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The '''Cheshire Plain''' is a flat, [[boulder clay]] plain situated entirely within [[Cheshire]]. It is bounded by the hills of [[North Wales]] in the west, and the [[Peak District]] of [[Derbyshire]] in the east. To the north west lies the [[Wirral]] peninsula. It was formed by the retreat of ice age glaciers. |
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The '''Cheshire Plain''' is a relatively flat expanse of [[lowland]] within the county of [[Cheshire]] in [[North West England]] but extending south into Shropshire. It extends from the [[Mersey Valley]] in the north to the [[Shropshire Hills]] in the south, bounded by the hills of [[North Wales]] to the west and the foothills of the [[Pennines]] to the north-east.{{r|NaturalEngland}} The [[Wirral Peninsula]] lies to the north-west whilst the plain merges with the [[West Lancashire Coastal Plain|South Lancashire Plain]] in the embayment occupied by [[Manchester]] to the north. In detail, the plain comprises two areas with distinct characters, the one to the west of the [[Mid Cheshire Ridge]] and the other, larger part, to its east. |
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The plain is the surface expression of the [[Cheshire Basin]], a deep [[sedimentary basin]] that extends north into [[Lancashire]] and south into [[Shropshire]]. It assumed its current form as the ice-sheets of the [[last glacial period]] melted away between 20,000 and 15,000 years ago leaving behind a thick cover of [[glacial till]] and extensive tracts of glacio-fluvial sand and gravel. |
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Meteorologists use the term '''Cheshire Gap''' when referring to the lowlands of the Cheshire Plain, providing as they do a passage between the [[Clwydian_Range|Clwydian Hills]], in Wales on the one hand and the [[Peak District]] and South [[Pennines]] on the other. Weather systems are often guided down this "gap", penetrating much further inland than elsewhere along the coast of the [[Irish Sea]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.metcheck.com/WEATHER/discussion.asp?DiscussionID=784&DiscussionTitle=Cheshire+Plain+Gap+In+Action |title=Cheshire Plain Gap In Action |publisher=Metcheck |access-date=31 Dec 2020}}</ref> |
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==See also== |
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*[[Geology of Cheshire]] |
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*[[Geology of Alderley Edge]] |
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{{cite web | url=http://www.naturalengland.org.uk/ourwork/conservation/geodiversity/englands/counties/area_ID5.aspx |publisher=Natural England | archiveurl = http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20140605090108/http://www.naturalengland.org.uk/ourwork/conservation/geodiversity/englands/counties/area_ID5.aspx | archivedate = 2014-06-05 | accessdate= 2015-11-11 | title = Natural England - Cheshire}} |
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Latest revision as of 15:55, 20 April 2022
The Cheshire Plain is a relatively flat expanse of lowland within the county of Cheshire in North West England but extending south into Shropshire. It extends from the Mersey Valley in the north to the Shropshire Hills in the south, bounded by the hills of North Wales to the west and the foothills of the Pennines to the north-east.[1] The Wirral Peninsula lies to the north-west whilst the plain merges with the South Lancashire Plain in the embayment occupied by Manchester to the north. In detail, the plain comprises two areas with distinct characters, the one to the west of the Mid Cheshire Ridge and the other, larger part, to its east.
The plain is the surface expression of the Cheshire Basin, a deep sedimentary basin that extends north into Lancashire and south into Shropshire. It assumed its current form as the ice-sheets of the last glacial period melted away between 20,000 and 15,000 years ago leaving behind a thick cover of glacial till and extensive tracts of glacio-fluvial sand and gravel.
The primary agricultural use of the Cheshire Plain is dairy farming, creating the general appearance of enclosed hedgerow fields.
Meteorologists use the term Cheshire Gap when referring to the lowlands of the Cheshire Plain, providing as they do a passage between the Clwydian Hills, in Wales on the one hand and the Peak District and South Pennines on the other. Weather systems are often guided down this "gap", penetrating much further inland than elsewhere along the coast of the Irish Sea.[2]
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References[edit]
- ^ "Natural England - Cheshire". Natural England. Archived from the original on 5 June 2014. Retrieved 11 November 2015.
- ^ "Cheshire Plain Gap In Action". Metcheck. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
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