National Parks of England and Wales - List of National Parks

List of National Parks

Key National Park Established km² sq mi
1 Peak District 17 April 1951 1,438 555
2 Lake District 9 May 1951 2,292 885
3 Snowdonia
(Welsh: Parc Cenedlaethol Eryri)		 18 October 1951 2,142 827
4 Dartmoor 30 October 1951 956 369
5 Pembrokeshire Coast
(Welsh: Arfordir Penfro)		 29 February 1952 620 240
6 North York Moors 29 November 1952 1,436 554
7 Yorkshire Dales 16 November 1954 1,769 683
8 Exmoor 19 October 1954 693 268
9 Northumberland 6 April 1956 1,049 405
10 Brecon Beacons
(Welsh: Bannau Brycheiniog)		 17 April 1957 1,351 522
11 The Broads 1 April 1989 303 117
12 New Forest 1 March 2005 580 220
13 South Downs 12 November 2009 1,641 634
Established total 16,270 6,280

At the beginning of 2005, some 9.3% of the area of England and Wales lay within national parks; the addition of South Downs and the New Forest would increase this proportion to 10.7%. The three Welsh national parks cover around 20% of the land area of Wales.

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