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	Cotswolds - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Cotswolds is the name given to a range of hills in central England, sometimes called the "Heart of England", a hilly area reaching over 300 m or 1000 feet.
		The northern and western edges of the Cotswolds are marked by steep escarpments down to the Severn valley and the Avon.
		The Cotswold Way is a long-distance footpath (approx 103 miles) running the length of the AONB, mainly on the edge of the Cotswold escarpement with good views over the Severn Valley and the Vale of Evesham.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Cotswolds (954 words)

	Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The primary purpose of AONB designation is to conserve and enhance the natural beauty of the landscape, with two secondary aims: meeting the need for quiet enjoyment of the countryside and having regard for the interests of those who live and work there.
		AONBs are created under the same legislation as the national parks, the National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act 1949.
		The smallest AONB is the Isles of Scilly (1976), 16 km², and the largest AONB is the Cotswolds (1966), 2,038 km².
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Areas_of_Outstanding_Natural_Beauty_in_England (443 words)

	The Cotswolds Hills:Cotswolds Stone:Cotswolds AONB:Cotswolds Towns And Villages
		The Cotswolds is an area of about the shape of a rough diamond in the heart of England stretching through the counties of Gloucestershire, Oxfordshire, Wiltshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire.
		The Cotswolds is popular with both the English and visitors from all over the world, renowned for the gentle, picture puzzle; sleepy villages that are so typically English has are the world famous cities of Bath and Oxford or the cathedral city of Gloucester.
		The Cotswolds is one of 41 Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty in England and Wales and is the largest, covering 790 sq miles - 2,038 sq kms from Bradford-upon-Avon to Banbury a distance of 78 miles - 126 kms from north to south.
	www.thecotswoldgateway.co.uk /about-the-cotswolds.htm (665 words)

	Quaest.io on Cotswold Hills
		On the eastern boundary lies the city of Oxford ("the city of dreaming spires") and on the west is Stroud.
		To the south the middle reaches of the Thames Valley and towns such as Cirencester, Lechlade and Fairford mark the limit of this region.
		The Cotswold Way is a long-distance footpath (approx 103 miles) running the length of the AONB.
	www.quaest.io /?title=Cotswold_Hills (736 words)

	The Cotswold Connecting Conservation In An Area Of Outstanding Natural Beauty
		The Cotswolds became an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty in 1966, this means that the Cotswolds are protected as a special landscape of national importance for everyone to enjoy.
		The Cotswold countryside is cared for by a multitude of local people with skills that have been passed down through the centuries.
		The Cotswolds Conservation Board works with others to conserve the natural beauty of the countryside and they are the only organisation to look after the area as a whole.
	www.thecotswoldgateway.co.uk /conservation.htm (1396 words)

	Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty in England
		Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty in England (AONB) is an area in England specially designated by the Countryside Agency.
		The smallest AONB is the Isles of Scilly (1976), 16 sq.
		The largest AONB is the Cotswolds (1966), 2,038 sq km.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/ar/Areas_of_Outstanding_Natural_Beauty_in_England.html (228 words)

	Planning Transportation and Environment Committee Cotswolds AONB Statutory Management Plan
		Designated as an AONB in 1966, under the National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act, and extended (to include the areas within BandNES) in 1990, it is protected as a heritage landscape of national importance.
		However, it has recently become clear that it is necessary for all constituent local authorities in each joint arrangement to formally agree to such an approach and request the appropriate joint body to carry out this work on their behalf.
		AONB units set up to support joint management arrangements are in the best place to co-ordinate the drafting of such plans, and will receive Countryside Agency support for doing so.
	www.bathnes.gov.uk /Committee_Papers/PTandE/PTE011122/18CAONBstatManPlan.htm (1003 words)

