Coppedhall Hanger

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|aos= West Sussex

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Coppedhall Hanger is a {{convert| 0.6 |ha|acre|abbr=off |adj=on }} geological Site of Special Scientific Interest north of Billingshurst in West Sussex.{{cite web|url= https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/SiteDetail.aspx?SiteCode=S1005569&SiteName=&countyCode=46&responsiblePerson=&SeaArea=&IFCAArea= |title=Designated Sites View: Coppedhall Hanger | series= Sites of Special Scientific Interest|publisher=Natural England|accessdate = 16 April 2019}}{{cite web|url=https://magic.defra.gov.uk/MagicMap.aspx?startTopic=Designations&activelayer=sssiIndex&query=HYPERLINK%3D%271005569%27 |title=Map of Coppedhall Hanger|series= Sites of Special Scientific Interest|publisher=Natural England|accessdate= 16 April 2019}} It is a Geological Conservation Review site.{{cite web|url= http://jncc.defra.gov.uk/default.aspx?page=4174&gcr=2623 |title= Billingshurst (Wealden) |series=Geological Conservation Review |publisher=Joint Nature Conservation Committee|accessdate= 6 April 2019}}

A stream runs through this site and it exposes a layer of sand, silt and jet from the Lower Weald Clay around 130 million years ago. The sand contains fragments of detritus dating to the 280 million year old Cornubian batholith.{{cite web|url= https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/PDFsForWeb/Citation/1005569.pdf |title=Coppedhall Hanger citation|series= Sites of Special Scientific Interest|publisher=Natural England|accessdate= 16 April 2019}}

This site is a steeply sloping area of grassland, scrub and woodland. There is access from a public footpath which runs close to the southern end.