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The Landscape of Fareham

Historic Landscape Types

The existing landscape character of Fareham reflects not only geology, landform and ecology but also thousands of years of human impact.

 

The landscape we see now was formed at different periods in history. For example some areas composed of smaller irregular shaped fields may be medieval 'assarts' carved out of former woodland areas, whilst other areas composed of larger, more regular shaped fields may result from the enclosure of open land by Act of Parliament in the nineteenth century.

 

The interactive map below shows the broad pattern of historic landscape character in Fareham derived from old maps and aerial photographs.

 

Prairie fields Recreation Fields with wavy boundaries Fields with wavy boundaries Defence Recent settlements Recent settlements Fields bounded by roads, tracks and paths Fields bounded by roads, tracks and paths Fields bounded by roads, tracks and paths Recent settlements Old settlements Recent settlements Defence Horticulture Fields with wavy boundaries Fields bounded by roads, tracks and paths Other old woodlands Parliamentary fields Former strips and furlongs Fields with wavy boundaries Horticulture Defence Parliamentary fields Old settlements Coast Parliamentary fields Parliamentary fields Recent settlements Parkland Recreation Recent settlements Old settlements Recent settlements Assarted fields Recent woodland Downland Fields with wavy boundaries Downland Prairie fields Prairie fields Parliamentary fields Fields with wavy boundaries Fields bounded by roads, tracks and paths Parliamentary fields Parkland Fields with wavy boundaries Parliamentary fields Fields with wavy boundaries Assarted woodlands Assarted woodlands Assarted fields Coast Valley floor Valley floor Fields with wavy boundaries Old settlements Other old woodlands Parliamentary fields Horticulture Other old woodlands Other old woodlands Old settlements Parliamentary fields Recent settlements Fields with wavy boundaries Recent settlements Coast Prairie fields Parliamentary fields Old settlements Recent settlements Parkland Recent settlements Parliamentary fields Parliamentary fields Other old woodlands Recent settlements Recent settlements Fields with wavy boundaries Recent woodlands Recent settlements Horticulture Parliamentary fields Coast Assarted fields Assarted fields Recent woodlands Assarted woodlands Coast Assarted woodlands Parliamentary fields Assarted fields Recent settlements Assarted fields Prairie fields Assarted fields Horticulture Recent settlements Parliamentary fields Assarted woodlands Parliamentary fields Assarted woodlands Recent settlements Recent settlements Assarted woodlands Assarted fields Recent settlements Recent settlements Parliamentary fields Assarted fields Assarted fields Assarted woodlands Assarted fields Map of Historic Landscape Types in Fareham

 

The plan above was kindly provided by Hampshire County Council.

 

 

The Historic Landscape Assessment was undertaken by the Oxford Archaeological Unit and Scott Wilson Resource Consultants.

More information on the historic landscape character of Hampshire. (External Link)

Detailed descriptions of the types of historic landscape shown above. (External Link)