List of geological faults of England
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This is a list of the named geological faults affecting the rocks of England
. See the main article on faults for a fuller treatment of fault types and nomenclature but in brief, the main types are normal faults, reverse faults, thrusts or thrust faults and strike-slip faults. Many faults may have acted as both normal faults at one time and as reverse or thrust faults at another and may or may not have also incorporated some degree of strike-slip movement too.
There are also a few 'disturbances'
. These linear features are a combination of faults and folds
- the relative importance of faulting and folding varying along the length of each disturbance.
England
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. See the main article on faults for a fuller treatment of fault types and nomenclature but in brief, the main types are normal faults, reverse faults, thrusts or thrust faults and strike-slip faults. Many faults may have acted as both normal faults at one time and as reverse or thrust faults at another and may or may not have also incorporated some degree of strike-slip movement too.
There are also a few 'disturbances'
Disturbance (geology)
A disturbance is a linear zone of disturbed rock strata stretching for many miles across country which comprises a combination of folding and faulting...
. These linear features are a combination of faults and folds
Fold (geology)
The term fold is used in geology when one or a stack of originally flat and planar surfaces, such as sedimentary strata, are bent or curved as a result of permanent deformation. Synsedimentary folds are those due to slumping of sedimentary material before it is lithified. Folds in rocks vary in...
- the relative importance of faulting and folding varying along the length of each disturbance.
Key to tables
- Column 1 indicates the name of the fault. Note that different authors may use different names for the same fault or a section of it. Conversely the same name may be applied to more than one fault, particularly in the case of smaller faults which are widely separated.
- Column 2 indicates the OS grid reference of the approximate midpoint of certain faults. Note that the mapped extent of a fault may not accurately reflect its actual extent.
- Column 3 indicates the countyCountyA county is a jurisdiction of local government in certain modern nations. Historically in mainland Europe, the original French term, comté, and its equivalents in other languages denoted a jurisdiction under the sovereignty of a count A county is a jurisdiction of local government in certain...
in which the fault occurs. Some traverse two or more counties of course.
- Column 4 indicates on which sheet, if any, of the British Geological SurveyBritish Geological SurveyThe British Geological Survey is a partly publicly funded body which aims to advance geoscientific knowledge of the United Kingdom landmass and its continental shelf by means of systematic surveying, monitoring and research. The BGS headquarters are in Keyworth, Nottinghamshire, but other centres...
's 1:50,000 / 1" scale geological map series of England and Wales, the fault is shown and named (either on map/s or cross-section/s or both). A handful of BGS maps at other scales are listed too.
- Column 5 indicates a selection of publications in which references to the fault may be found. See references section for full details of publication.
A
| Fault name | OS map ref | County/sea area | BGS map sheet | book reference/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abbey Wood Fault | Shropshire | Mem E&W 152/153 | ||
| Abbott Moss Fault | Cumbria | E&W 24 | ||
| Abbotsbury Fault | Dorset | BGS:BRG15 | ||
| Abbotsbury - Ridgeway Fault | Dorset | E&W 341/2 | ||
| Ackworth Grange Fault | E&W 78 | |||
| Acton Bridge - Overton - East Delamere Fault | Cheshire | Smith et al 2005 | ||
| Adbaston Fault | E&W 139 | |||
| Agra Fault | Yorkshire | E&W 51 | ||
| Ainstable Fault | Cumbria | E&W 24 | ||
| Aire Valley Fault | Yorkshire | E&W 69 | ||
| Airy Fault | Cumbria | E&W 30 | ||
| Alderley Edge Fault | Plant et al 1999 | |||
| Alderley Fault | E&W 110 | |||
| All Hallows Pit Fault | Cumbria | E&W 23 | ||
| Alport Fault | Smith et al 2005 | |||
| Alwinton Fault | BGS:BRG 7 | |||
| Anne's Well Fault | Cumbria | E&W 30 | ||
| Antonstown Fault | Northumberland | BGS:BRG 7 | ||
| Apedale Fault | E&W 123 | |||
| Apley Park Fault | E&W 153 | |||
| Aqueduct Fault (Clwyd) | Clwyd | Smith et al 2005 | ||
| Aqueduct Fault (Shropshire) | Shropshire | Mem E&W 152/153 | ||
| Archer Wood Fault | TQ 745185 | East Sussex | E&W 320/321 | |
| Ardwick Fault | Lancashire | E&W 85 | ||
| Argill Fault | E&W 31 | |||
| Arleston Fault | E&W 152 | |||
| Arley Fault | BGS:BRG 10 | |||
| Arley Fault System | Warwickshire | E&W 169 | ||
| Artle Beck Fault Zone | E&W 59 | |||
| Artle Beck Faults | E&W 59 | |||
| Ash Hill Fault | Gloucestershire | E&W 234 | ||
| Ashcombe Fault | Gloucestershire | E&W 234 | ||
| Ashes Hollow Fault | Shropshire | E&W 166; ChStret:25K | ||
| Ashton Fault | Lancashire | E&W 84 | ||
| Ashton Moss Fault | Lancashire | E&W 85 | ||
| Augill Fault | E&W 31 | |||
B
| Fault name | OS map ref | County/sea area | BGS map sheet | book reference/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bache Fault | E&W 166 | |||
| Back Burn Fault | Cumbria | BGS:BRG 7 | ||
| Bakewell Fault | Smith et al 2005 | |||
| Ballard Down Fault | Dorset | E&W 342/3 | ||
| Ball’s Hill Fault | Warwickshire | E&W 168 | ||
| Barbon Fault | ?Cumbria/Yorks | Brenchley & Rawson 2006, BGS:BRG 7 | ||
| Barnarm Fault | E&W 31 | |||
| Barnston Fault | Cheshire | E&W 96 | ||
| Barrock Gill Fault | Cumbria | E&W 24 | ||
| Barrow Fault | Derbyshire | E&W 141 | ||
| Barrow Hill Fault | Somerset | E&W 280, 281 | ||
| Barrow Vale Fault | Somerset | E&W 280 | ||
| Barrule Thrust Zone | Isle of Man | Brenchley & Rawson 2006, BGS:BRG 7 | ||
| Baskill Fault | Cumbria | E&W 38 | BGS:BRG 7 | |
| Beaminster Fault | Dorset | BGS:BRG 15 | ||
| Beck Fault | Cumbria | E&W 24 | ||
| Beckces Fault | Cumbria | E&W 30 | ||
| Berkeley Fault | Gloucestershire | E&W 234 | ||
| Berkley Marsh Fault | Somerset/Wiltshire | E&W 281 | ||
| Berry Hill Fault | E&W 123 | |||
| Bickerton - Peckforton Fault | Cheshire | BGS:BRG 10 | ||
| Biddick Fault | Durham | E&W 21 | ||
| Biddle Fault | Somerset | E&W 280 | ||
| Billing Hill Fault | Yorkshire | E&W 69 | ||
| Bilsborrow Fault | Lancashire | E&W 67 | ||
| Birchencliffe Fault | Yorkshire | E&W 77 | ||
