Introducing Historic Landscape Character Areas

One of the first steps in the AONB Historic Environment Action Plans is the creation of Historic Landscape Character Areas. Each Historic Character Area was identified using the AONB Historic Landscape Characterisation and is based on shared patterns of present day Historic Landscape Character and traces of past land use. Once an Historic Character Area has been identified it needs to be accompanied by text which identifies and describes the main characteristics of each area.

This description should include both the nationally important and unique but also commonplace and locally distinctive. It should encapsulate the main features of the Historic Environment in its widest form and include both the archaeological and historical, the very old and the more recent. It should aim to be comprehensive but also in the interests of usability concise. The descriptions for each area should be consistent in order to allow easy communication. They should also capture the imagination of the reader, creating a mental picture of the area in question.

The Historic Landscape Character Areas are designed to be used alongside the Historic Landscape Theme descriptions.

An outline of the main characteristics of each Historic Landscape Character Area in the AONB is available by clicking the appropriate part of the AONB wide HLCA map.

Alternatively the full draft Historic Landscape Character Area descriptions can be downloaded by clicking here.