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National Parks Commission and Countryside Commission: Confirming Orders for the Designation...

Catalogue reference: COU 5

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COU 5

The records consist of Confirming Orders for the Designation of National Parks and Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty.

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Reference

COU 5

Title
National Parks Commission and Countryside Commission: Confirming Orders for the Designation of National Parks and Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty
Date

1849-2003

Description

The records consist of Confirming Orders for the Designation of National Parks and Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty.

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Legal status

Public Record(s)

Language

English

Creator(s)
  • Countryside Agency, 1999-2006
  • Countryside Commission, 1968-1999
  • National Parks Commission, 1949-1968
  • Natural England, 2006-2006
Physical description

6 file(s)

Access conditions

Open unless otherwise stated

Immediate source of acquisition

from 2016 Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Accruals

Series is accruing.

Administrative / biographical background

The National Parks Commission was established in 1949 by the National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act 1949 to co-ordinate government activity in relation to National Parks. This body became the Countryside Commission in 1968 when its duties were expanded to cover the countryside as a whole in Englandand Wales. The Countryside Commission ceased to exist in 1999 when it was merged with the Rural Development Commission to form the Countryside Agency. The merger with English Nature created Natural England.

Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C5356/

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National Parks Commission and Countryside Commission: Confirming Orders for the Designation of National Parks and Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty