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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 160 
Sheet title Swaffham. 
Map type Solid and Drift 
Scale 1:50 000 
Publication year 1999 
Author statement Original geological survey at 1:63 360 scale by G. Barrow, F.J. Bennett, J.H. Blake, A.G. Cameron, A.J. Jukes-Brown, C.E. Hawkins, C. Reid, S.B.J. Skertchley and W. Whitaker. Published on Old Series Sheets 65 and 66 in 1884-1886. Partial resurvey at 1:10 560 scale by E.G. Poole in 1965-66 and B. Young in 1971; see key map for details. Revised edition at 1:50 000 scale compiled by R.J.O. Hamblin, B.S.P. Moorlock and M. Smith incorporating new data from BGS borehole records. P.J. Strange, Regional Geologist. 
Published statement Published 1999. Provisional edition. Print code: 99/1800. 
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