List of National Trust land in England
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This is a list of National Trust land in England. This is the land that is looked after by the National Trust and includes coast, countryside and heritage landscapes. This does not include National Trust properties, unless they contain significant estate land.
The list is subdivided using the National Trust's own system which divides England into nine regions. These are not the same as the official Regions of England.
The counties of England are divided up as follows:
- Devon & Cornwall
- East of England
- Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Essex, part of Hertfordshire, Norfolk, Suffolk
- East Midlands
- Derbyshire, Leicestershire, S Lincolnshire, Northamptonshire, Nottinghamshire, Rutland
- North West
- South East
- Thames & Solent
- West Midlands
- Birmingham, Herefordshire, Shropshire, Staffordshire, Warwickshire, Worcestershire
- Wessex
- Bristol / Bath, Dorset, Gloucestershire, Somerset, Wiltshire
- Yorkshire & North East
- County Durham, N Lincolnshire, Newcastle & Tyneside, Northumberland, Teesside, Yorkshire
Devon & Cornwall
[edit]Devon and Cornwall offer places of historic importance and outstanding natural beauty cared for by the National Trust including:-
- Much of the Devon and Cornwall coastline
- 3000 hectares of woodland
- 15000 hectares of farmland
- 4000 hectares of within Dartmoor and Exmoor National Parks
East of England
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East Midlands
[edit]North West
[edit]Greenhalgh Castle (Garstang Castle), Garstang.
South East
[edit]The National Trust owns and looks after 29,000 hectares within this region. [1]
Land Area | County | General Description | Area | Grid reference[A] | Car park | National Trust Entry | |
Hectares | Acres | ||||||
Abinger Roughs, Piney Copse and Netley Park | Sussex | Woodland, heathland, scrubland | TQ135470 | [2] | |||
Black Down and Marley Common | Sussex | Woodland, heathland, scrubland | 391 | 965 | SU919296 | [3] [4] | |
Blackcap | Sussex | Grass downland, woodland | TQ375124 | [5] | |||
Bookham Commons | Surrey | Grassland, meadows, woodland, scrub, ponds | TQ125565 | [6] | |||
Box Hill | Surrey | Woodland, chalk escarpment | 490 | 1200 | TQ179511 | [7] | |
Cissbury Ring | Sussex | Chalk downland, hill fort | TQ141079 | [8] | |||
Cuckmere Valley | Sussex | River estuary, farmland and woodland | TQ510009 | [9] | |||
Denbies Hillside and White Down | Surrey | Woodland, chalk escarpment | TQ140502 | [10] | |||
The Devil's Dyke and Fulking | Sussex | Woodland, chalkland | TQ263110 | [11] | |||
The Ditchling Beacon and Ditchling Down | Sussex | Grass downland | TQ333131 | [12] | |||
Drovers Estate | Sussex | Farmland, woodland, bridge | SU874142 | [13] | |||
East Head | Sussex | Sand and shingle spit | SZ767989 | [14] | |||
Frensham Little Pond | Surrey | Heathland, woodland, pond | 372 | 922 | SU860415 | [15] | |
Harting Down | Sussex | Chalk downland, Iron Age hill fort, ponds | SU804177 | [16] | |||
Headley Heath | Surrey | Heathland, woods | TQ200530 | [17] | |||
Hindhead Commons and the Devil's Punch Bowl | Surrey | Woodland, heathland, springs | 647.5 | 1600 | SU895365 | [18] | |
Holmwood Common | Surrey | Woodland, common, ponds | TQ175455 | [19] | |||
Hydon's Ball and Heath | Surrey | Woodland, heathland | 51 | 126 | SU977395 | [20] | |
Leith Hill | Surrey | Woodland, parkland, farmland, heath, tower | TQ140430 | [21] | |||
Limpsfield Common and Harewoods | Surrey | Woodland, heath | 137 | 240 | TQ410525 | [22] [23] | |
Reigate Hill and Gatton Park | Surrey | Escarpment | TQ260522 | [24] | |||
Seven Sisters: Cuckmere Haven, Crowlink and Birling Gap | Sussex | Chalk downland | TV514980- | [25] [26] | |||
Slindon Estate | Sussex | Downland, village, woodland, grassland | SU959071 | [27] | |||
Witley Common and Milford Common | Surrey | Woodland, heathland | SU930410 | [28] |
Thames & Solent
[edit]The National Trust looks after countryside in the Thames & Solent region, including coastline on the Isle of Wight. 4
Land Area | County | General Description | Area | Grid reference[A] | Car park | National Trust Entry | |
Hectares | Acres | ||||||
