This description consists of four sub-character areas: Hertfordshire Plateaux and River Valleys;    Essex Wooded Hills and Ridges ;    London Clay Lowlands and    Essex Heathlands.  

111. Northern Thames Basin

This description consists of four sub-character areas: Hertfordshire Plateaux and River Valleys; Essex Wooded Hills and Ridges; London Clay Lowlands and Essex Heathlands.


This description consists of four sub-character areas:

  • Hertfordshire Plateaux and River Valleys
  • Essex Wooded Hills and Ridges
  • London Clay Lowlands
  • Essex Heathlands 

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