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24. Vale of Mowbray
• Low lying agricultural landscape contained by the escarpment of the North Yorkshire Moors and Cleveland Hills to the east and the undulating slopes and valleys of the Yorkshire Dales to the west.
• Divided from the Tees Lowlands to the north by glacial deposits forming a minor watershed.
Underlying Triassic sandstones and mudstones, blanketed by thick layers of glacial boulder clay (till) with subdued moraines and ridges of sand and gravel.
More varied topography than the Vale of York with areas of rolling, undulating hills as well as flatter land.
• Fertile agricultural land used for arable crops and permanent grassland.
• Fields of medium scale enclosed by low hedgerows with scattered, small areas of woodland and some parkland.
• Low lying river valleys meandering through flood plains which become broader to the south whey they traverse flat glacial lake deposits.
• Villages situated on higher ground, with an often linear form along a wide main street, and churches providing local landmarks.
• Buildings generally of brick of varying colour with pantiles for roofs.
• Influence of military installations and major transport routes, especially the A1 and the A19 and the York to Edinburgh main railway line.
For further details on this character area and for an introduction to the region, please see the PDF documents in the box at the top right hand side of this page.