| Birkhouse Moor Fault | Cumbria | E&W 29 | BGS:BRG 7 | |
| Birkness Combe Fault | Cumbria | Brenchley & Rawson 2006 | ||
| Birmingham Fault | Warwickshire | E&W 168 | Smith et al 2005 | |
| Bitton Fault | Gloucestershire | E&W 264 | ||
| Black Knoll Fault | E&W 166 | |||
| Blackhall Fault | NZ440395 | Durham | E&W27 | |
| Blaguegate Fault | Lancashire | E&W 84 | ||
| Blaisdon Fault | Gloucestershire | E&W 234 | ||
| Blakeney Fault | Mem E&W 233/250 | |||
| Blaze Fell Fault | Cumbria | E&W 24 | ||
| Blencow Fault | Cumbria | E&W 24 | ||
| Blists Hill Fault | Shropshire | Mem E&W 152/153 | ||
| Blockley Fault | Gloucestershire | E&W 217 | ||
| Blythbury Fault | Shropshire | Mem E&W 152/153 | ||
| Bolney Fault | Sussex | |||
| Bolton Abbey Fault | Yorkshire | E&W 69 | ||
| Bolton Fault | Northumberland | BGS:BRG 7 | ||
| Bolton-Swindon Fault | Northumberland | E&W 9 | ||
| Bondicarr Fault | Northumberland | E&W 10 | ||
| Bonsall Fault | Smith et al 2005 | |||
| Boothen Fault | E&W 123 | |||
| Boothorpe Fault | Derbyshire | E&W 141, 155 (x-section) | Smith et al 2005 | |
| Bootle Fell Fault | Cumbria | Brenchley & Rawson 2006, BGS:BRG 7 | ||
| Bootle Fell Thrust | Cumbria | Brenchley & Rawson 2006 | ||
| Boredale Fault | Cumbria | E&W 30 | ||
| Boston Fault | E&W 97 | |||
| Boston Fault | Lancashire | E&W 84 | ||
| Bothel Fault | Cumbria | E&W 23 | ||
| Boughspring Fault | Gloucestershire | Mem E&W 233/250 | ||
| Boundary Fault | E&W 97 | |||
| Boundary Fault | E&W 153 | |||
| Bouth Fault | Cumbria | Brenchley & Rawson 2006, BGS:BRG 7 | ||
| Bowscar Fault | Cumbria | E&W 24 | ||
| Brackenhill Fault | Cumbria | BGS:BRG 7 | ||
| Brackensburgh Fault | Cumbria | E&W 24 | ||
| Bradford Fault | Lancashire | E&W 85 | ||
| Bradley Fault | Yorkshire | E&W 69 | ||
| Bradley’s Fault | Shropshire | Mem E&W 152/153 | ||
| Braithwaite Fault | Yorkshire | E&W 51 | ||
| Bramham Fault | Yorkshire | E&W 70 | ||
| Bramley Fault | Yorkshire | E&W 69; 70 | ||
| Brathay Fault | Cumbria | E&W 38 | Brenchley & Rawson 2006, BGS:BRG 7 | |
| Brede Valley Fault | TQ 850176 | East Sussex | E&W 320/321 | |
| Bredon Hill Fault | Worcestershire | E&W 216 | ||
| Breedon Fault | Derbyshire | E&W 141 | Smith et al 2005 | |
| Breward Fault | E&W 153 | |||
| Brewer's Oak Fault | E&W 153 | |||
| Brewood Fault | Staffordshire | Smith et al 2005 | ||
| Bride Fault | Dorset | E&W 327 | ||
| Bridgemere Fault | E&W 123 | |||
| Bridport Fault | Dorset | BGS:BRG 15 | ||
| Brightling Fault | TQ 660214 | East Sussex | E&W 319/334 | |
| Brinscall Fault | Lancashire | E&W 75 | ||
| Bristol Channel Fault Zone Bristol Channel Fault Zone Bristol Channel Fault Zone is a geological fault in Wales, it is an inverted basin... |
Bristol Channel | |||
| Bristol Channel-Bray Fault | Brenchley & Rawson 2006 | |||
| Broadwell Thrust | Gloucestershire | E&W 217 |
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| Brockhurst Fault | Shropshire | Toghill P. 2006 | ||
| Brockley Fault | Gloucestershire | E&W 264 | ||
| Brockton Fault | Shropshire | E&W 152 | Toghill P. 2006; Mem E&W 152/153 | |
| Brook House - King Street Fault | Smith et al 2005 | |||
| Brook House Fault | Plant et al 1999 | |||
| Brookside Fault | Shropshire | Mem E&W 152/153 | ||
| Broseley Fault | Shropshire | Mem E&W 152/153 | ||
| Brownber Fault | E&W 31 | |||
| Bruntcliffe Fault | Yorkshire | E&W 77 | ||
| Bryn Crop Fault | Lancashire | E&W 84 | ||
| Bullstake Fault | Lancashire | E&W 84 | ||
| Burcot Fault | E&W 152 | Mem E&W 152/153 | ||
| Burgess Hill Fault | Sussex | E&W 318/338 | ||
| Burley Moor Fault | Yorkshire | E&W 69 | ||
| Burtness Comb Fault | Cumbria | BGS:BRG 7 | ||
| Burton Fault | Derbyshire/Staffs | E&W 141, 152 | Smith et al 2005 | |
| Bushbury Fault | E&W 153 | |||
| Butterknowle Fault | NZ 400341 | Durham | E&W 27, UK (north) 625K | |
| Butterwick Fault | NZ 375310 | Durham | E&W 27 | |
C
| Fault name | OS map ref | County/sea area | BGS map sheet | book reference/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caldy Fault | Cheshire | E&W 96 | ||
| Callowhill Fault | E&W 123 | |||
| Calverley Fault | Yorkshire | E&W 69 | ||
| Canadia Fault | TQ 735180 | East Sussex | E&W 320/321 | |
| Cannop Colliery Fault Belt | Gloucestershire | Mem E&W 233/250 | ||
| Carleton Fault | E&W 78 | |||
| Carrick Thrust | Cornwall | Tect B&Ire 1:500K | ||
| Carrock End Fault | Cumbria | E&W 23 | Brenchley & Rawson 2006 | |
| Castle Street Fault | Lancashire | E&W 96 | ||
| Catsfield Stream Fault | TQ 718130 | East Sussex | E&W 320/321 | |
| Catterton Fault | Yorkshire | E&W 70 | ||
| Caudle Green Fault | Gloucestershire | E&W 234 | ||
| Caughley Fault | Shropshire | Mem E&W 152/153 | ||
| Causey Pike Fault | Cumbria | E&W 28, 29 | Brenchley & Rawson 2006, BGS:BRG 7 | |
| Causey Pike Thrust | Cumbria | Brenchley & Rawson 2006, BGS:BRG 7 | ||
| Cawsand Fault | Cornwall | E&W 348 | ||
| Cefn Einion Fault (*Cefn Einon Fault) | Shropshire | E&W 165 | Toghill P. 2006 | |
| Central English Channel Fault | ||||
| Chamber Fault | Lancashire | E&W 85 | ||
| Chapel Beck Fault | Cumbria | E&W 39 | ||
| Charnwood Boundary Fault | Smith et al 2005 | |||
| Chatterley Fault | E&W 123 | |||
| Chelborough Fault belt | BGS:BRG 15 | |||
| Chepstow Fault | Gloucestershire | Mem E&W 233/250 | ||
| Chewton Fault | Somerset | E&W 280 | ||
| Child's Ercall Fault | E&W 139 | |||
| Church Stretton Fault | Shropshire | Toghill P. 2006 | ||
| Church Stretton Fault Complex | E&W 166 | |||
| Church Stretton Fault System | Brenchley & Rawson 2006 | |||
| Cinderhill Fault | Smith et al 2005 | |||
| Clandown Fault | Somerset | E&W 281, Bristol Special 1" | ||
| Claughton Fault | E&W 59 | |||
| Claxheugh Fault | Durham | E&W 21 | ||
| Clay Gap Fault | Cumbria | E&W 23 | ||
| Cleadon Fault | Durham | E&W 21 | ||
| Clearwell Fault | Gloucestershire | E&W 233 | ||
| Cleckheaton Fractures | Yorkshire | E&W 77 | ||
| Cleeve Fault | Gloucestershire | E&W 264 | ||
| Clevedon Fault | Gloucestershire | E&W 264 | ||
| Clews Wood Fault | Shropshire | Mem E&W 152/153 | ||
| Cliff End Fault | TQ 886130 | East Sussex | E&W 320/321 | |
| Clitheroe Fault System | Lancashire | E&W 67 | ||
| Closehouse-Lunedale Fault | Durham | BGS:BRG 7 | ||
| Clotton Fault | E&W 109 | |||
| Cluddley Fault | E&W 152 | Mem E&W 152/153 | ||
| Clutton Fault | Somerset | E&W 280 | ||
| Coal Pit Heath Fault | Somerset | Bristol Special 1" | ||
| Coalbrookdale Boundary Fault | Smith et al 2005 | |||
| Cockshot Hill Thrust | BGS:BRG 11 | |||
| Coed Ithel Fault | Gloucestershire | Mem E&W 233/250 | ||
| Coghurst Fault | TQ 795136 | East Sussex | E&W 320/321 | |
| Colebatch Fault | E&W 165 | |||
