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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:region
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gptkbp:area
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about 940 square kilometres
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gptkbp:climate
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continental climate
low rainfall
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gptkbp:contains
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gptkb:Breckland_District
gptkb:Thetford_Forest
parts of Suffolk
parts of Norfolk
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gptkbp:country
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gptkb:United_Kingdom
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gptkbp:designation
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gptkb:nature_reserve
gptkb:Site_of_Special_Scientific_Interest
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gptkbp:etymology
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from Old English 'bræc' meaning broken land
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gptkbp:historicalName
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gptkb:military
agriculture
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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The Breckland
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gptkbp:knownFor
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rare wildlife
dry sandy soil
unique heathland habitat
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gptkbp:landscape
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gptkb:forest
gptkb:grass
farmland
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gptkbp:locatedIn
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gptkb:East_Anglia
gptkb:England
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gptkbp:mainTowns
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gptkb:Brandon
gptkb:Swaffham
gptkb:Thetford
gptkb:Watton
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gptkbp:notableFeature
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pingos
flint mines
gravel pits
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gptkbp:notableFor
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gptkb:archaeological_site
unique flora and fauna
prehistoric remains
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gptkbp:notableSpecies
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gptkb:stone_curlew
rare plants
woodlark
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gptkbp:population
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sparsely populated
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gptkbp:protectedBy
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gptkb:Forestry_England
gptkb:Natural_England
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gptkbp:soilType
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sandy
chalky
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Breckland
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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6
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