Edge of floodplain - Stuckton, North Gorley, South Gorley, Mockbeggar and Rockford (I)
conservation area
Key characteristics
- Valley bottom and escarpment slope settlement
- Rich agricultural land
- Dispersed agricultural related development
- Significant farmhouses and associated farm complexes.
- Small settlements facing open green areas.
- Thirty listed buildings.
- Sixty two buildings of local vernacular and cultural interest.
- Timber frame, cob, brick, thatch, tile and slate building materials
- Specimen mature trees, areas of copse and woodland
- Hedged and treed boundaries
- Some modern development
- Generally restricted views through the character area
- Occasional long distance views east to the forest heathland and west across the Avon Valley
Pictures
The pictures below show the character and appearance which is desirable to preserve and enhance.
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airfield buildings
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farm cottage
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Mockbeggar chapel
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