| Colwell Fault | Durham | E&W 14 | ||
| Combe Martin Fault | BGS:BRG 15 | |||
| Coniston Fault | Cumbria | E&W 29, 38 | Brenchley & Rawson 2006, BGS:BRG 7 | |
| Copperas House Fault | Lancashire | E&W 84 | ||
| Coppice Green Fault | E&W 153 | |||
| Corbetts Fault | Shropshire | Mem E&W 152/153 | ||
| Coseley Wednesbury Fault | Warwickshire | E&W 168 | ||
| Cothelstone Fault | Somerset | BGS:BRG 15 | ||
| Coton Park Fault | Smith et al 2005 | |||
| Cove Fault | Cumbria | E&W 30 | ||
| Cowbeech Fault Fault | TQ 601148 | East Sussex | E&W 319/334 | |
| Coxe Fault | Lancashire | E&W 85 | ||
| Cragend-Chartners Fault | Northumberland | E&W 9 | ||
| Cragg Hill - Lawnswood Fault | Yorkshire | E&W 69 | ||
| Craignant - Milton Fault | Smith et al 2005 | |||
| Cranborne Fault | ||||
| Cranmore Fault | E&W 281 | |||
| Craven-Flamborough Fault belt | Yorkshire | BGS:BRG 9 | ||
| Cridling Stubbs Fault | E&W 78 | |||
| Crimea Fault | Durham | E&W 14 | ||
| Cronton Fault | E&W 97 | |||
| Crosby Fault | Lancashire | E&W 83 | ||
| Crossgill Fault | E&W 59 | |||
| Crow Hill Fault | Yorkshire | E&W 77 | ||
| Crowcrofts Fault | E&W 123 | |||
| Crowdundle Fault | Cumbria | E&W 24 | ||
| Croxteth Fault | E&W 97 | |||
| Crummock Fault | Cumbria | E&W 23 | ||
| Culgaith Fault | Cumbria | E&W 24 | ||
D
| Fault name | OS map ref | County/sea area | BGS map sheet | book reference/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dabler Fault | Shropshire | Mem E&W 152/153 | ||
| Daleman Fault | Cumbria | E&W 30 | ||
| Dark Lane Fault | Shropshire | Mem E&W 152/153 | ||
| Darwell Fault | TQ 704196 | East Sussex | E&W 320/321 | |
| Darwen Valley Fault | Lancashire | E&W 75 | ||
| Deancorner Fault | Shropshire | Mem E&W 152/153 | ||
| Deep Clough Fault | E&W 59 | |||
| Deepslack Fault (or Deep Slack Fault) | Cumbria | E&W 24, 39 | ||
| Denholme Clough Fault | Yorkshire | E&W 69 | ||
| Dent Fault Dent Fault The Dent Fault is a major fault on the boundary between the counties of Cumbria and North Yorkshire in northern England. The fault is named for the village of Dent in Dentdale on the western margin of the Yorkshire Dales.... |
Tect B&Ire 1:500K | |||
| Dent Fault Dent Fault The Dent Fault is a major fault on the boundary between the counties of Cumbria and North Yorkshire in northern England. The fault is named for the village of Dent in Dentdale on the western margin of the Yorkshire Dales.... |
E&W 40; 50 | Brenchley & Rawson 2006, BGS:BRG 7 | ||
| Denton Fault | Lancashire | E&W 85 | ||
| Derbyshire Hill Fault | E&W 97 | |||
| Derwent Water Fault | Cumbria | E&W 29 | Brenchley & Rawson 2006 | |
| Dicken’s Heath Fault | Warwickshire | E&W 168 | ||
| Dilhorne Fault | E&W 124 | |||
| Dodman - Start Thrust | Devon | Tect B&Ire 1:500K | ||
| Dodsmoors Fault | Shropshire | Mem E&W 152/153 | ||
| Doeford Fault | Lancashire | E&W 67 | ||
| Donnington Fault | Herefordshire | E&W 216 | ||
| Dorehead Fault | Cumbria | E&W 38 | Brenchley & Rawson 2006, BGS:BRG 7 | |
| Doseley Fault | Shropshire | Mem E&W 152/153 | ||
| Dothill Fault | E&W 152 | Mem E&W 152/153 | ||
| Doughty Fault | Shropshire | Mem E&W 152/153 | ||
| Downall Green Fault | E&W 97 | |||
| Downhead Fault | E&W 281 | |||
| Dowsing Fault | North Sea | Brenchley & Rawson 2006 | ||
| Dowsing Fault belt | North Sea | BGS:BRG 9 | ||
| Dowsing Fault Zone | North Sea | Tect B&Ire 1:500K | ||
| Drygill Fault | Cumbria | E&W 37 | ||
| Dubgarth Fault | E&W 60 | |||
| Duddington Fault | BGS:BRG 10 | |||
| Dufton Pike Fault | E&W 31 | |||
| Dungeon Banks Fault | Plant et al 1999 | |||
| Durham Main Fault | Durham | E&W 27 | ||
| Durley Hill Fault | Gloucestershire | E&W 264 | ||
E
| Fault name | OS map ref | County/sea area | BGS map sheet | book reference/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earsley - Scarcroft Fault | Yorkshire | E&W 70 | ||
| Easington Fault | NZ 410436 | Durham | E&W 27 | |
| East Delamere Fault | E&W 109 | |||
| East Flowers Hill Fault | Gloucestershire | E&W 264 | ||
| East Malvern/s Fault | Worcestershire | E&W 216 | ||
| East Manchester Fault | Lancashire | E&W 85 | ||
| Eastern Boundary Fault | Warwickshire | E&W 168 | BGS:BRG 10 | |
| Ebbor Thrust | Somerset | E&W 280 | ||
| Eccleston East Fault | E&W 97 | |||
| Eccleston West Fault | E&W 97 | |||
| Edgerley - Waverton Fault | Smith et al 2005 | |||
| Edgerley Fault | E&W 109 | |||
| Ellonby Fault | Cumbria | E&W 24 | ||
| Else Gill Fault | Cumbria | E&W 24 | ||
| Emborough Thrust | Somerset | E&W 280 | ||
| Enville Fault | E&W 167 | BGS:BRG 10 | ||
| Ercall Mill Fault | Shropshire | Toghill P. 2006, BGS:BRG 11 | ||
| Eskdale Fault | Cumbria | E&W 38 | Brenchley & Rawson 2006, BGS:BRG 7 | |
| Eype's Mouth Fault | E&W 326; 327 | |||
F
| Fault name | OS map ref | County/sea area | BGS map sheet | book reference/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fairlight Cove Reversed Fault | TQ 870124 | East Sussex | E&W 320/321 | |
| Fairyhill Fault | Gloucestershire | E&W 264 | ||
| Farmborough Fault Belt | E&W 281, Bristol Special 1" | |||
| Farsley - Scarcroft Fault | Yorkshire | E&W 69 | ||
| Feizor Fault | E&W 60 | |||
| Fenay Bridge Fault | Yorkshire | E&W 77 | ||
| Finsthwaite Fault | Cumbria | Brenchley & Rawson 2006, BGS:BRG 7 | ||
| Firbank Fault | Cumbria | E&W 39 | BGS:BRG 7 | |
| Flamborough Head Fault Zone | Yorkshire | |||
| Flockton Fault | Yorkshire | E&W 77 | ||
| Florence Fault | Cumbria | BGS:BRG 7 (p197) | ||
| Footlands Fault | TQ 800201 | East Sussex | E&W 320/321 | |
| Foul Ness Fault | TQ 832096 | East Sussex | E&W 320/321 | |
| Foxfield Fault | Cumbria | Brenchley & Rawson 2006 | ||
| Frankby Fault | Cheshire | E&W 96 | ||
| Frodsham Fault | E&W 97 | |||
G
| Fault name | OS map ref | County/sea area | BGS map sheet | book reference/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gargrave Fault | Yorkshire | E&W 69 | ||
| Garmondsway Fault | NZ 335343 | Durham | E&W27 | |
| Garston's Farm Fault | Sussex | E&W 318/338 | ||
| Gasdale Thrust* | Brenchley & Rawson 2006 | |||
| Gasgale Thrust* | Cumbria | BGS:BRG 7 | ||
| Gate Castle Fault | Cumbria | E&W 24 | ||
| Giant's Hall Fault | Lancashire | E&W 84 | ||
| Gilcrux Fault | Cumbria | E&W 23 | Brenchley & Rawson 2006 | |
| Glasshouse Fault | Herefordshire | E&W 216 | ||
| Glassonby Beck Fault | Cumbria | E&W 24 | ||
| Gleaston Fault | Lancashire | E&W 58 | ||
| Glynleigh Fault | TQ 610067 | East Sussex | E&W 319/334 | |
| Goat Island-Lyne Fault | Cumbria | BGS:BRG 7 | ||
| Golden Cap Fault | E&W 326; 327 | |||
| Grange Fault (Cheshire) | Cheshire | E&W 96 | ||
| Grange Fault (Shropshire) | Shropshire | Mem E&W 152/153 | ||
