Hampshire, Portsmouth and Southampton Minerals and Waste Local Plan: Adopted December 1998

Clay

Main Contents Page	Alternative Aggregates	Secondary Aggregates
5. Meeting the Need for Minerals	Marine-Dredged Sand And Gravel	Chalk
Geology	Crushed Rock	Clay
Sand And Gravel	Secondary Or Substitute Aggregate Materials	Borrow Pits
Chalk	Aggregates Supply	Oil And Gas
Clay	Preferred Areas For Sand And Gravel Extraction	Minerals Processing And Manufacturing Plant
Borrow Pits	Alternative Aggregates	Mineral Exploration
Oil And Gas	Aggregates Wharves And Depots

5.9 In the past clay was extracted at many places in the Hampshire Basin, London Basin and Wealden Edge areas, primarily for brickmaking. Only two brickworks now remain in operation, at Michelmersh and Selborne, both with adjoining clay extraction pits. These brickworks produce high quality hand-made bricks and tiles, which are particularly valuable for use where new construction is required to harmonise with older buildings.