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An Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB; Welsh: Ardal o Harddwch Naturiol Eithriadol, AHNE) is one of 46 areas of countryside in England, Wales, or Northern Ireland that has been designated for conservation due to its significant landscape value.
The AONB was expanded to areas around the River Dee and Vale of Llangollen in 2011, including the Eglwyseg escarpment and Llantysilio Mountain. The highest point in the AONB is Moel Fferna in the Berwyns at 630 m (2,070 ft), but the most popular summit, and prior to 2011 the highest peak, is Moel Famau in the Clwydian Range at 554 m (1,818 ft).
The AONB is sparsely populated and rural, with the estimated population of the AONB in 2011 being 18,690, 8,000 of which is classed as being resident in the Dee Valley. [ 36 ] [ 20 ] On average, the AONB's population is regarded to be collectively older and more economically active or self-employed, than national or regional averages.
The High Weald AONB was designated under the National Park and Access to the Countryside Act 1949 in October 1983. Designation as an AONB gave official recognition to the unique landscape of the High Weald, strengthened the ability of government agencies and local authorities to conserve and enhance the landscape, and provided priority for financial support for these objectives from the ...
Five Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) have been designated in Wales, one of which, the Wye Valley AONB, straddles the Anglo-Welsh border. [5]The Gower (Penrhyn Gŵyr) is a peninsula on the south west coast of Wales, on the north side of the Bristol Channel in the southwest of the historic county of Glamorgan.
The Clwydian Range was designated as an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty in 1985 by the Secretary of State for Wales Nicholas Edwards MP, under the National Parks and Access to Countryside Act 1949, covering 158 km 2 (61 sq mi) until its later extension. [1] [2] Its southern boundary was set to be much further north than originally proposed ...
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Arnside and Silverdale National Landscape (legally and previously known as an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty or AONB) in England, is on the border between Lancashire and Cumbria, adjoining Morecambe Bay. One of the smallest National Landscapes, it covers 29 square miles (75 km 2) between the Kent Estuary, the River Keer and the A6 road. It ...