| Grassguards Fault | Cumbria | E&W 38 | Brenchley & Rawson 2006, BGS:BRG 7 | |
| Gravel Hill Fault | Somerset | E&W 280 | ||
| Grayrigg Fault | Cumbria | E&W 39 | Brenchley & Rawson 2006, BGS:BRG 7 | |
| Greasby Fault | Cheshire | E&W 96 | ||
| Great Barr Fault | Warwickshire | E&W 168 | ||
| Great East Fault | Shropshire | Mem E&W 152/153 | ||
| Great Haigh Fault | Lancashire | E&W 84 | ||
| Great Wood Fault | TQ 768158 | East Sussex | E&W 320/321 | |
| Greatham Fault | NZ 490276 | Durham | E&W33 | |
| Greenburn Thrust | Cumbria | E&W 38 | Brenchley & Rawson 2006, BGS:BRG 7 | |
| Greendale Fault Greendale Fault The Greendale Fault is an active seismic fault in the middle of New Zealand's South Island.- Canterbury earthquake :A powerful 7.1 magnitude earthquake, occurred on the Greendale Fault at 4:35 am on local time . The quake caused widespread damage and several power outages, particularly in... |
Cumbria | E&W 38 | Brenchley & Rawson 2006, BGS:BRG 7 | |
| Greyhound Fault | Shropshire | Mem E&W 152/153 | ||
| Grey Crag Fault | Cumbria | E&W 30 | ||
| Greystoke Fault | Cumbria | E&W 24 | ||
| Grimsargh Fault | Lancashire | E&W 67 | ||
| Grindle Fault | Shropshire | Mem E&W 152/153 | ||
| Grovesend Fault* | Gloucestershire | Mem E&W 233/250 | ||
| Guestling Green Fault | TQ 851140 | East Sussex | E&W 320/321 | |
H
| Fault name | OS map ref | County/sea area | BGS map sheet | book reference/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Habberley Fault | E&W 152 | |||
| Haddock's Reversed Fault | TQ 870130 | East Sussex | E&W 320/321 | |
| Hadley Fault | Shropshire | Mem E&W 152/153 | ||
| Hagloe Fault | Gloucestershire | E&W 234 | ||
| Halesfield Fault | Shropshire | Mem E&W 152/153 | ||
| Hallington Reservoir Fault | Durham | E&W14 | ||
| Halsall Fault | Lancashire | E&W 83 | ||
| Halton Fault | E&W 97 | |||
| Hardington Fault | Somerset | E&W 281 | ||
| Harrington Fault | Shropshire | Mem E&W 152/153 | ||
| Hartcliff Rock Fault | Gloucestershire | E&W 264 | ||
| Hartpury Fault | ? | E&W 216 | ||
| Haughton Fault | Shropshire | Mem E&W 152/153 | ||
| Hauxley Fault | Northumberland | E&W 10 | ||
| Havannah Weetslade Fault | Durham | E&W14 | ||
| Hay Farm Fault | Shropshire | Mem E&W 152/153 | ||
| Hayeswater Fault | Cumbria | E&W 30 | ||
| Hazlegill Fault | Cumbria | E&W 23 | ||
| Hazlerigg – West Cramlington Fault | Durham | E&W27 | ||
| Healeyfield Fault | Durham | E&W27 | ||
| Helmsley-Filey Fault | Yorkshire | BGS:BRG 9 | ||
| Hem Fault | Shropshire | Mem E&W 152/153 | ||
| Hendon Fault | Durham | E&W 21 | ||
| Hendre Fault | E&W 165 | |||
| Herstmonceux Fault | TQ 630121 | East Sussex | E&W 319/334 | |
| Hetton Fault | Northumberland | BGS:BRG 7 | ||
| Hewenden Fault | Yorkshire | E&W 69 | ||
| Heywood Fault | E&W 281 | |||
| High Barnes Fault | Durham | E&W 21 | ||
| High Carr Fault | E&W 123 | |||
| High Ireby Fault | Cumbria | E&W 23 | ||
| Hill End (or Hillend) Thrust | Shropshire | E&W 166; ChStret:25K | ||
| High Lankhurst Fault | TQ 800142 | East Sussex | E&W 320/321 | |
| Highbeech Fault | TQ 785125 | East Sussex | E&W 320/321 | |
| Highfield Crag Fault | Cumbria | E&W 30 | ||
| Hillbeck Fault | E&W 31 | |||
| Hillhouse Fault | Lancashire | E&W 83 | ||
| Hilton Fault | E&W 31 | |||
| Hilton Main Fault | E&W 153 | |||
| Hinton Charterhouse Fault | Somerset | E&W 281 | ||
| Hints Fault | Smith et al 2005 | |||
| Hipperholme Fault | Yorkshire | E&W 77 | ||
| Hodnet Fault | E&W 123 | Toghill P. 2006 | ||
| Hoggett Gill Fault | Cumbria | Brenchley & Rawson 2006, BGS:BRG 7 | ||
| Holford Manor Fault | Sussex | E&W 318/338 | ||
| Holinswood Fault | Shropshire | Mem E&W 152/153 | ||
| Hollybush Fault | E&W 123 | |||
| Hollyhill Fault | Cumbria | E&W 24 | ||
| Hollywood Fault | E&W 123 | |||
| Holm Fault | E&W 60 | |||
| Holmer Fault | Shropshire | Mem E&W 152/153 | ||
| Honeywall Fault | E&W 123 | |||
| Honiton Fault | E&W 326 | |||
| Hooke Fault | BGS:BRG 15 | |||
| Hopton Fault | E&W 123 | |||
| Hopton Fault | E&W 139 | |||
| Horsebridge Fault | TQ 590112 | East Sussex | E&W 319/334 | |
| Horsehay Fault | Shropshire | E&W 152 | Mem E&W 152/153 | |
| Horsforth - Tinhill Fault | Yorkshire | E&W 69 | ||
| Horton Fault | Shropshire | Mem E&W 152/153 | ||
| Hoton Fault | Smith et al 2005 | |||
| Howardian-Flamborough Fault | Brenchley & Rawson 2006 | |||
| Howardian Hills Fault | Yorkshire | BGS:BRG 9 | ||
| Hunnington Fault | Warwickshire | E&W 168 | ||
| Hunstrete Fault | Somerset | E&W 280 | ||
| Huntley Fault | ? | E&W 216 | ||
I,J
| Fault name | OS map ref | County/sea area | BGS map sheet | book reference/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Illingworth Fault | Yorkshire | E&W 77 | ||
| Ilmington Fault | Gloucestershire | E&W 217 | ||
| Ince Blundell Fault | Lancashire | E&W 83 | ||
| Ingwell Fault | NX 998140 | Cumbria | E&W 28 | |
| Inkberrow Fault | Gloucestershire | E&W 217 | ||
| Inksberrow - Haselor Hill Fault | UK (south) 625K | |||
| Iron Acton Fault | Gloucestershire | Bristol Special 1" | ||
| Irwell Valley Fault | Lancashire | E&W 85 | ||
| Isaac Gill Fault | Cumbria | E&W 38 | ||
| Isfield Fault | TQ 446173 | East Sussex | E&W 319/334 | |
| Ivegill Fault | Cumbria | E&W 24 | ||
| Ivy House Fault | Lancashire | E&W 84 | ||
| Jackfield Fault | Shropshire | Mem E&W 152/153 | ||
| James Pit Fault | NX 985178 | Cumbria | E&W 28 | |
| Jockey Bank Fault | Shropshire | Mem E&W 152/153 | ||
| Johnby Fault | Cumbria | E&W 24, 30 | ||
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| Fault name | OS map ref | County/sea area | BGS map sheet | book reference/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keckwick Fault | E&W 97 | |||
| Kellington Fault | E&W 78 | |||
| Kendal Fault | Cumbria | Brenchley & Rawson 2006, BGS:BRG 7 | ||
| Keresley Fault | Warwickshire | E&W 169 | ||
| Ketley Fault | E&W 153 | Mem E&W 152/153 | ||
| Kettlewell Fault | Cumbria | E&W 39 | ||
| Keys Fault | Irish Sea | Tect B&Ire 1:500K | ||
| Kidney Hill Fault | Gloucestershire | Bristol Special 1" | ||
| King Street Fault | E&W 110 | |||
| King's House Fault | Gloucestershire | E&W 234 | ||
| Kingsley Fault | Smith et al 2005 | |||
| Kingswood Fault | E&W 153 | |||
| Kinlet Hall Fault | E&W 167 | |||
| Kirkburton Fault (north) | Yorkshire | E&W 77 | ||
| Kirkburton Fault (south) | Yorkshire | E&W 77 | ||
| Kirkby Fault | Cumbria | E&W 48 | Brenchley & Rawson 2006, BGS:BRG 7 | |
| Kirkoswald Fault | Cumbria | E&W 24 | ||
| Kirkoswald North Fault | Cumbria | E&W 24 | ||
| Kirk Rigg Fault | Cumbria | E&W 30 | ||
| Knepp Castle Fault | Sussex | E&W 318/338 | ||
