Woolhope Limestone

Silurian (Sheinwoodian)

Lithology
Thinly bedded nodular limestones and calcareous siltstone and mudstones; some bentonites.

Upper Boundary
Conformably overlain by Coalbrookdale Formation; transitional junction.

Lower Boundary
Uncertain in Gloucestershire. Overlies Yartleton Formation of May Hill Sandstone.

Representative Sites
No Representative Site

Information on lithology and boundaries taken from the British Geological Survey Lexicon of Named Rock Units
and BGS Memoirs.