User talk:Noswall59/sandbox

Comments by Dudley

• "The town has formed in the valley of the River Witham" This sounds odd to me. Maybe "The town is in the valley of the River Witham"
• "Jurassic mudstones, limestones and sandstones of the Lias Group underlie Grantham;[6] the core of the town is built on low-lying mudstone of the Charmouth formation[6] and sits at 50–60m above sea level.[7] This mudstone continues to underlie the Witham valley north of the town.[6] The courses of the rivers are overlain by Quaternary alluvium and (to the north) river terrace deposits, while the wider valleys contain superficial deposits of Belton sand and gravel.[6]" 1. Repeating ref 6 four times in a short passage is over the top. I suggest moving "sits at 50–60m above sea level.[7]" and having one ref for the whole passage. 2. I could not see the first part about the Lias Group in the source and the distinction between what underlies the town and under the core of the town is confusing. Maybe "the town is built on the Charmouth Mudstone Formation of the Lower Jurassic, between 199 and 183 million years ago, when the area was under a shallow sea. This formation is overlain by Belton Sand and Gravel laid down in estuaries and rivers in the Quaternary period, up to 3 million years ago." You can of course add to and revise this based on additional information.
• "mostly overlain in the Grantham area by shallow, free-draining, lime-rich soils" This seems to contradict the details above about Grantham geology.
• In general, I think you go into too much detail about the geology of the area around Grantham, which should rather be in the South Kesteven article (or maybe Geology of Lincolnshire), but this is a matter of personal opinion. Dudley Miles (talk) 22:57, 15 December 2020 (UTC)

Dudley Miles. Thanks – that's all very helpful. I've had a go at incorporating your suggestions to the best of my ability; geology is not my forte. Cheers, —Noswall59 (talk) 16:54, 16 December 2020 (UTC).