| Knock Pike Fault | E&W 24, 31 | |||
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| Fault name | OS map ref | County/sea area | BGS map sheet | book reference/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lad Slack Fault | Cumbria | E&W 24 | ||
| Lake District Boundary Fault | Cumbria | E&W 37 | Brenchley & Rawson 2006, BGS:BRG 7 | |
| Laithes Fault | Cumbria | E&W 24 | ||
| Lamb Leer Fault | Somerset | E&W 280 | ||
| Langdale Fault | Cumbria | E&W 38 | Brenchley & Rawson 2006 | |
| Langleyfield Fault | Shropshire | Mem E&W 152/153 | ||
| Lask Edge Fault | Smith et al 2005 | |||
| Lawkland Fault | E&W 60 | |||
| Ledbury Fault | Herefordshire | E&W 216 | BGS:BRG 11 | |
| Leegomery Fault | E&W 152 | Mem E&W 152/153 | ||
| Leighton Fault | E&W 281 | |||
| Leinthall Earl's Fault | Shropshire | E&W 181 | Toghill P. 2006 | |
| Lemington Thrust | Gloucestershire | E&W 217 | ||
| Lepton Fault | Yorkshire | E&W 77 | ||
| Leva Green Fault | E&W 60 | |||
| Lightmoor Fault | Shropshire | E&W 153 | Toghill P. 2006 | |
| Lilleshall Fault | BGS:BRG 10 | |||
| Lilyhurst Fault | Shropshire | Mem E&W 152/153 | ||
| Limestone Fault | Shropshire | Mem E&W 152/153 | ||
| Lindale Fault | Cumbria | Brenchley & Rawson 2006, BGS:BRG 7 | ||
| Lions Bridge Fault | Lancashire | E&W 84 | ||
| Litherland Fault | Lancashire | E&W 83 | ||
| Little Stainton Fault | NZ 340204 | Durham | E&W 33 | |
| Little Wenlock Fault | E&W 152 | Mem E&W 152/153 | ||
| Lizard - Dodman - Start Thrust | UK (south) 625K | |||
| Lloyd House Fault | E&W 167 | |||
| Lodge Fault | Shropshire | Mem E&W 152/153 | ||
| Lofthouse Fault | Yorkshire | E&W 51 | ||
| Lofthouse Moor Fault | Yorkshire | E&W 51 | ||
| Long Meg Fault | Cumbria | E&W 24 | ||
| Longleat Fault | Wiltshire | E&W 281 | ||
| Longmynd (or 'Long Mynd') Scarp Fault | Shropshire | ChStret:25K | Toghill P. 2006, BGS:BRG 11 | |
| Longton Fault | E&W 123 | |||
| Longwood Fault | Yorkshire | E&W 77 | ||
| Lopen-Chiselborough-Coker Fault | BGS:BRG 15 | |||
| Lounthwaite Fault | Cumbria | E&W 24 | ||
| Lower Braggington Fault | Plant et al 1999 | |||
| Loweswater Thrust | Brenchley & Rawson 2006, BGS:BRG 7 | |||
| Lowling Fault | Cumbria | E&W 23 | ||
| Luckington Fault | Somerset | E&W 281, Bristol Special 1" | ||
| Ludcott Fault | Cornwall | E&W 348 | ||
| Lulsgate Fault | Gloucestershire | E&W 264 | ||
| Lulworth Crumple | Dorset | |||
| Lunce's Common Fault | Sussex | E&W 318/338 | ||
| Lunedale Fault | Durham | E&W 31 | BGS:BRG 7 | |
| Lydbrook Fault | Gloucestershire | E&W 233 | Mem E&W 233/250 | |
| Lyth Valley Fault | Cumbria | Brenchley & Rawson 2006, BGS:BRG 7 | ||
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| Fault name | OS map ref | County/sea area | BGS map sheet | book reference/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mackworth Fault | Derbyshire | E&W 141 | ||
| Mackworth - Normanton Hills - Hoton Fault | Smith et al 2005 | |||
| Madeley Fault | E&W 123 | |||
| Madeley Fault | E&W 153 | Mem E&W 152/153 | ||
| Madeley Court Fault | Shropshire | Mem E&W 152/153 | ||
| Maesbury Marsh - Grimpo Fault | Smith et al 2005 | |||
| Maidenhill Fault | Cumbria | E&W 24 | ||
| Mainstone Fault | Shropshire | E&W 165 | Toghill P. 2006 | |
| Malvern Fault | ||||
| Mangerton Fault | Dorset | E&W 327 | ||
| Manor House Fault | Dorset | E&W 341/2 | ||
| Marksbury Fault | Somerset | E&W 281 | ||
| Marksbury Plain Fault | Somerset | E&W 280, 281 | ||
| Marl Fault | E&W 98 | |||
| Marsham Fault | TQ 860134 | East Sussex | E&W 320/321 | |
| Marston Fault | Somerset | E&W 281 | ||
| Martindale Fault | Cumbria | E&W 30 | ||
| Maryport Fault | Cumbria | E&W 23 | Brenchley & Rawson 2006, BGS:BRG 7 | |
| Maxstoke Fault | Warwickshire | E&W 168 | ||
| Melguards Fault | Cumbria | E&W 24 | ||
| Mells Fault | E&W 281 | |||
| Membury Fault | E&W 326 | |||
| Mere Fault | E&W 297 | BGS:BRG 15 | ||
| Methley Junction Fault | E&W 78 | |||
| Methley Savile Fault | E&W 78 | |||
| Middle Craven Fault Craven Fault The Craven Fault is the name applied by geologists to the group of crustal faults in the Pennines that form the south edge of the Askrigg Block. It is evident at the surface in the contrast of limestone with millstone grit. It is coincident with the south edge of the Yorkshire Dales National Park... |
Yorkshire | E&W 60 | ||
| Middleton Grange Fault | E&W 78 | |||
| Milburn Fault | Cumbria | E&W 24, 30 | ||
| Milford Fault | E&W 281 | |||
| Millers House Fault | E&W 59 | |||
| Mint Fault | Cumbria | Brenchley & Rawson 2006, BGS:BRG 7 | ||
| Mirfield Moor Fault | Yorkshire | E&W 77 | ||
| Miserden Fault | Gloucestershire | E&W 234 | ||
| Mobberley Fault | E&W 110; 123 | |||
| Mockerkin Fault | NY | Cumbria | E&W 28 | |
| Moira Fault | Derbyshire | E&W 141, 155 (x-sections) | ||
| Money Close Lane Fault | E&W 59 | |||
| Morcombe Fault | Gloucestershire | E&W 234 | ||
| Moreton Fault | Gloucestershire | E&W 217 | ||
| Morley Campsall Fault Zone | Yorkshire | E&W 77 | ||
| Morley-Campsall Fault | Yorkshire | E&W 69 | ||
| Moston Fault | Lancashire | E&W 85 | ||
| Mow Cop Fault | E&W 110 | |||
| Mudgley Fault | Somerset | E&W 280 | ||
| Muggleswick Fault | Durham | E&W 27 | ||
| Mullender Fault | Cumbria | E&W 30 | ||
| Murton Pike Fault | E&W 31 | |||
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| Fault name | OS map ref | County/sea area | BGS map sheet | book reference/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Naddle Beck Fault | Cumbria | E&W 30 | ||
| Naish House Fault | Gloucestershire | E&W 264 | ||
| Nedge Fault | Shropshire | Mem E&W 152/153 | ||
| Neston Fault | Cheshire | E&W 96 | ||
| Netherseal Fault | Derbyshire | E&W 141, 155 (x-sections) | ||
| New House Fault | Herefordshire | E&W 216 | ||
| New Monkwray Fault | NX 995176 | Cumbria | E&W 28 | |
| Newbiggin Fault | Cumbria | E&W 24 | ||
| Newbottle Fault | Durham | E&W 21 | ||
| Newcastle Fault | E&W 123 | |||
| Newcastle Fault | Gloucestershire | E&W 233 | ||
| Newton Hanzard Fault | NZ 400274 | Durham | E&W33 | |
| Newton Reigny Fault | Cumbria | E&W 24 | ||
| Ninety Fathom Fault | Durham/Northumberland | E&W 20, UK (north) 625K | BGS:BRG 7 | |
| Normannian Thrust | Western Approaches | Tect B&Ire 1:500K | ||
| Normanton - Mackworth Fault | Derbyshire / Notts | E&W 141 | Smith et al 2005 | |
| Normanton Hills Fault | Smith et al 2005 | |||
| Norris Green Fault | E&W 97 | |||
| North Brimpsfield Fault | Gloucestershire | E&W 234 | ||
