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North East

To view guidance on making the most of your ELS options specific to your area, either choose the character area your land is situated in from the list below, or click the appropriate part of the map. The guidance information is provided in Adobe Reader[Click to download Adobe Acrobat Reader]format. All files are between 40 and 60 KB.

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Joint Character Areas - North East Region - images and image map code © Countryside Agency

1. North Northumberland Coastal Plain | 2. Northumberland Sandstone Hills | 3. Cheviot Fringe | 4. Cheviots | 5. Border Moors and Forest | 10. North Pennines 11. Tyne Gap and Hadrian's Wall | 12. Mid Northumberland | 13. South East Northumberland Coastal Plain | 14. Tyne & Wear Lowlands | 15. Durham Magnesian Limestone Plateau | 16. Durham Coalfield Pennine Fringe | 22. Pennine Dales Fringe | 23. Tees Lowlands | 25. North Yorkshire Moors and Cleveland Hills | 1. North Northumberland Coastal Plain 2. Northumberland Sandstone Hills 3. Cheviot Fringe 4. Cheviots 5. Border Moors and Forest 12. Mid Northumberland 13. South East Northumberland Coastal Plain 14. Tyne & Wear Lowlands 15. Durham Magnesian Limestone Plateau 16. Durham Coalfield Pennine Fringe 11. Tyne Gap and Hadrian's Wall 23. Tees Lowlands 25. North Yorkshire Moors and Cleveland Hills 22. Pennine Dales Fringe 10. North Pennines

Page last modified: 30 August, 2006
Page published: 10 December, 2002

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