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To mark the 70th anniversary of the legislation creating the United Kingdom’s national parks, the Ordnance Survey has released the above poster<\/a> showing each of Britain’s 15 national parks in relief. The 84 \u00d7 119 cm poster can be had for \u00a315 via the Ordnance Survey’s shop<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

To mark the 70th anniversary of the legislation creating the United Kingdom’s national parks, the Ordnance Survey has released the above poster showing each of Britain’s 15 national parks in relief. 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