	Oxfordshire Cotswolds
		The Cotswolds AONB Partnership have produced Stile Free Walks, Explorer Walks using public transport, and have a rolling programme of Guided Walks through the seasons - contact the Visitor Information Centres for more details, or better still drop by on your arrival.
		The section bordering the southern edge of the Oxfordshire Cotswolds, runs close to Kelmscott Manor (summer home of William Morris the Arts and Crafts founder), and the historic town of Bampton and several villages and hamlets such as Northmoor with its lovely church.
		The Cotswolds AONB Partnership, the Oxford Field Paths Society and the local Ramblers Association all offer a guided walks programme through the season - see the monthly events listing on this website or contact one of the Visitor Information Centres.
	www.oxfordshirecotswolds.org /cycling.asp (567 words)

	Ballooning in the Cotswolds
		The Cotswolds AONB (Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty) is the largest designated area in the UK and covers some 800 square miles of timeless, tranquil, unspoilt countryside.
		This is an area of gentle hills with stonewalls crisscrossing the landscape, hidden river valleys and distinctive towns and villages, steeped in history.
		In the Middle Ages the Cotswold landowners grew wealthy producing cloth from wool, the proceeds of which were put into building magnificent churches and manor houses.
	www.ballooninginthecotswolds.co.uk /launch_sites.html (244 words)

	Archaeology Review 1996 - 97 : 4.20.12 Cotswolds Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty historic landscape assessment
		The Cotswold assessment is intended to provide a fairly rapid view of the historical character of the Cotswolds landscape, rather than a detailed landscape history and data collection is largely limited to a number of identified written and map sources which provide broadly uniform levels of information across the whole of the assessment area.
		The methodology is based on that already in use in Avon in which the present landscape is categorised in terms of the date of origin of the dominant landscape form, generally derived from the predominant enclosure pattern or land cover, and the principal historic land use from which it was derived.
		The landscape history of the Cotswolds is fairly complex and during much of the medieval period the area was dominated by open field agriculture which has largely obliterated all evidence of earlier enclosure patterns.
	www.eng-h.gov.uk /ArchRev/rev96_7/cots.htm (627 words)

	Cotswolds Guide - Cotswolds Hotels and Cotswolds Attractions in Cotswolds Towns and Villages
		The Cotswolds is a typically English part of the country and the area is well known for its rolling hills, honey coloured Cotswold stone and delightful Cotswold villages and towns such as Cirencester, Burford and Bibury.
		Many of the Cotswolds' fine manors and churches were built between the 14th and 16th centuries, when the greatest fortures were made from the wool industry.
		As well as famous villages such as Bibury, and towns such as Cirencester, Burford, Stow-on-the-Wold, and Tetbury, the Cotswolds is also home to larger centres of population such as the cities of Bath and the town of Cheltenham.
	www.cotswoldswebsite.com (827 words)

	COTSWOLD - Cotswolds Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		The Cotswolds AONB was designated in 1966 and is the largest AONB in England, with an area of 790 sq.
		The role of Cotswold District Council in the AONB
		There are policies in the Cotswold Local Plan, that aim to protect and enhance the AONB through the planning system.
	www.cotswold.gov.uk /nqcontent.cfm?a_id=473 (270 words)

	BBC NEWS \| UK \| England \| Gloucestershire \| Cotswolds may be 'upgraded'
		The Cotswolds could soon be on a par with Snowdonia and the Lake District.
		Instead of the Cotswolds AONB Partnership, it will be known as the Cotswolds Conservation Board.
		Cotswolds AONB Partnership Director Mark Lane said: "Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty are something of a Cinderella compared with the National Parks.
	news.bbc.co.uk /2/hi/uk_news/england/gloucestershire/3470813.stm (222 words)

	High Weald \| Facts and figures
		The first AONB to be designated was the Gower in 1956 and the most recent the Tamar Valley in 1995.
		The total area of the High Weald AONB is 145,707 hectares (360,050 acres; 1,457 square kilometres; or 563 square miles).
		This makes the AONB the largest in South East England and the fourth largest in England and Wales (The largest being the Cotswolds AONB at 2,038 square kilometres and the smallest being the Isles of Scilly AONB at 16 square kilometres).
	www.highweald.org /text.asp?PageId=18 (554 words)

