Mid Severn Sandstone Plateau
Geography
The plateau is listed as National Character Area 66 by Natural England, the UK Government's advisor on the natural environment. The NCA covers an area of 88,803 hectares (342.87 sq mi) and measures around 25 kilometres from west to east and 50 kilometres from north to south. To the west and southwest, the land ascends from the Severn Valley to the Shropshire Hills and Herefordshire Plateau. To the east it rises from the Stour Valley into the Black Country and Arden. In the south, the rolling terrain gradually descends into the Severn and Avon Vales, while, in the north, it transitions to the clays of the Shropshire and Staffordshire Plain.
There is a national nature reserve, the Wyre Forest NNR, within the region, as well as a small portion (13 ha) of the Shropshire Hills AONB. Its major watercourses are the rivers Severn, Stour and Worfe. The average elevation is 97 metres; the plateau reaching its highest point at 233 metres (764 ft).
References
- ^ Mid Severn Sandstone Plateau - Character Area 66 at www.naturalengland.org.uk. Accessed on 8 Apr 2013.
- ^ NCA 66: Mid Severn Sandstone Plateau - Key Facts & Data Archived 2012-09-04 at the Wayback Machine at www.naturalengland.org.uk. Accessed on 7 Apr 2013.
52°30′33″N 2°18′13″W / 52.50917°N 2.30361°W