place_of_birth walter george 
An Area ___MASK23___ Outstanding Natural Beauty ( AONB ) is an area ___MASK23___ countryside in England , ___MASK76___ or Northern Ireland which has been designated for conservation due to its significant landscape value . Areas are designated in recognition ___MASK23___ their national importance , by the relevant public body : Natural England , Natural Resources ___MASK76___ , or the Northern Ireland Environment Agency . In place ___MASK23___ AONB , Scotland uses the similar national scenic area designation . Areas ___MASK23___ Outstanding Natural Beauty enjoy levels ___MASK23___ protection from development similar to those ___MASK23___ UK national parks , but unlike with national parks the responsible bodies do not have their own planning powers . They also differ from national parks in their more limited opportunities for extensive outdoor recreation . Walter Goodall George ( 9 September 1858 -- 4 June 1943 ) was a nineteenth - century British runner from ___MASK30___ who after setting numerous world records as an amateur , went professional in part to challenge the mile record - holder William Cummings , defeating him in several highly publicized races . In one ___MASK23___ those races on 23 August 1886 , he set a mile record which was not surpassed for almost 30 years . ___MASK44___ ( or ) is a county in South West England with an area of . It is landlocked and borders the counties of Dorset , Somerset , Hampshire , Gloucestershire , Oxfordshire and Berkshire . The county town was Wilton but ___MASK44___ Council is now based in the new county town of Trowbridge . The North Wessex Downs Area ___MASK23___ Outstanding Natural Beauty ( AONB ) is located in the English counties ___MASK23___ West Berkshire , Hampshire , Oxfordshire and ___MASK44___ . The name " North Wessex Downs " is not a traditional one , the area covered being better known by various overlapping local names , including the Berkshire Downs , the North Hampshire Downs , the White Horse Hills , the Lambourn Downs , the Marlborough Downs , the Vale ___MASK23___ Pewsey and Savernake Forest . ___MASK30___ is a town and ___MASK63___ in ___MASK44___ , southwestern England , at the northwestern extremity of the North Wessex Downs hill range , a designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty .