Lancashire Coal Measures, Western Mixed
Author(s): Jeremy Lake
The Lancashire Coal Measures surround the towns of St Helens and Wigan and extend from the Mersey Valley in the south to the Lancashire and Amounderness Plain in the north-west. The area is dominated by industry and the legacy of mineral working. Of the area, 34% is classed as urban, and 43% is agricultural land. Only 4% is under woodland cover and 0.5% is designated as Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI).
- Report Number:
- 60/2020
- Series:
- Research Report
- Pages:
- 9
- Keywords:
- Landscape Farmstead Historic
