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FIG
27.
Example of planned countryside at the Berkshire-Oxfordshire border, around
Didcot, with 1830s and recent mapping compared. (Upper part taken from Cassini Old
Series maps 164 and 174, copyright Cassini Publishing 2007/www.cassinimaps.co.uk)
FIG
28.
Generalised map distinguishing ancient and planned countryside across South-
ern England.
In contrast, the planned countryside covered by Figure 27 consists of only gently
tilted Mesozoic bedrock that has formed a much flatter and more open landscape.
