Northamptonshire Uplands
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| Northamptonshire Uplands | |
|---|---|
| National Character Area | |
| Location | Northamptonshire, Warwickshire, Oxfordshire, Leicestershire (United Kingdom) |
| Max. elevation | Arbury Hill, 225m |
The Northamptonshire Uplands are an English National Character Area that lie predominantly in the western half of the district of West Northamptonshire, with a small area of the NCA extending into Cherwell District, Oxfordshire, Harborough District, Leicestershire and Stratford-on-Avon District and the Borough of Rugby, both of which are part of Warwickshire.[1][2][3]
The NCA runs from the northern border of Northamptonshire and Leicestershire in a south westerly direction towards Banbury, roughly following the border between West Northamptonshire and Warwickshire, until reaching, and extending around 8 km into Oxfordshire.[4]
It encompasses nearly all of the former Daventry District, as well as the western half of the former district of South Northamptonshire.
Geology
Much of the area lies on a mixed strata from the Jurassic Period when Limestone was deposited in the north of the area, with the east and the south of the district capping off the Limestone deposits with ironstone-rich sandstone.[5]
Over time the weathering of these minerals by a previously formed ocean has given many of the rocks in the area a wide variety of distinctive colours.[5]
Above the solid geology there is a mixture of clay like soil (till) and sand and rock (alluvium), which made early agricultural efforts difficult and restricted drainage to the rivers and streams in the region.[2]
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