High Weald National Landscape

High Weald National Landscape
Typical view of a ridge top village in the High Weald AONB
Location of the High Weald AONB in the UK
LocationEngland
Area1,460 km2 (560 sq mi)
Established28 October 1983
Governing bodyHigh Weald Joint Advisory Committee

The High Weald National Landscape is in south-east England. Covering an area of 1,450 square kilometres (560 sq mi), it takes up parts of Kent, Surrey, East Sussex, and West Sussex.[1] It is the fourth largest Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) in England and Wales. It has an attractive landscape with a mosaic of small farms and woodlands, historic parks, sunken lanes and ridge-top villages.

The area consists of 99 parishes and a total population of approximately 120,000 persons.[2] The main communities are Royal Tunbridge Wells, Crowborough, Hastings and Haywards Heath.[3]

  1. ^ "Where is the High Weald?". High Weald AONB. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
  2. ^ "High Weald Villages and Towns". Landscapes for Life, High Weald. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
  3. ^ "High Weald AONB". Essential Travel Guide. Retrieved 30 August 2022.