Vale of Taunton and Quantock Fringe Western Mixed
Author(s): Jeremy Lake
This area lies between the Brendon Hills on the edge of Exmoor to the west and the Somerset Levels and Moors to the east. It overlooks the Bristol Channel to the north and the Blackdown Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) to the south and encircles the Quantock Hills AONB. The area is a densely settled, pastoral landscape. 7% of the land is urban, approximately 82% is farmland and 4% is woodland. Less than 2% of the Character Area falls within the Exmoor National Park and about 5% lies within the Quantock Hills AONB. The River Tone and its tributaries drain the area to the south, whilst to the north, Doniford Stream – fed by tributaries arising from the Quantocks and Brendon Hill – drains into the sea at Watchet. To the east, many streams drain off the Quantock dip slopes and flow into the River Parrett.
- Report Number:
- 150/2020
- Series:
- Research Report
- Pages:
- 15
- Keywords:
- Landscape Farmstead Historic
