Cheshire Plain

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The Cheshire Plain is a broad, low-lying agricultural region in England characterized by fertile soils, dairy farming, and views framed by surrounding hills such as the Pennines and the Welsh borderlands.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical region
natural region
plain
borderedBy Peak District foothills
Pennines
Shropshire Hills
Welsh borderlands
climate temperate maritime
contains Cheshire countryside
country England
drainageBasin River Dee
River Mersey
elevation generally low
geology Triassic mudstones
Triassic sandstones
glacial deposits
hasCharacteristic agricultural landscape
broad
low-lying
predominantly rural
hasViewOf Pennines
Welsh hills
knownFor dairy farming
fertile soils
pasture land
views of surrounding hills
locatedIn Cheshire
North West England
near Liverpool City Region
Manchester conurbation
partOf Cheshire Basin
English lowlands
rural England
primaryLandUse agriculture
dairy production
livestock farming
regionOf north-west England agricultural belt
soilType alluvial soils
clay-rich soils
supportsIndustry cheese production
dairy industry
terrain flat
gently undulating

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