	Planning Transportation and Environment Committee Establishment of a Cotswolds AONB Conservation Board
		On 8 November 2001 the Cotswolds AONB partnership considered a report by Land Use Consultants on the merits of this option and agreed to recommend to its constituent authorities that a Conservation Board be established.
		4.4 The Cotswolds AONB Partnership was established in April 1999 and launched in the July, evolving from the former Joint Advisory Committee, (JAC), which had been in operation since 1968.
		4.12 The Merits of a Cotswolds Conservation Board: The establishment of a Board is seen as a positive development of the existing Partnership, building on and evolving the success of the Partnership and positioning the management of the AONB for the medium and long term.
	www.bathnes.gov.uk /Committee_Papers/PTandE/PTE020131/24EstabAONB.htm (1672 words)

	AONB - Cotswolds page 2
		Legislation was passed in August 2004 to establish a Cotswolds AONB Conservation Board from the existing Partnership as provided for in the Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000.
		The publication, The Cotswolds landscape, (CCP 294, £6.00) was commissioned and published by the Countryside Commission in 1990.
		The AONB Unit, Cotswolds Voluntary Wardens and partners are developing high profile umbrella initiatives which include smaller projects involving the community.
	www.countryside.gov.uk /LAR/Landscape/DL/aonbs/aonb_cotswolds2.asp?printable=true (409 words)

	Defra, UK - Consultations - Cotswolds AONB Conservation Board: consultation on Establishment Order
		The Cotswolds AONB Partnership has asked the Secretary of State to use her powers under section 86 of the Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000 to create a formally constituted Conservation Board.
		Enclosed is an outline of the details we propose to include in the draft Establishment Order which would set up a Cotswolds AONB Conservation Board.
		I am aware that the Cotswolds AONB Partnership has already organised a consultation regarding the contents of a draft Order.
	www.defra.gov.uk /corporate/consult/cotswoldsaonb/letter.htm (647 words)

	Den Brook Valley Wind Turbine Action Group (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		he Cotswolds Conservation Board has voiced its support for renewable energy, while advising planning authorities that large scale wind farms and biomass incineration plants are incompatible with the need to protect the landscape for future generations.
		In a statement issued today to the media and all planning authorities within the Cotswolds, the Board stresses that; "small scale renewable energy projects may well be able to be accommodated within the landscape without causing harm.
		The Board believes that it should be possible to make an acceptable contribution to the required amount of renewable energy generated within the AONB by using forms of green technology of a scale appropriate to the landscape.
	www.denbrook.co.uk /national06.htm (638 words)

	Europarc 2006
		It is the largest of the 41 AONBs in England and Wales, covering 2,038 sq kms (790 sq miles) and 126 kms (78 miles) from north to south.
		The Cotswolds is a place of immense diversity: rolling landscapes with breathtaking views and open skies contrasting with intimate valleys, villages and pastures; ancient beech woodlands, rare flora and limestone grasslands alternating with broad swathes of arable fields; pre-historic hill forts lying close to the fine craftsmanship of manor houses and stone cottages.
		The Cotswolds attracts 38 million day visitors each year – with tourism now the number one industry – and has 2 million people who live on the doorstep within 20 minutes drive of the Cotswolds.
	www.tcp-events.co.uk /europarc2006/cotswolds.html (366 words)

	Slow Travel England - Cotswolds, Introduction, where they are located, boundaries, history, main roads
		All of the Cotswolds towns are worth visiting and it is a delight to travel through the countryside by car, by bike or on foot.
		The Cotswolds AONB is clearly defined (see their map), but since the Cotswolds are not an official county, but is area within several counties, and this area has been referred to by this name for hundreds of years, the borders get a bit muddled.
		The area south-east of Cirencester is not included in the AONB but is considered by many to be part of the Cotswolds (this is where the Cotswolds Water Park is located).
	www.slowtrav.com /uk/cotswolds/introduction.htm (3325 words)

