Historic Landscape Characterisation

The starting point for the Cranborne Chase and West Wiltshire Downs Historic Landscape Characterisation is the present day landscape. It maps, records and describes the historic landscape character of the present day landscape and also identifies where previous land uses are fossilised in the landscape.

The full HLC dataset can be explored in the AONB Interactive Mapping pages. Click here to open the maps in a new window.

An introduction to the historic landscape character of the AONB can be found in the exploring our historic landscape section.

Finally the full HLC report can be downloaded here in sections.See lower down the page for the document as a single PDF.

SECTION 1: Introduction PDF (529 Kb)
SECTION 2 & 3: Background to Historic Landscape Characterisation
                            Introducing the Landscape of the CCWWD AONB PDF (712 Kb)
SECTION 4: Methodology PDF (439 Kb)
SECTION 5: Historic Landscape Type Descriptions PDF (985 Kb)
                     Historic Landscape Type Description: Type 1 Enclosed Land PDF (2.8 Mb)
                     Historic Landscape Type Description: Type 2 Open Land PDF (1.3 Mb)
                     Historic Landscape Type Description: Type 3 Woodland PDF (460 Kb)
                     Historic Landscape Type Description: Type 4 Water Association PDF (823 Kb)
                     Historic Landscape Type Description: Type 5 Settlement PDF (1.3 Mb)
                     Historic Landscape Type Description: Type 6 Designed and Ornamental PDF (890 Kb)
                     Historic Landscape Type Description: Type 7 Recreation PDF (887 Kb)
                     Historic Landscape Type Description: Type 8 Industry PDF (721 Kb)
                     Historic Landscape Type Description: Type 9 Inland Communication PDF (924 Kb)
                     Historic Landscape Type Description: Type 10 Military PDF (420 Kb)
                     Historic Landscape Type Description: Type 11 Civic PDF (400 Kb)
                     Historic Landscape Type Description: Type 12 Archaeology PDF (570 Kb)
SECTION 6: Overview of the Historic Landscape Character of the AONB PDF (2.3 Mb)
SECTION 7: Comparing the HLC with other Spatial Datasets PDF (784 Kb)
SECTION 8 & 9: Conclusion
                            Select Bibliography PDF (264 Kb)

Alternatively the full report is available to download as a single document:

FULL REPORT (Lo-Resolution) PDF (6.7 mb)

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