Afton Down, Compton Down and Brook Down | Isle of Wight | Chalk downland | SZ370856 | [29] | |||
Ashdown Park & the Uffington White Horse | Oxfordshire | Gardens, parkland, woodland/Chalk downland, Iron Age hill fort | 95+202 | 235+499 | SU284823 | [30] | |
The Ashridge Estate and Ivinghoe Beacon | Hertfordshire and Buckinghamshire | Woodland, commons, chalk downland | 1821 | 4500 | SP970131 | [32] | |
Bembridge Down and Culver Down | Isle of Wight | Chalk downland | 42 | 104 | SZ624860 | [33] | |
Borthwood Copse | Isle of Wight | Woodland | SZ570843 | [34] | |||
Bradenham | Buckinghamshire | Beech woodland, farmland, chalk grassland | 449.5 | 1111 | SU825970 | [35] | |
Bramshaw Commons | Hampshire | Heathland, commons | 568 | 1404 | SU285165 | ||
Brookgreen | Isle of Wight | Village, chine, green | SZ386835 | ||||
The Buscot and Coleshill Estates | Oxfordshire | Villages, farms, woodland | 3035 | 7500 | SU266940 | [36] | |
Chillerton Down | Isle of Wight | Chalk downland | SZ479835 | [37] | |||
Compton Bay | Isle of Wight | Beach, cliffs, chine | SZ370850 | [38] | |||
Coombe Hill and Low Scrubs | Buckingham | Chalk downland/wooded common | 68 | 213 | SP849066 | [39] | |
Finchampstead Ridges and Simon’s Wood | Berkshire | Heathland, woodland | 24 | 60 | SU808634 | [40] | |
Hale Purlieu | Hampshire | Heathland, Forestry Commission plantation | 207 | 512 | SU200180 | [41] | |
The Hughenden Estate | Buckinghamshire | Parkland, woodland | 270 | 668 | SU866955 | Near High Wycombe | [42] |
Lardon Chase, the Holies and Lough Down | Berkshire | Chalk grassland, Iron Age hill forts | 27 | 67 | SU588810 | [43] | |
Luccombe Chine, Luccombe Cliffs and Haddon's Pits | Isle of Wight | Chine, woodland, cliffs | SZ584797 | ||||
Ludshott Common and Waggoners’ Wells | Hampshire | Heathland, ponds, woodland | 285 | 705 | SU855350 | [44] | |
Maidenhead Commons and Cock Marsh | Berkshire | Woodland, grassland, ponds, riverside, meadows | 341 | 843 | SU880860 | [46] | |
Newtown Estuary | Isle of Wight | River estuary, woodland, meadows, beach | SZ415910 | [47] | |||
Nodes Point | Isle of Wight | Woodland, beach | SZ634906 | ||||
Pulpit Wood | Buckinghamshire | Woodland, chalk grassland | 26 | 65 | SP832048 | Near Whiteleaf Cross | [48] |
Runnymede | Surrey | Meadows, pastures, river, pond | 74 | 183 | TQ007720 | [49] | |
St Catherine’s: St. Catherine's Down and Knowles Farm | Isle of Wight | Scrubland, cliffs, chalk downland | 109 | 270 | SZ495755 | [50] | |
St Helens Duver | Isle of Wight | Scrubland, grassland, woodland | SZ636892 | [51] | |||
Selborne Hill | Hampshire | Beech woodland | 101 | 250 | SU735333 | [52][53] | |
Stockbridge Down | Hampshire | Chalk downland, Iron Age camp | 65 | 165 | SU379349 | [54] | |
Ventnor Downs: Bonchurch Down, Luccombe Down, St Boniface Down and Wroxall Down | Isle of Wight | Chalk downland, heathland | 231 | 570 | SZ570782 | [55] | |
Watlington Hill | Oxfordshire | Chalk downland, woodland | 45 | 112 | SU702935 | [56] | |
West Wight: Headon Warren, the Needles and Tennyson Down | Isle of Wight | Chalk downland, heathland, cliffs | 186 | 459 | SZ310851 | [57] | |
West Wycombe Hill | Buckinghamshire | Chalk grassland, woodland, cave, Iron Age hill fort, village | 22 | 55 | SU828947 | [58] |
West Midlands
[edit]The National Trust protects over 8,000 hectares of land in Warwickshire, Worcestershire, Shropshire, Staffordshire, Herefordshire and the West Midlands.
Land Area | County | General Description | Area | Grid reference[A] | Car park | National Trust Entry | |
Hectares | Acres | ||||||
Downs Banks | Staffordshire | Grassland and Woodland | 67 | 166 | SJ900364 | [59] | |
Hawksmoor | Staffordshire | Woodland | 121 | 300 | SK039442 | [60] | |
Toothill Woods | Staffordshire | Woodland | 4 | 10 | SK067425 | [61] |
Wessex
[edit]The National Trust cares for and protects large areas of countryside throughout Wessex. [62]
Yorkshire & North East
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See also
[edit]- List of National Trust properties in England
- List of National Trust properties in Wales
- List of National Trust properties in Northern Ireland
- List of National Trust for Scotland properties
- List of Conservation topics