	House of Commons Standing Cttee on Delegated Legislation (pt 4)
		After all, the Cotswolds area is the largest AONB in Britain and is different to the Chilterns in many respects.
		People in the number of Labour constituencies in the Cotswolds will have noticed that the Minister has chosen to say nothing to try to justify his reason for bringing in a board.
		In all eight of the parish council areas, there are Cotswold district council parish councillors, yet only two of those eight areas will be guaranteed for Cotswold parish councils.
	www.parliament.the-stationery-office.co.uk /pa/cm200304/cmstand/deleg6/st040701/40701s04.htm (2910 words)

	Gloucestershire County Council - Caring for the countryside (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		Gloucestershire has such glorious countryside that over half of the county's area is designated as Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB), with a major part of the Cotswolds AONB and small parts of the Wye Valley AONB and the Malvern Hills AONB.
		Much of the Cotswolds AONB is also designated as an Environmentally Sensitive Area (ESA) in which management agreements can be made with landowners to ensure the continuance of sympathetic traditional farming methods that respect historic, landscape and natural features.
		Much valuable work in caring for the Cotswold countryside is done by the Cotswolds AONB Partnership who co-ordinate a team of volunteers to carry out work on environmental work projects and public rights of way, as well as leading guided walks and patrolling sites.
	www.gloucestershire.gov.uk /index.cfm?articleid=1200 (422 words)

	Lords Hansard text for 2 Jul 2004 (240702-10)
		As the Minister is aware, the Cotswold District Council administers 80 per cent of the area covered by the Cotswolds AONB.
		However, in the letter my right honourable friend received from the Chilterns AONB officer, dated 23 May, the costs were said to be "significantly higher" and nearer the 20 per cent quoted rather than the estimate the Minister had given.
		In the case of both the Chilterns and the Cotswolds, the composition was agreed with everyone concerned but, in the case of the Chilterns, the requirement is that the local authorities will account for 51 per cent of the membership.
	www.publications.parliament.uk /pa/ld200304/ldhansrd/vo040702/text/40702-10.htm (1832 words)

	Cotswolds
		The Cotswolds AONB has over 3,000 miles of public footpaths with long distance walks as well as short routes, providing access to the rolling hills, clear river valleys and the scattered stone villages for which the area is so well known.
		No visit to the Cotswolds countryside is complete without visiting a few local pubs, either just to relax in the bar with a drink and the locals or as the focal point for an evening out.
		The Cotswold towns and villages can be busy with visitors during the summer months although even at these times by timing your visit to these places early or late in the day you can still see them at their quiet best.
	www.goflyfishinguk.com /cotswoldsdetail.htm (840 words)

	Wiltshire County Council \| Cotswolds
		Designated in 1966 and expanded in 1990, the Cotswolds AONB is the largest of the 41 AONBs in England and Wales, covering 2,038 square kilometres, spread across 17 local authorities and 293 parishes.
		The AONB project is overseen by a Partnership of organisations (soon to be a statutory Conservation Board), of which Wiltshire County Council is a member.
		Approximately 6% of the AONB falls within Wiltshire County Council’s administrative area.
	www.wiltshire.gov.uk /aonb-cotswolds.htm (114 words)

	Countrygoer: Getting around the Cotswolds
		The Cotswolds is the largest Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) in England and Wales.
		Bordered by Bath, Cheltenham, Stratford-upon-Avon, Banbury, Oxford and Cirencester, the Cotswolds are often described as a rural idyll with a national and international reputation as the "quintessential English landscape".
		The Cotswolds AONB Partnership comprises local, regional and national organisations representing farmers, landowners, communities, the tourism sector, government agencies, local authorities and wildlife trusts.
	www.countrygoer.org /cotswolds.html (237 words)

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