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Thursday, 25 July, 2002, 11:06 GMT 12:06 UK
Britain's best views
A view of Salisbury Cathedral was voted Britain's best in a poll by Country Life magazine.

Readers nominated their choices, which were then put in order of merit by a panel of five judges, including the BBC's Jeremy Paxman.

Country Life's Clive Boursnell took pictures of the top five views - judges' comments can be found by putting your cursor on the picture.

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Critic Jonathan Meades described it as 'quintessentially and typically English'.
Salisbury Cathedral

Gardener Roy Lancaster said: 'It captures perfectly all the elements of the British landscape.'
Buttermere, Lake District

Joanna Trollope said: 'Chesil Bank has a primitive yet elegant quality.'
Chesil Bank, Dorset

Jeremy Paxman's mother-in-law lived nearby.
Three Cliffs Bay, Swansea

'Something to be cherished in this troubled world,' said explorer Colonel John Blashford-Snell.
Derwentwater, Lake District

Country Life magazine and Jeremy Paxman
Jeremy Paxman (right) was among the judges


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