Figure 5: The Landscape Assessment of Kent
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Study Area Eastern Thames Marshes
Western Thames Marshes
Western Thames Marshes Medway Marshes
Hoo Peninsula North Sheppey Dartford and Gravesend Fringes Dartford and Gravesend Fringes Dartford and Swanley Gravesend Fringes Fringe Darenth Downs North Sheppey Swale Darenth Downs Shorne Medway Marshes Marshes Southfleet Arable Lands Swale Marshes Lower Darent Cobham: Thanet Medway Valley West Kent Downs Swanley Marshes Fringe Medway Marshes Swale Marshes
Swanley Fringe Thanet The Eastern East Kent Horticultural Belt Luddesdown: Scarp: Fruit Belt West Kent Downs Medway Ash Downs Eastern Medway Swale Valley Eastern Swale Marshes North Darent: Nashenden Valley: Marshes Lower Capstone Darent Valley Mid Kent Downs Downs Kent Downs - The Blean East Kent Medway, Kent Downs Horticultural Belt Western & - Medway, The Wantsum and Lower Stour Marshes Western & Kingdown: Eastern Scarp Eastern West Kent Downs The Western Scarp: Scarp The Stour Knockholt Chatham Outskirts: Mid Kent Downs Valley Downs Medway Eastern Fruit Belt Hollingbourne The Stour Knockholt: Vale West Valley Wrotham Heath Wrotham Heath-Ryarsh Gap Boxley Vale: Darent Valley Kemsing Vale Medway -Ryarsh Gap - Kent Downs Kemsing Vale East Kent Horticultural Belt North Kent Fruit Belt Greensand Fruit Belt Hollingbourne Vale West Darent: Bicknor: Mid Kent Downs Faversham Fruit Belt: - Malling West North Kent Fruit Belt Darent Valley Mid Kent Downs Mereworth North Kent Fruit Belt Greensand Ridge Woodlands - Plaxtol Greensand The Stour Valley East Kent Arable Belt Ightham Greensand: Ridge - Plaxtol Sevenoaks Ridge Medway Westerham Greensand: Greensand Fruit Belt Valley Upper Greensand Fruit Belt Leeds-Lenham Sevenoaks Ridge - Wateringbury - Maidstone Farmlands Hollingbourne Eastern Low Weald: The Low Weald Challock: Mid Kent Downs Greensand Ridge Vale West Chilham: Valeside Farms - Plaxtol Stour Valley and Parklands Hollingbourne Coxheath Vale East Plateau Farmlands Western Low Weald: Hildenborough- Greensand Ridge The Low Weald Leigh Farmlands - Maidstone East Kent Arable Belt
Low Weald Fruit Belt Valeside Farms and Parklands Sutton Valence to Wye: Petham: East Kent Downs Pluckley Mixed Farmlands Western Wooded Farmlands Hollingbourne Stour Valley Hildenborough- Greensand Fruit Belt Vale - Egerton Leigh Farmlands Medway Valley Hothfield Heathy The Stour Farmlands - Stour Gap Elham: East Kent Downs Eden South Foreland Medway Valley Valley Staplehurst-Headcorn Pasturelands Low Weald Fruit Belt The Stour - Stour Valley Beult Valley Low Weald Fruit Belt Biddenden- Hampton: Pembury: Upper High Halden Stour Valley Central High Weald Stour Valley Kent Water: Teise Wooded Farmlands Upper Medway Penshurst: Valley Brabourne Central High Weald Vale Staplehurst-Headcorn Brabourne Lees Alkham: East Kent Downs Pasturelands Mixed Farmlands
Kent Fruit Belt: Mersham Kentish High Weald Bayham: Farmlands Stowting: Postling Vale Central High Weald Bethersden Farmlands Sissinghurst Wooded Farmlands Folkestone Outskirts: Sellindge Plateau Postling Vale Biddenden-High Halden Wooded Farmlands Upper Stour Valley Farmlands
Saltwood: Postling Vale Aldington Ridge Aldington: Lympne Old Romney Shoreline Wooded Farmlands Hythe Escarpment: Lympne Bewl and Bedgebury: Cranbrook: Kentish High Weald Kentish High Weald Romney Romney Marsh: Lympne Marsh Settlements
Shirley Romney Marsh Moor Settlements Romney Marsh Settlements Romney Marsh Mixed Farmlands Bodiam: Oxney: Lower Rother Valley Lower Rother Valley
Highknock Channel and Dowels
Brookland Farms The Romney Coast
Walland Marsh Farmlands
Dungeness Shingle Kent Character Area Map
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Copyright of Turley Client: Project Number: Scale: Swale Borough Council SWAH_3002 NTS @ A3 This drawing is for illustrative purposes only and should not be used for any construction or estimation purposes. Project: Drawing Number: Revision: Plans reproduced by permission of Ordnance Survey on 05 01 DO NOT SCALE DRAWINGS Faversham Town Centre behalf of The Controller of Her Majesty’s Stationery Office. No liability or responsibility is accepted arising from reliance © Crown Copyright and database right [2015]. All rights Drawing: Date: Status: upon the information contained within this drawing. reserved. Ordnance Survey Licence number [100020449]. Figure 5: The Landscape Assessment of Kent May 2015 Final Draft