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The '''South Coast Plain''' is a natural region in England running along the central south coast in the counties of [[East Sussex|East]] and [[West Sussex]] and [[Hampshire]]. |
The '''South Coast Plain''' is a natural region in England running along the central south coast in the counties of [[East Sussex|East]] and [[West Sussex]] and [[Hampshire]]. |
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It has been designated as [[national character area]] No. 126 by [[Natural England]]. The NCA has a total area of 52,245 hectares and forms a coastal strip, 2 to 16 kilometres wide, running from the area of [[Hamble-le-Rice]] in Hampshire in the west across the entire length of [[West Sussex]] to [[Brighton]] in East Sussex to the east.<ref name="NCA126">[http://www.naturalengland.org.uk/Images/126_South_Coast_Plain_tcm6-32137.pdf ''NCA 126: South Coast Plain - Key Facts & Data''] at www.naturalengland.org.uk. Accessed on 5 Apr 2013.</ref> |
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Its major settlements include the cities of [[Brighton and Hove]], [[Chichester]] and [[Portsmouth]], the market town of [[Fareham]], the coastal town of [[Gosport]] and the seaside resorts of [[Bognor Regis]], [[Littlehampton]] and [[Worthing]]. It is bordered by the [[New Forest]] across [[Southampton Water]] to the west, the [[South Hampshire Lowlands]] to the northwest, the [[South Downs]] to the north and east, and the [[Isle of Wight]] across the [[Solent]] to the southwest.<ref name="NCA126"/> |
Its major settlements include the cities of [[Brighton and Hove]], [[Chichester]] and [[Portsmouth]], the market town of [[Fareham]], the coastal town of [[Gosport]] and the seaside resorts of [[Bognor Regis]], [[Littlehampton]] and [[Worthing]]. It is bordered by the [[New Forest]] across [[Southampton Water]] to the west, the [[South Hampshire Lowlands]] to the northwest, the [[South Downs]] to the north and east, and the [[Isle of Wight]] across the [[Solent]] to the southwest.<ref name="NCA126"/> |
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Revision as of 17:52, 7 August 2014
Template:Geobox The South Coast Plain is a natural region in England running along the central south coast in the counties of East and West Sussex and Hampshire.
It has been designated as national character area No. 126 by Natural England. The NCA has a total area of 52,245 hectares and forms a coastal strip, 2 to 16 kilometres wide, running from the area of Hamble-le-Rice in Hampshire in the west across the entire length of West Sussex to Brighton in East Sussex to the east.[1]
Its major settlements include the cities of Brighton and Hove, Chichester and Portsmouth, the market town of Fareham, the coastal town of Gosport and the seaside resorts of Bognor Regis, Littlehampton and Worthing. It is bordered by the New Forest across Southampton Water to the west, the South Hampshire Lowlands to the northwest, the South Downs to the north and east, and the Isle of Wight across the Solent to the southwest.[1]
See also
References
- ^ a b NCA 126: South Coast Plain - Key Facts & Data at www.naturalengland.org.uk. Accessed on 5 Apr 2013.
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