Boxford Chalk Pit

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Boxford Chalk Pit is one of 66 Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Berkshire. It is the smallest of them. It lies within the North Wessex Downs National Landscape.

The closest station is Kintbury, about 6.4 km to the south-west. Other SSSIs nearby include Kennet and Lambourn Floodplain, Hamstead Marshall Pit and Thatcham Reed Beds.

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