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Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty

Also known as AONB

An Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) is a protected landscape designation in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, created under the National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act 1949. The Gower peninsula in south Wales was the first area to be designated, in 1956. Since 2023 those in England and Wales have been known as National Landscapes.

Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty
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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/area-of-outstanding-natural-beauty
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