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The Yeovil Scarplands are a natural region in southern England in the counties of Somerset and Dorset. The region is listed as National Character Area 140 by Natural England , the UK Government's advisor on the natural environment .
A National Character Area (NCA) is a natural subdivision of England based on a combination of landscape, biodiversity, geodiversity and economic activity. There are 159 National Character Areas and they follow natural, rather than administrative, boundaries. They are defined by Natural England, the UK government's advisors on the natural ...
Yeovil is in the middle of the Yeovil Scarplands, an upland area on the southern borders of the county. It was settled in prehistoric times and Yeovil is also mentioned in the Domesday Book. The town is a centre for the aviation and defence industries and a major employer is the helicopter manufacturer AgustaWestland. [13]
The region is listed as National Character Area 133 by Natural England, the UK Government's advisor on the natural environment. Its irregularly shaped area covers 78,414 hectares (302.76 sq mi) and runs from Batcombe in the southwest to Frome and Warminster in the northeast, and from Wincanton in the west to Compton Chamberlayne in the east.
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Seaborough Hill is a prominent ridge, 204 metres (669 ft) high, [1] on the Dorset-Somerset border in the Yeovil Scarplands in southwestern England.It has a prominence of 80 metres (260 ft) which classifies it as one of the Tumps.
Yeovil (/ ˈ j oʊ v ɪ l /) [2] is a town and civil parish in Somerset, England.The population of Yeovil at the last census (2021) was 49,698. It is close to Somerset's southern border with Dorset, 126 miles (203 km) west of London, 41.8 miles (67.3 km) south of Bristol, 6 miles (9.7 km) west of Sherborne and 27.6 miles (44.4 km) east of Taunton.
This category captures those natural regions designated by Natural England and its predecessor bodies as natural areas or national character areas. Since many of these regions fall into both groupings, this one category is felt sufficient.