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includes introductions to each of the area's 103 administrative parishes and to a number of notable people associated with the area, as well as an extensive series of walk routes which site visitors are encouraged to download: each parish is included in at least one route. Some 20 routes start and
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Hundred Parishes has over 6,000 listed buildings, an especially high number for its population of around 150,000 – around 5 times the average ratio of listings to population for England as a whole. Of these listings, 106 are Grade I, including 60 churches.
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This society was formed to raise public consciousness of the area and to encourage preservation of the area's special characteristics. It was formed in 2012 and launched to the general public in 2014 after being registered by the
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