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Yorkshire and Humber

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 - Yorkshire and Humber Region - images and image map code © Countryside Agency

10. North Pennines | 21. Yorkshire Dales | 22. Pennine Dales Fringe | 23. Tees Lowlands | 24. Vale of Mowbray | 25. North Yorkshire Moors & Cleveland Hills | 26. Vale of Pickering | 27. Yorkshire Wolds | 28. Vale of York | 29. Howardian Hills | 30. Southern Magnesian Limestone | 33. Bowland Fringe & Pendle Hill | 34. Bowland Fells | 35. Lancashire Valleys | 36. Southern Pennines | 37. Yorkshire Southern Pennine Fringe | 38. Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire and Yorkshire Coalfield | 39. Humberhead Levels | 40. Holderness | 41. Humber Estuary | 42. Lincolnshire Coast and Marshes | 43. Lincolnshire Wolds | 44. Central Lincolnshire Vale | 45. Northern Lincolnshire Edge with Coversands | 50. Derbyshire Peak Fringe & Lower Derwent | 51. Dark Peak |

24. Vale of Mowbray 26. Vale of Pickering 29. Howardian Hills 27. Yorkshire Wolds 40. Holderness 41. Humber Estuary 42. Lincolnshire Coast and Marshes  43. Lincolnshire Wolds 44. Central Lincolnshire Vale 45. Northern Lincolnshire Edge with Coversands 39. Humberhead Levels 28. Vale of York 30. Southern Magnesian Limestone 38. Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire and Yorkshire Coalfield 37. Yorkshire Southern Pennine Fringe 51. Dark Peak 50. Derbyshire Peak Fringe & Lower Derwent 36. Southern Pennines 35. Lancashire Valleys 34. Bowland Fells 33. Bowland Fringe & Pendle Hill 25. North Yorkshire Moors & Cleveland Hills 23. Tees Lowlands 22. Pennine Dales Fringe 21. Yorkshire Dales 10. North Pennines

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

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