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Series
Countryside Commission: Publications and Publicity Material
Catalogue reference: COU 3
What's it about?
COU 3
This series includes both HMSO and Countryside Commission publications and posters, corporate strategy documents, and unpublished reports and working papers.The subject matter includes outdoor recreation, transport in the countryside, long...
Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- COU 3
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Title (The name of the record)
- Countryside Commission: Publications and Publicity Material
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1966-1994
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series includes both HMSO and Countryside Commission publications and posters, corporate strategy documents, and unpublished reports and working papers.
The subject matter includes outdoor recreation, transport in the countryside, long distance routes, the role of agriculture in the countryside, areas of outstanding natural beauty, country parks, national parks, the countryside landscape and the Commission's corporate plans. Some items refer to specific areas and sites.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For additional publications see: COU 1/857 COU 1/858 COU 1/859 COU 1/860 COU 1/861 COU 1/862 COU 1/863 COU 1/864 COU 1/865 COU 1/866
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
- Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
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- Countryside Commission, 1968-1999
- National Parks Commission, 1949-1968
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 733 papers and volumes
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
- Open unless otherwise stated
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Immediate source of acquisition (When and where the record was acquired from)
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From 1975 Countryside Commission
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Subjects (Categories and themes found in our collection (our subject list is under development, and some records may have no subjects or fewer than expected))
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- Topics
- Official publications
- Farming
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Accruals (Indicates whether the archive expects to receive further records in future)
- Series is accruing
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C5354/
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Over 27 million records
This record is held at The National Archives, Kew
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Within the department: COU
Records of the National Parks Commission and the Countryside Commission
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Countryside Commission: Publications and Publicity Material
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