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North Wessex Downs National Landscape | |
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![]() This is a typical view of the chalk North Wessex Downs in the north west part of Hampshire | |
![]() Location of the North Wessex Downs AONB in the UK | |
Location | England |
Designated | 1972 |
The North Wessex Downs are an area of chalk downland landscapes located in the English counties of Berkshire, Hampshire, Oxfordshire and Wiltshire.[1][2] The North Wessex Downs has been designated as a National Landscape (formerly known as Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty or AONB) since 1972.
The name North Wessex Downs is not a traditional one,[citation needed] the area covered being better known by various overlapping local names, including the Berkshire Downs, the North Hampshire Downs, the White Horse Hills, the Lambourn Downs, the Marlborough Downs, the Vale of Pewsey and Savernake Forest.