NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Area of Search

Areas of Search (AoS) are geographical areas used in the selection of Sites of Special Scientific Interest. A Site of Special Scientific Interest or SSSI is a conservation designation denoting a protected area in the United Kingdom. ...

Areas of Search in England

There are 46 Areas of Search in England, based on the 1974-1996 counties. Metropolitan and non-metropolitan counties are a level of subnational division of England used for the purposes of local government. ...

They are, in alphabetical order:

Avon
Bedfordshire
Berkshire
Buckinghamshire
Cambridgeshire
Cheshire
Cleveland
Cornwall
County Durham
Cumbria
Derbyshire
Devon

Dorset
East Sussex
Essex
Gloucestershire
Greater London
Greater Manchester
Hampshire
Hereford and Worcester
Hertfordshire
Humberside
Isle of Wight
Kent

Lancashire
Leicestershire
Lincolnshire
Merseyside
Norfolk
North Yorkshire
Northamptonshire
Northumberland
Nottinghamshire
Oxfordshire
Shropshire
Somerset

South Yorkshire
Staffordshire
Suffolk
Surrey
Tyne and Wear
Warwickshire
West Midlands
West Sussex
West Yorkshire
Wiltshire

Areas of Search in Wales

There are 12 Areas of Search in Wales.

Areas of Search in Scotland

There are 48 Areas of Search in Scotland.

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