Brimsdown Hill () is a 193.7
hectare
The hectare (; SI symbol: ha) is a non-SI metric unit of area equal to a square with 100-metre sides (1 hm2), or 10,000 m2, and is primarily used in the measurement of land. There are 100 hectares in one square kilometre. An acre is a ...
biological Site of Special Scientific Interest
A Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) in Great Britain or an Area of Special Scientific Interest (ASSI) in the Isle of Man and Northern Ireland is a conservation designation denoting a protected area in the United Kingdom and Isle of ...
in
Wiltshire
Wiltshire (; abbreviated Wilts) is a historic and ceremonial county in South West England with an area of . It is landlocked and borders the counties of Dorset to the southwest, Somerset to the west, Hampshire to the southeast, Gloucestershire ...
,
notified in 1951. It is situated within the
Cranborne Chase and West Wiltshire Downs
Cranborne Chase and West Wiltshire Downs is an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) covering of Dorset, Hampshire, Somerset and Wiltshire. It is the sixth largest AONB in England.
The area was designated as an AONB in 1981 and confirmed i ...
Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.j,
See also
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Long Knoll
Long Knoll () is a hill in the west of the English county of Wiltshire. It is a ridge of chalk grassland, some in length, and forms the boundary between the civil parishes of Kilmington to the south and Maiden Bradley to the north. The ridge is ...
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Heath Hill Farm
Sources
Natural England citation sheet for the site(accessed 22 March 2022)
External links
Natural England website(SSSI information)
Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Wiltshire
Sites of Special Scientific Interest notified in 1951
Hills of Wiltshire
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