Shropshire, Cheshire and Staffordshire Plain, Western Mixed
Author(s): Jeremy Lake
This is an extensive, gently rolling pastoral plain interrupted by sandstone ridges. It extends from the broad Mersey Valley in the north to the Shropshire Hills in the south. To the west it is bounded by the hills of the Welsh borders, and to the northeast are the Pennine foothills. To the east and south-east are the developed areas of the Potteries, Needwood and Cannock Chase. The area includes the county towns of Shrewsbury, Chester and Stafford. Of the total area, 7% is urban, 4% is woodland. There are two sub-areas: – a northern sub-area where dairying predominated – a southern sub-area where arable-based farming developed.
- Report Number:
- 65/2020
- Series:
- Research Report
- Pages:
- 18
- Keywords:
- Landscape Farmstead Historic
