78 L. M. Parsons — Carboniferous Limestone of the Wrekin. 



not appear to be any published description of the limestone of the 

 district. Although the Lower Carboniferous outcrops in the area 

 are small, the faunal contents, stratigraphical horizon, and petrology 

 of these rocks are subjects of interest in connection with recent work 

 on the Carboniferous Limestone of various Midland districts. 



Sketch-map of the Carboniferous Limestone outcrops near Wellington, Salop. 

 (For the sake of economy of space in map, the Lilleshall outcrop has been 

 brought nearer to Wellington ; a break in the road and in the mapping of 

 the Trias, Permian, and Coal-measures shows where the intervening space 

 has been omitted.) 



Some time ago Professor W. W. "Watts suggested that I should 

 examine the limestone near the Wrekin, and I propose to give, in 

 this article, a brief summary of the more important results obtained. 



The Lower Carboniferous outcrops of the area occur in two small 

 linear patches, one fringing the hills extending southwards from the 

 Ercall, near Wellington, the other at Lilleshall, near Newport, 

 a few miles further to the north-east. 



