds →
Thanet Sand Formation →
influences London topography →
Thames floodplain →
distribution of London suburbs →
locatedIn England →
Southeast England →
overlainBy Lambeth Group →
London Clay Formation →
Reading Formation →
Thames Gravel deposits →
Thames Group →
partOf Anglo-Paris Basin →
underlainBy Chalk Group →
Referenced by (5)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
River Lea ("Thames Basin lowlands") →
River Lee ("Thames Basin Lowlands") →
ecoregion
Middle Saxons →
associatedWith
Middlesex, England →
historicRegion
Reading ("Thames Valley") →
locatedIn
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