| North Craven Fault Craven Fault The Craven Fault is the name applied by geologists to the group of crustal faults in the Pennines that form the south edge of the Askrigg Block. It is evident at the surface in the contrast of limestone with millstone grit. It is coincident with the south edge of the Yorkshire Dales National Park... |
Yorkshire | E&W 50; 60 | BGS:BRG 7 | |
| North Hill Fault | Gloucestershire | E&W 264 | ||
| North Loscoe Fault | E&W 78 | |||
| North Pontefract Fault | E&W 78 | |||
| North Powdermill Fault | TQ 790198 | East Sussex | E&W 320/321 | |
| Nottington Village Fault | Dorset | E&W 341/2 | ||
| Nunnery Fault | Cumbria | E&W 24 | ||
O
| Fault name | OS map ref | County/sea area | BGS map sheet | book reference/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oakenclough Fault | Lancashire | E&W 67 | ||
| Oakengates Fault | Shropshire | Mem E&W 152/153 | ||
| Oakwood Bottom Fault | Gloucestershire | E&W 233 | ||
| Ocean Edge Fault | E&W 59 | |||
| Old Town Fault | TQ 745083 | East Sussex | E&W 320/321 | |
| Oldham Edge Fault | Lancashire | E&W 85 | ||
| Olveston Fault | Gloucestershire | Mem E&W 233/250 | ||
| Ore Fault | TQ 820107 | East Sussex | E&W 320/321 | |
| Ormesby Fault | Durham | E&W 33 (inset map) | ||
| Osmondthorpe Fault | Yorkshire | E&W 70; 78 | ||
| Oulton Fault | E&W 78 | |||
| Ouse Burn Fault | Durham | E&W 14 | ||
| Outer Silver Pit Outer Silver Pit The Outer Silver Pit is a west-to-east valley in the bed of the North Sea. Its widest part is 125 to 175 km east of Flamborough Head in England... Fault |
North Sea | Tect B&Ire 1:500K | ||
| Outwood Fault | Lancashire | E&W 85 | ||
| Overseal Fault | Derbyshire | E&W 141 (x-section) | ||
| Overton Fault | E&W 97; 109 | |||
| Oxfordshire Thrust | UK (south) 625K | |||
P,Q
| Fault name | OS map ref | County/sea area | BGS map sheet | book reference/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Padiham Fault | Lancashire | E&W 85 | ||
| Pannel Fault | TQ 870152 | East Sussex | E&W 320/321 | |
| Pardshaw Fault | NY | Cumbria | E&W 28 | |
| Park Boundary Fault | Cumbria | BGS:BRG 7 (p197) | ||
| Park Fault | Cumbria | E&W 48 | Brenchley & Rawson 2006, BGS:BRG 7 | |
| Park Gill Thrust | Cumbria | E&W 38 | Brenchley & Rawson 2006 | |
| Patshull Fault | E&W 153 | |||
| Pattingham Fault | Shropshire | E&W 153; 167 | Toghill P. 2006 | |
| Paulton Fault | Somerset | E&W 280 | ||
| Peak Fault | Yorkshire | BGS:BRG 9 | ||
| Peasedown Fault | Somerset | Bristol Special 1" | ||
| Peckforton Fault | E&W 109 | |||
| Pemberton Fault | Lancashire | E&W 84 | ||
| Pendle Fault | Lancashire | E&W 69 | ||
| Pendleton Fault Pendleton Fault The Pendleton Fault, sometimes called the Irwell Valley Fault, stretches for about 20 miles from Bolton in Greater Manchester along the Irwell Valley through Pendleton to Poynton in Cheshire, running northwest–southeast. The fault throws the beds of the Middle Coal Measures of the Manchester... |
Lancashire | E&W 85 | ||
| Penhurst Fault | TQ 707163 | East Sussex | E&W 320/321 | |
| Pennine Fault | E&W 24 | |||
| Pennine Fault System | BGS:BRG 7 | |||
| Pennine Fault Zone | Cumbria | E&W 30 | ||
| Pennyquick Fault | Somerset | Bristol Special 1" | ||
| Penrith Fault | Cumbria | E&W 24 | ||
| Pewsey Fault | Tect B&Ire 1:500K | |||
| Pinhay Fault | E&W 326 | |||
| Plumgarth Fault | Cumbria | E&W 39 | ||
| Pock Fault | Shropshire | ChStret:25K | ||
| Polesworth Fault | Warwickshire | E&W 155, 169 | Smith et al 2005 | |
| Pontesford Linley Fault | Shropshire | E&W 151; 165 | Toghill P. 2006 | |
| Pontesford Linley Fault System | Shropshire | E&W 151; 165 | Brenchley & Rawson 2006 | |
| Pontesford Linley Fault Zone | Shropshire | BGS:BRG 11 | ||
| Portland - Wight Fault | ||||
| Portnadler Fault | Cornwall | E&W 348 | ||
| Portsdown - Middleton Fault | ||||
| Portwrinkle Fault | Cornwall | E&W 348 | ||
| Preston - Moreton Fault | UK (south) 625K | |||
| Preston Brook Fault | E&W 97 | |||
| Prewley Fault | Devon | E&W 324 | ||
| Priddy Fault | Somerset | E&W 280 | ||
| Primrose Hill Fault | E&W 109 | |||
| Purbeck Fault | Dorset | E&W 342/3 | ||
| Putnam Fault | Cumbria | E&W 24 | ||
| Quernmore Fault | E&W 59 | |||
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| Fault name | OS map ref | County/sea area | BGS map sheet | book reference/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Radstock Slide Fault | Somerset | E&W 281, Bristol Special 1" | ||
| Rainford Fault | Lancashire | E&W 84 | ||
| Rake Head - Soil Hill Fault | Yorkshire | E&W 77 | ||
| Randley Fault | Shropshire | Mem E&W 152/153 | ||
| Rawthey Fault | Cumbria | E&W 39, 50 | Brenchley & Rawson 2006, BGS:BRG 7 | |
| Red Rock Fault | E&W 123 | BGS:BRG 10 | ||
| Red Rock Fault* | Lancashire | E&W 84 | ||
| Redacre Gill Fault | Cumbria | E&W 38 | ||
| Redhill Fault | Shropshire | Mem E&W 152/153 | ||
| RF Hollintree Fault? | Yorkshire | E&W 50 | ||
| Ridgehill Fault | Gloucestershire | E&W 264 | ||
| Ridgeway Fault | Dorset | BGS:BRG 15 | ||
| Ridgeway Fault | Gloucestershire | Mem E&W 233/250 | ||
| Ridgeway Fault | Somerset | Bristol Special 1" | ||
| Ripponden-Slaithwaite Fracture | Yorkshire | E&W 77 | ||
| Rishworth-Stainland Fault Zone | Yorkshire | E&W 77 | ||
| Riva Fault | Yorkshire | E&W 69 | ||
| Rivock Fault | Yorkshire | E&W 69 | ||
| Roaring Meg Fault | E&W 97 | |||
| Roman Fell Fault | E&W 31 | |||
| Romsley Fault | E&W 167 | |||
| Rookery Fault | Shropshire | Mem E&W 152/153 | ||
| Rosgill Moor Fault | Cumbria | E&W 30 | ||
| Rosset Ghyll Fault | Cumbria | E&W 38 | Brenchley & Rawson 2006 | |
| Roughton Gill Fault | Cumbria | E&W 23 | Brenchley & Rawson 2006 | |
| Round Hill Fault | Somerset | E&W 280 | ||
| Roundhay Park Fault | Yorkshire | E&W 70 | ||
| Rousdon Fault | E&W 326 | |||
| Rudgehill Fault | Somerset | E&W 281 | ||
| Runcorn Fault | E&W 97 | |||
| Rudge End Fault | BGS:BRG 11 | |||
| Rushy Lee Fault | E&W 59 | |||
| Russell's Hall Fault | Warwickshire | E&W 168 | Smith et al 2005 | |
| Ryhope Fault | Durham | E&W 21 | ||
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| Fault name | OS map ref | County/sea area | BGS map sheet | book reference/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salcombe Mouth Fault | E&W 326 | |||
| Saltholme Fault | NZ 480242 | Durham | E&W 33 | |
| Sandon Fault | E&W 123 | |||
| Sart Boundary Fault | Devon | E&W 355/6 | ||
| Sayers Common Fault | Sussex | E&W 318/338 | ||
| Scalderskew Fault | Cumbria | E&W 23 | ||
| Scalehow Fault | Cumbria | E&W 30 | ||
| Sceugh Fault | Cumbria | E&W 24 | ||
| Scot Lane Fault | Lancashire | E&W 84 | ||
| Scratchmillscar Fault | Cumbria | E&W 24 | ||
| Seacombe Fault | Cheshire | E&W 96 | ||
| Seaham Fault | Durham | E&W 21 | ||
| Seaton Fault | E&W 326 | |||
