▁state ; ▁when ▁it ▁has ▁been ▁quar ried ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁ground ▁it ▁still ▁contains ▁a ▁large ▁amount ▁of ▁water . ▁When ▁the ▁stone ▁d ries ▁out ▁it ▁becomes ▁harder , ▁and ▁is ▁not ▁as ▁easy ▁to ▁cut . ▁ ▁Cl unch ▁is ▁gener ically ▁a ▁soft ▁lim estone . ▁It ▁can ▁be ▁rich ▁in ▁iron - b ear ing ▁cl ays ▁or ▁be ▁very ▁fine ▁and ▁white ▁— ▁in ▁effect ▁just ▁ch alk . ▁It ▁is ▁used ▁in ▁various ▁parts ▁of ▁East ▁Ang lia , ▁where ▁more ▁dur able ▁stone ▁is ▁un common , ▁and ▁can ▁be ▁seen ▁frequently ▁in ▁and ▁around ▁Th et ford ▁— ▁mostly ▁now ▁for ▁property ▁boundary ▁walls ▁where ▁not ▁a ▁long - last ing ▁material , ▁but ▁it ▁is ▁also ▁used ▁for ▁some ▁building ▁walls , ▁especially ▁in ▁traditional ▁agricult ural ▁buildings . ▁ ▁In ▁E ly ▁C athedral ▁it ▁can ▁be ▁seen ▁in ▁some ▁interior ▁locations . ▁The ▁nearby ▁village ▁of ▁Bur well ▁has ▁its ▁civil ▁parish ▁magazine ▁named ▁after ▁the ▁building ▁material . ▁It ▁is ▁found ▁in ▁the ▁village ▁of ▁Se ale ▁in ▁Sur rey ▁and ▁in ▁F arn ham . ▁ ▁In fer ior ▁meaning ▁The ▁term ▁has ▁been ▁sometimes ▁used ▁more ▁gener ically , ▁in ▁other ▁parts ▁of ▁England ▁for ▁any ▁soft ▁and ▁aggregate - based ▁vern ac ular ▁building ▁stone ▁which ▁has ▁been ▁used ▁as ▁a ▁che aper , ▁inferior ▁substitute ▁for ▁stronger ▁stone . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : L im estone ▁Category : Build ing ▁stone <0x0A>