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List of English counties by highest point

 
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This is a list of metropolitan counties, non-metropolitan counties and unitary authorities of England by their highest point.

It includes shire counties, metropolitan counties and unitary authorities.

In cases where a unitary authority has been detached from a county the highest point of the unitary authority is shown separately. For example, Luton is shown separately from Bedfordshire.

Rank County Height (m) Relative height Name Grid reference Type
1 Cumbria 978 912 Scafell Pike NY215072 two-tier
2 Northumberland 815 556 The Cheviot NT909205 unitary
3 Durham 788 210 Mickle Fell NY805245 unitary
4 North Yorkshire 736    408 Whernside SD738814 two-tier
5 Herefordshire 703 154 Black Mountain SO255350 unitary
6 Derbyshire 636 488 Kinder Scout SK085875 two-tier
7 Lancashire 628 24 Green Hill SD701820 two-tier
8 Devon 621 533 High Willhays SX580892 two-tier
9 West Yorkshire 582 165 Black Hill SE078046 metropolitan county
10 Cheshire 559 236 Shining Tor SJ994737 two unitaries
11 South Yorkshire 548 53 High Stones SK188943 metropolitan county
12 Greater Manchester 542 34 Black Chew Head SE056019 metropolitan county
13 Shropshire 540 373 Brown Clee Hill SO593865 unitary
14 Staffordshire 520 0 SW shoulder of Cheeks Hill SK026699 two-tier
15 Somerset 519 414 Dunkery Beacon SS891415 two-tier
16 Blackburn with Darwen 456 218 Winter Hill SD659149 unitary
17 Worcestershire 425 337 Worcestershire Beacon SO768452 two-tier
18 Cornwall (inc Scilly) 420 314 Brown Willy SX158800 two unitaries
19 Telford and Wrekin 407 298 The Wrekin SJ628080 unitary
20 Gloucestershire 330 242 Cleeve Hill SO996245 two-tier
21 Redcar and Cleveland 328 152 Gisborough Moor NZ634123 unitary
22 Berkshire 297 188 Walbury Hill SU373616 six unitaries
23 Surrey 295 246 Leith Hill TQ139431 two-tier
24 Wiltshire 294 149 Milk Hill SU104643 unitary
25 Hampshire 286 47 Pilot Hill SU398601 two-tier
26 West Sussex 280 191 Black Down SU919296 two-tier
27 Dorset 279 185 Lewesdon Hill ST437011 two-tier
28 Leicestershire 278 170 Bardon Hill SK459131 two-tier
29 Swindon 277 114 Liddington Castle SU209797 unitary
30 West Midlands 271 87 Turners Hill SO967887 metropolitan county
31 Buckinghamshire 267 180 Haddington Hill SP890090 two-tier
32 Bath and North East Somerset 264 0 N shoulder of Niver Hill ST565538 unitary
33 Oxfordshire 261 79 Whitehorse Hill SU300863 two-tier
34 Warwickshire 261 111 Ebrington Hill SP187426 two-tier
35 Tyne and Wear 259 13 Currock Hill NZ107592 metropolitan county
36 Kent 260 15 Ide Hill TQ486518 two-tier
37 Stoke-on-Trent 250 0 W shoulder of Meir Heath SJ927402 unitary
38 East Sussex 248 213 Ditchling Beacon TQ331130 two-tier
39 East Riding of Yorkshire 246 203 Bishop Wilton Wold SE821570 unitary
40 Greater London 245 0 NE shoulder of Westerham Heights TQ436564 administrative area
41 Hertfordshire 244 0 NE shoulder of Pavis Wood SP914091 two-tier
42 Bedfordshire 243 105 Dunstable Downs TL008194 two unitaries
43 Isle of Wight 241 241 St Boniface Down SZ569785 unitary
44 North Somerset 240 0 N shoulder of Blagdon Hill, Blagdon ST504577 unitary
45 South Gloucestershire 237 4 Hanging Hill ST717702 unitary
46 Northamptonshire 225 102 Arbury Hill SP540587 two-tier
47 Darlington 218 0 Dere Street, E shoulder of Redmires Hill NZ206245 unitary
48 Nottinghamshire 205 69 Silverhill SK470621 two-tier
49 Rutland 197 11 Cold Overton Park SK827085 unitary
50 Torbay 196 123 Beacon Hill SX858620 unitary
51 Brighton & Hove 195 0
12		 S shoulder of West Hill

Bullock Hill

 TQ279114

TQ367062

 unitary
52 Luton 178 6 Whitehill TL105252 unitary
53 Milton Keynes 171 53 Bow Brickhill Heath SP915344 unitary
54 Medway 170 Holly Hill TQ671634 unitary
55 Lincolnshire 168 162 Normanby le Wold Top TF121964 two-tier
56 Bristol 160 east of Dundry Hill ST593668 unitary
57 Plymouth 160 Woolwell Hill SX504615 unitary
58 Essex 147 Chrishall Common TL443362 two-tier
59 Cambridgeshire 146 Great Chishill TL427386 two-tier
60 Hartlepool 142 Whelly Hill NZ452342 unitary
61 Derby 135 Allestree Park SK339406 unitary
62 Portsmouth 131 Portsdown Hill SU627069 unitary
63 Nottingham 130 Mapperley SK587431 unitary
64 Suffolk 128 37 Great Wood Hill TL786558 two-tier
65 North East Lincolnshire 117 Wold Newton TF252968 unitary
66 Thurrock 115 Langdon Hills TQ679863 unitary
67 Leicester 110 Nether Hall SK644064 unitary
68 Merseyside 108 Billinge Hill SJ267823 metropolitan county
69 Norfolk 103 79 Beacon Hill TG183414 two-tier
70 Warrington 105 Appleton Park SJ613842 unitary
71 North Lincolnshire 102 Saxby Wold SE999172 unitary
72 Halton 100 Halton Castle SJ537820 unitary
73 Middlesbrough 100 Quarry Hill NZ552123 unitary
74 Stockton-on-Tees 82 Boy Hill NZ479107 unitary
75 Southampton 82 Basset Avenue SU419169 unitary
76 Peterborough 81 Racecourse Road TF035041 unitary
77 Poole 78 Corfe Hills SY998966 unitary
78 Bournemouth 65 Ringwood Road SZ049949 unitary
79 Southend-on-Sea 61 London Road TQ821866 unitary
80 York 44 Stock Hill, Yorkshire SE543473 unitary
81 Blackpool 30 Warbreck Reservoir SD316384 unitary
82 Hull 11 East Mount

Bransholme

 TA135328

TA095361

 unitary

See also

Source

  • This website, with information on all English county and unitary authority tops.
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