| Seaton Carew Fault | NZ 400280 | Durham | E&W 27, 33 | |
| Sedbergh Fault | E&W 39 | Brenchley & Rawson 2006, BGS:BRG 7 | ||
| Sedgefield Fault | NZ 335270 | Durham | E&W 33 | |
| Severn Valley Fault Belt | E&W 151 | Toghill P. 2006 | ||
| Severn Valley Faults | UK (south) 625K | |||
| Sharpstones Thrust | E&W 166; ChStret:25K | |||
| Shaw Hill Fault | E&W 78 | |||
| Shaw Street Fault | Lancashire | E&W 96 | ||
| Sheepwash Fault | E&W 98 | |||
| Shelton Fault | E&W 123 | |||
| Shelvock Fault | Smith et al 2005 | |||
| Shepherd Crag Fault | Cumbria | E&W 23 | ||
| Shevington Fault | Lancashire | E&W 84 | ||
| Shibden Head Fault | Yorkshire | E&W 77 | ||
| Shipwreck Fault | Lancashire | E&W 85 | ||
| Shortwood Fault | Gloucestershire | Bristol Special 1" | ||
| Sidley Fault | TQ 743094 | East Sussex | E&W 320/321 | |
| Sidway Fault | E&W 123 | |||
| Sigurd Fault Zone | Irish Sea | E&W 23 | ||
| Sileby Fault | Derbyshire, Leicestershire | E&W 141, 156 | ||
| Sileby - Thringstone Fault | Smith et al 2005 | |||
| Skelsmergh Fault | Cumbria | E&W 39 | Brenchley & Rawson 2006, BGS:BRG 7 | |
| Skelton Fault | Cumbria | E&W 24 | ||
| Smeer Hall Fault | E&W 59 | |||
| Soar Fault | Leicestershire | E&W 156 | ||
| South Brimpsfield Fault | Gloucestershire | E&W 234 | ||
| South Craven Fault Craven Fault The Craven Fault is the name applied by geologists to the group of crustal faults in the Pennines that form the south edge of the Askrigg Block. It is evident at the surface in the contrast of limestone with millstone grit. It is coincident with the south edge of the Yorkshire Dales National Park... |
Yorkshire | E&W 50; 60 | ||
| South Crich Fault | Smith et al 2005 | |||
| South Loscoe Fault | E&W 78 | |||
| South Pontefract Fault | E&W 78 | |||
| South Powdermill Fault | TQ 800192 | East Sussex | E&W 320/321 | |
| Southern Overthrust | Somerset | E&W 281, Bristol Special 1" | ||
| South-western Overthrust | Somerset | E&W 280 | ||
| Spa Fault | E&W 100 | |||
| Spout House Fault | Shropshire | Mem E&W 152/153 | ||
| St Arvans Fault | Gloucestershire | Mem E&W 233/250 | ||
| St Briavels Fault | Gloucestershire | E&W 233 | Mem E&W 233/250 | |
| St Catherine's Fault | Lancashire | E&W 84 | ||
| Staincliffe Fault | Yorkshire | E&W 77 | ||
| Stainmore Summit Fault | E&W 31 | |||
| Stakeford Fault | Durham | E&W14 | ||
| Standerwick Fault | Somerset/Wiltshire | E&W 281 | ||
| Stanton Prior Fault | Somerset | Bristol Special 1" | ||
| Stapenhill Fault | E&W 167 | |||
| Stauvin Fault | E&W 59 | |||
| Sticklepath - Lustleigh Fault | Devon | Brenchley & Rawson 2006 | ||
| Sticklepath Fault | Devon | E&W 350 | ||
| Sticklepath Fault Zone | Devon | E&W 348 | BGS:BRG 15 | |
| Sticklepath-Lustleigh Fault | Devon | |||
| Stillington Fault | NZ 400245 | Durham | E&W 33 | |
| Stiperstones Fault | E&W 165 | |||
| Stock Hill Fault | Somerset | E&W 280 | ||
| Stockdale Fault | Yorkshire | E&W 50 | ||
| Stockdale Thrust | Cumbria | E&W 38 | Brenchley & Rawson 2006 | |
| Stocking Farm Fault | Shropshire | Mem E&W 152/153 | ||
| Stockton Fault | Shropshire | Mem E&W 152/153 | ||
| Stockwell Fault | Gloucestershire | E&W 234 | ||
| Stodmarsh Fault | Kent | E&W 289 | ||
| Stoke Gifford Fault | Gloucestershire | E&W 264 | ||
| Stone Cross Fault | Cumbria | BGS:BRG 7 | ||
| Stone Cross Fault | TQ 624046 | East Sussex | E&W 319/334 | |
| Stonesty Gill Fault | Cumbria | E&W 138 | ||
| Stoneyhill Fault | E&W 152 | Mem E&W 152/153 | ||
| Stow Thrust | Gloucestershire | E&W 217 | ||
| Stranger Fault | Lancashire | E&W 84 | ||
| Strawmoor Fault | E&W 153 | |||
| Stubbs Lane Fault | E&W 78 | |||
| Stublick Fault | BGS:BRG 7 | |||
| Stublick-Ninety Fathom Fault System | BGS:BRG 7; Trewin (ed) 2002 | |||
| Stutteron Fault | Yorkshire | E&W 70 | ||
| Summerground Fault | Cumbria | E&W 24 | ||
| Sutton Maddock Fault | Shropshire | Mem E&W 152/153 | ||
| Swaintley Hill Fault | E&W 59 | |||
| Swallowcroft Fault | E&W 123 | |||
| Sweethope Fault | Durham | BGS:BRG 7 | ||
| Swindale Fault Zone | Cumbria | E&W 30 | ||
| Swindale Beck Fault | E&W 31 | |||
| Swindon Fault | Northumberland | BGS:BRG 7 | ||
| Swynnerton Fault | E&W 123 | |||
| 'Symon Fault' | Smith et al 2005; BGS:BRG 10 | |||
T
| Fault name | OS map ref | County/sea area | BGS map sheet | book reference/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tantobie Fault | Durham | E&W 27 | ||
| Tanyard Fault | TQ 805152 | East Sussex | E&W 320/321 | |
| Teesdale Fault | Durham | E&W 31 | ||
| Thirlmere Fault | Cumbria | Brenchley & Rawson 2006 | ||
| Thistleton Fault, Cumbria | Cumbria | E&W 37 | ||
| Thistleton Fault, Lancashire | Lancashire | E&W 67 | Brenchley & Rawson 2006 | |
| Thornhill Fractures | Yorkshire | E&W 77 | ||
| Thornthwaite Fault | E&W 31 | |||
| Thringstone Fault | Derbyshire | E&W 141, 155 | Smith et al 2005; BGS:BRG 10 | |
| Thrope Edge Fault | Yorkshire | E&W 51 | ||
| Througham Fault | Gloucestershire | E&W 234 | ||
| Thrupe Fault | Somerset | E&W 280 | ||
| Thurstaston Fault | Cheshire | E&W 96 | ||
| Thwaite Farm Fault | E&W 78 | |||
| Tickenham Fault | Gloucestershire | E&W 264 | ||
| Timsbury Fault | Somerset | E&W 280, 281 | ||
| Tinker Hole Fault | Lancashire | E&W 84 | ||
| Tintern Fault | Gloucestershire | Mem E&W 233/250 | ||
| Tinwell Fault | BGS:BRG 10 | |||
| Tipton and Hilltop Fault | Warwickshire | E&W 168 | ||
| Titterstone Clee Fault | Shropshire | E&W 166 | Brenchley & Rawson 2006; Toghill P. 2006 | |
| Todridge Fault | Durham | E&W 14 | ||
| Tong Fault | Yorkshire | E&W 69; 77 | ||
| Totterton Fault | E&W 165 | |||
| Trench Fault | Shropshire | Mem E&W 152/153 | ||
| Troutbeck Fault | Cumbria | E&W 39 | Brenchley & Rawson 2006 | |
| Troutbeck Fault System | Cumbria | Brenchley & Rawson 2006, BGS:BRG 7 | ||
| Trowbridge Fault | Wiltshire | E&W 281 | ||
U,V
| Fault name | OS map ref | County/sea area | BGS map sheet | book reference/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ullcoats Fault | Cumbria | BGS:BRG 7 (p197) | ||
| Ulleskelf Fault | Yorkshire | E&W 70 | ||
| Ullswater Fault | Cumbria | E&W 30 | ||
| Unthank Fault | Cumbria | E&W 24 | ||
| Upholland Fault | Lancashire | E&W 84 | ||
| Upsall Fault | Durham | E&W 33 (inset map) | ||
| Usworth Fault | Durham | E&W 21 | ||
| Vale of Pickering Fault | UK (north) 625K | |||
W
| Fault name | OS map ref | County/sea area | BGS map sheet | book reference/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waberthwaite Fault | Cumbria | Brenchley & Rawson 2006 | ||
| Walton Fault | Yorkshire | E&W 70 | ||
| Wappenshall Fault | E&W 152 | Mem E&W 152/153 | ||
| Warminster Fault | Wiltshire | E&W 281, 297 | ||
