Setchey SSSI

{{Short description|Protected area in Norfolk, England}}

{{Infobox SSSI

|image= Setchey SSSI 3.jpg

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|name= Setchey SSSI

|aos= Norfolk, England

|interest=Geological

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|area= {{convert|33.4|ha|acre|abbr=off}}

|notifydate= 1993

|map=[http://magic.defra.gov.uk/MagicMap.aspx?startTopic=Designations&activelayer=sssiIndex&query=HYPERLINK%3D%271005803%27 Magic Map]

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Setchey SSSI is a {{convert| 33.4 |ha|acre|abbr=off |adj=on }} geological Site of Special Scientific Interest south of King's Lynn in Norfolk, England.{{cite web|url=https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/SiteDetail.aspx?SiteCode=S1005803&SiteName=&countyCode=29&responsiblePerson=&SeaArea=&IFCAArea= |title=Designated Sites View: Setchey | series= Sites of Special Scientific Interest|publisher=Natural England|access-date = 4 June 2018}}{{cite web|url=http://magic.defra.gov.uk/MagicMap.aspx?startTopic=Designations&activelayer=sssiIndex&query=HYPERLINK%3D%271005803%27 |title=Map of Setchey|series= Sites of Special Scientific Interest|publisher=Natural England|access-date= 4 June 2018}} It is a Geological Conservation Review site.{{cite web|url= http://jncc.defra.gov.uk/default.aspx?page=4174&gcr=2522 |title= Setchey (Quaternary of East Anglia) |series=Geological Conservation Review |publisher=Joint Nature Conservation Committee|access-date= 25 May 2018}}

This site throws light on sea level changes in the Holocene, the period since the end of the last ice age, 11,700 years ago. It is part of a network of Fenland sites which allows correlation across the area.{{cite web|url= https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/PDFsForWeb/Citation/1005803.pdf |title=Setchey citation|series= Sites of Special Scientific Interest|publisher=Natural England|access-date= 5 June 2018}}

The site is private land with no public access.