| Warren Plantation Fault | Cumbria | E&W 24 | ||
| Warrensway Fault | Shropshire | Mem E&W 152/153 | ||
| Warton Fault | Smith et al 2005 | |||
| Watch Hill Fault | Cumbria | Brenchley & Rawson 2006 | ||
| Watch Hill Thrust | Cumbria | E&W 23 | Brenchley & Rawson 2006, BGS:BRG 7 | |
| Water Haigh Fault | E&W 78 | |||
| Waterloo Fault | E&W 97 | |||
| Waver Fault | Cumbria | E&W 23 | ||
| Waver - Warnell Fell - Sebergham Fault | Cumbria | E&W 23 | ||
| Waverbank Fault | Cumbria | E&W 23 | ||
| Waverton Fault | E&W 109 | |||
| Waxhill Fault | Shropshire | Mem E&W 152/153 | ||
| Wayside Fault | Shropshire | Mem E&W 152/153 | ||
| Weare Fault | Somerset | Ched:25K | ||
| Wedmore Fault | Somerset | E&W 280 | ||
| Weecher Fault | Yorkshire | E&W 69 | ||
| Wellington Fault Wellington Fault The Wellington Fault is an active seismic fault in the southern part of the North Island of New Zealand. It is a dextral strike-slip fault with variable amounts of vertical movement causing uplift to the northwest, as expressed by a series of ranges... |
E&W 152 | Mem E&W 152/153 | ||
| Welsh Borderland Fault | Smith et al 2005 | |||
| Welsh Borderland Fault System Welsh Borderland Fault System The Welsh Borderland Fault System is a zone of faulting and associated folding which runs northeastwards through Wales from Pembrokeshire through Carmarthenshire and Powys into Shropshire in England... |
UK (south) 625K | Brenchley & Rawson 2006 | ||
| Wem - Bridgemere - Red Rock Fault | Smith et al 2005 | |||
| Wem - Bridgemere - Red Rock Fault System | Smith et al 2005 | |||
| Wem - Prees Fault | Shropshire | Toghill P. 2006 | ||
| Wem - Red Rock Fault System | Brenchley & Rawson 2006 | |||
| Wem Fault | E&W 123; 151 | BGS:BRG 10 | ||
| West End Fault | Gloucestershire | E&W 264 | ||
| West Hartlepool Fault | NZ 450309 | Durham | E&W 27 | |
| West Manchester Fault | Lancashire | E&W 85 | ||
| West Moor North Fault | Durham | E&W14 | ||
| West Moor South Fault | Durham | E&W 14 | ||
| Western Boundary Fault | Warwickshire | E&W 167, 168, 169 | ||
| Weston Fault | E&W 97 | |||
| Weston Mouth Fault | E&W 326 | |||
| Wharfe Valley Fault | Yorkshire | E&W 70 | ||
| Wharleycroft Fault | E&W 31 | |||
| Whillan Beck Fault | Cumbria | E&W 38 | BGS:BRG 7 | |
| White Rock Fault | TQ 815094 | East Sussex | E&W 320/321 | |
| Whitecliffe Fault | Gloucestershire | E&W 233 | ||
| Whitefaced Fault | Gloucestershire | E&W 264 | ||
| Whitfield Fault | Gloucestershire | Bristol Special 1" | ||
| Whitmore Fault | E&W 123 | |||
| Whydown Fault | TQ 700098 | East Sussex | E&W 320/321 | |
| Wight - Bray Fault | Isle of Wight | Tect B&Ire 1:500K | ||
| Willowmoor Fault | Shropshire | Mem E&W 152/153 | ||
| Willsbridge Fault | Gloucestershire | Bristol Special 1" | ||
| Willstone Hill Thrust | Shropshire | ChStret:25K | ||
| Wilmington Fault | E&W 326 | |||
| Wilting Fault | TQ 772110 | East Sussex | E&W 320/321 | |
| Windy Gap Fault | Cumbria | E&W 24 | ||
| Winnington Fault | E&W 109 | |||
| Winnow Thrust | Cumbria | Brenchley & Rawson 2006 | ||
| Winsford Fault | E&W 109 | |||
| Winterborne Fault | BGS:BRG 15 | |||
| Winterburn Fault | E&W 60 | |||
| Winterfield Fault | Somerset | E&W 280, 281 | ||
| Winwick Fault | E&W 97 | |||
| Witham Friary Fault | E&W 297 | |||
| Wivelsfield Fault | Sussex | E&W 318/338 | ||
| Woodchurch Fault | Cheshire | E&W 96 | ||
| Woodsfold Fault | Lancashire | E&W 67 | ||
| Woof Crag Fault | Cumbria | BGS:BRG 7 | ||
| Woolhope Fault | Worcestershire | E&W 215 | ||
| Worsley Fault | Lancashire | E&W 85 | ||
| Worth Hall Fault | E&W 98 | |||
| Wrekin Fault | Shropshire | E&W 152 | Toghill P. 2006; Mem E&W 152/153 | |
| Wrington Hill Fault | Gloucestershire | E&W 264 | ||
| Wullstone Hill Thrust | E&W 166 | |||
| Wyke Fault | Shropshire | Mem E&W 152/153 | ||
X,Y,Z
| Fault name | OS map ref | County/sea area | BGS map sheet | book reference/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yanley Fault | Gloucestershire | E&W 264 | ||
| Yanwath Fault | Cumbria | E&W 30 | ||
| Yarlside Fault | Lancashire | E&W 58 | ||
| Yewtree Bank Fault | Shropshire | E&W 166; ChStret:25K | ||
Maps
- 1:625,000 scale geological map 2007, Bedrock Geology UK South, British Geological Survey, Keyworth, Notts (UK (south) 625K)
- 1:250,000 scale geological map Mid Wales and the Marches, British Geological Survey, Keyworth, Notts (MW & M 250K)
- 1:63,360 scale geological map Bristol Special sheet, British Geological Survey, Keyworth, Notts (Bristol Special 1" .)
- various of 1:50,000 scale geological maps of England and Wales, , British Geological Survey, Keyworth, Notts (E & W no.)
- 1:25,000 scale sheet Church Stretton in Classic Areas of British geology series, British Geological Survey, Keyworth, Notts (Ch Stret: 25K)
Books
- Brenchley, PJ & Rawson, PF (eds) 2006. The Geology of England and Wales, (2nd edn) The Geological Society, London (Brenchley & Rawson 2006)
- Hamblin RJO & Coppack BC, 1995 Geology of Telford and the Coalbrookdale Coalfield, Memoir of the British Geological Survey, parts of sheets 152 & 153 (England and Wales), HMSO (Mem (E&W 152/153)
- Smith et al 2005 Structure & Evolution of the south-west Pennine Basin and adjacent area. Subsurface memoir of the British Geological Survey. (Smith et al 2005)
- Toghill, P 2006 Geology of Shropshire (2nd edn) Crowood Press, Wilts (Toghill P 2006)
- Welch, FBA & Trotter, FM 1961 Geology of the Country around Monmouth and Chepstow, HMSO (explanation of 1" geol. sheets 233 & 250 (England and Wales) (Welch, FBA & Trotter, FM 1961)
- British Regional Geology: Northern England (BGS:BRG7)
- British Regional Geology: The Pennines & adjacent areas (BGS:BRG8)
- British Regional Geology: Eastern England from the Tees to The Wash (BGS:BRG9)
- British Regional Geology: Central England (BGS:BRG10)
- Earp, J.R. & Hains, B.A. 1971 British Regional Geology: The Welsh Borderland (3rd edn), London, HMSO for British Geological Survey (BGS:BRG11)
- Melville, R.V. & Freshney, E.C. 1982 British Regional Geology: The Hampshire Basin and adjoining areas (4th edn). London HMSO for the British Geological Survey (BGS:BRG15)
- British Regional Geology: Bristol & Gloucester District (BGS:BRG16)
See also
- List of geological faults of Northern Ireland
- List of geological faults of Scotland
- List of geological faults of Wales
- List of geological folds in Great Britain
- Geological structure of Great BritainGeological structure of Great BritainThe geological structure of Great Britain is complex, resulting as it does from a long and varied geological history spanning more than two billion years...